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Ed Hervey is now two months into his new posting and, if he’d forgotten about the glitz and glamour of running a CFL team, he’ll be reacquainted with those delights shortly.

The B.C. Lions’ new GM is heading on a scouting journey that will take him to Pasadena, Calif., for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, over to Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl, then to a series of free-agent camps that he’s in the process of organizing.

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In addition to padding his frequent-flyer miles, Hervey hopes the expedition will unearth players the Lions can bring to training camp in May and maybe a handful who can help the team once the season starts.

CFL free agency is also looming in mid-February and the CFL draft follows a couple of months later.

Now, the end game in this endless loop of Best Westerns, 40-yard dashes and shuttle drills is to improve the Lions in 2018 and Hervey has some ideas about what areas he’d like to target there.