An outspoken critical care physician in Edmonton died doing what he loved.

Dr. Darren Markland passed away on Sept. 21 in a mountain biking accident near Nordegg, in Alberta’s foothills.

He was 54.

This past weekend, the outdoor enthusiast was at his cabin. Markland’s last post on social media showed a large pile of freshly chopped wood, accompanied by him saying he was ready for winter — and also tired.

I am ready for winter.

Also. I’m tired. pic.twitter.com/tPgJXFoq8s

— Darren Markland (@drdagly) September 21, 2025

Global News profiled the ICU doctor and nephrology specialist in 2020, showing how he regularly biked and canoed the North Saskatchewan River to his job at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in central Edmonton.

He would start his two-hour commute by portaging the cano

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