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A touch of Canadian culture
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Janie Robinson is a Barrie-based freelance writer. Her trip was subsidized by Switzerland Tourism and Swiss International Airlines.

Lights, Camera, Action! Canada's Top Teachers Land a Starring Role in a Historic Casting Call at Rideau Hall
WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 /CNW/ - Canada's National History Society today announced the twenty-five finalists for the 2009 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History - Canada's top teaching prize.

2010 Games means more skiers for interior resorts
Vancouver Sun
Tourism Sun Peaks president Christopher Nicolson said it's the same at his mountain, although he's seeing a lot more international skiers choose Sun Peaks ...

Tourism Whistler's travel media website named best in Canada by ...
TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Whistler, BC - The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has named Tourism< Whistler as winner of the Online Media Centre Award 2009 for the most innovative and ...

Amtrak starts direct service to BC
The Columbian
The Vancouver games are expected to temporarily boost tourism and travel throughout the Pacific Northwest, including passenger rail traffic. ...
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Whistler Goes Gourmet: New dining tour turns this tony ski village near Vancouver, BC into foodie heaven.
See more on Whistler Dining, Restaurants and Foodie Info, Book Whister Hotels On-line

Explore BC's Top 10 Camping and Fishing Spots BCLocalNews
Many camping and RV options are in the area, including Stamp River Falls campground, and Lakeshore Campground and Cottage. • Discovery Pier, Campbell River ...

Torchbearers Ready for 2010 Olympics Vancouver
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will touch over 1,000 Canadiancommunities from coast to coast to coast. This program will help spread the excitement and share the Olympic spirit around the world," said Jim Richards,director of torch relays for VANOC. More 20010 Olympics News Book Vancouver Hotels, Book Whistler Hotels

Travel: Canada Day in Nisga'a Land
Pique newsmagazine
"Last year was stepping off the edge for the Nisga'a after years of tourism feasibility studies. This job suits me because I'm all about living on the edge. ...

Born to brew: a list of Canada’s top spots for beer
Our love affair with suds has birthed a new generation of beer aficionados, and some truly fine brewmasters who make their natural, unpasteurized “real beer” with nothing more than water, malted barley, yeast and hops. You’ll find them brewing up regional ales with character and style at microbreweries and brewpubs, coast to thirsty coast. Check out Beer Clearly Defines Canada, See Ontario Beer Information on locations north of Toronto.

It’s Mocha Time at Vancouver's Hastings Racecourse
10 August 2009 Victoria Revay Just a ten-minute drive down Hastings Street from downtown Vancouver,
the racecourse is more than 100-years old. When we got there on Sunday afternoon, the place was hip-and-happening.
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Vancouver-to-airport light-rail service opens August 17, 2009
10 August 2009 CTC News Staff Vancouver, BC—is about to join the ranks of Beijing, Athens, Berlin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, Frankfurt, San Francisco, Paris and a whole bunch of other global destinations that provide quick, cheap and efficient light-rail service from their airports to their urban centres. It’s called the Canada Line,
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BC producers pushing envelope with innovative spirts—from Calvados to gin.
12 August 2009 Margo Pfeiff But there are no rickshaws outside the window and no Beefeater on the bottle. Both the bar and the beverage are home-grown British Columbian - BC gin served in Victoria's iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel. read more

Golf drives on even in these rough times
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
The resort is the brainchild of Len Barrie, who is also the co-owner of the nhl's Tampa Bay Lightning. Ironically, Barrie never intended to get into the...
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Official Olympic Hosts, Canada's Aboriginal Communities Step Up ...
By Remy Scalza Official Olympic Hosts, Canada's Aboriginal Communities Step Up Tourism for 2010 Games. July 15, 2009 by Remy Scalza. Official hosts of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Canada's Aboriginal groups have stepped up efforts. Urban pow-wows, like this one outside of .... The Aboriginal tourism site Ya'Gotta offers a rough schedule, with contact information to confirm pow-wow details. Remy Scalza is a travel writer and contributor to The Washington Post. www.remyscalza.com ...

Most Canadians keeping travel plans, but staying closer to home ...
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
... was highest in BC at 81 per cent, followed by Ontario at 74 per cent, while 68 per cent of Quebecers were choosing travel destinations close to
home. ...

'Locals know' campaign hits right spot with stay-home Canadians
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Could Canadian tourism reap fiscal benefits from a public too reticent to travel? The Canadian Tourism Commission is hoping so; the agency used a federal ...

Richmond cashing in on sports hosting opportunities
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
The British Tourism Authority estimates 20 per cent of its tourists visit specifically to partake in sports activities. A 1998 Canadian travel survey ...

Canada scores in Forbes Traveler’s best wilderness lodges list. British Columbia, Yukon, and Nova Scotia wilderness resorts and lodges are recognized in one of the worlds leading travel publications. Book Canadian Hotels Resorts On-line

INTERNATIONAL RESORT SPAS--BC Spas in Canada in top three with Conde Naste 2009.
Topping the list: Rosewood's King Pacific Lodge, a moored fishing lodge that hooks a perfect score for its British Columbia harbor (harbour) location. Close behind was Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino. Book BC Hotels on-line See all spa results,

Toques and Beavers--a Canadian first just in time for Canada Day.
Introducing Canada's First Online Trivia Game in Support of ...
Anyone can play this game that tests players' knowledge of Canada. Topics
include tourism, politics, landmarks, history, current events, geography,

National Aboriginal Day 2009
Canada's Summer officially starts on the weekend of the Summer Solstice. June 21 2009 is also known as National Aboriginal Day in Canada and celebrates the the cultures of Indians, Inuit, and Métis in Canada. Events and festivals are taking place across Canada. Although the official date is the 21, many events are staring or taking place on Saturday June 20.

Cranbrook blessed with sun and vistas
Vancouver Sun - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... the Mnjikaning from Ontario and Alberta's Samson Cree. ... road and
mountain cycling, downhill and cross-country skiing, fishing, hunting, Book Cranbook Hotels-on-line...

Slice of Paradise
Trail Rossland News - Trail,BC,Canada
Nice touch — Cheryl Ehman, Brian Moncrieff and Breanne Moncrieff run Paradise Pool and Spa on Highway Drive. By Will Johnson - Trail-Rossland News Next time ...

Bachelorette shows off beautiful British Columbia
Vancouver Sun - ‎Jun , 2009‎
Next week, Harris cranks up the BC tourism campaign another notch by taking the lads to Whistler. Prepare for more poster-perfect images of mountains, ... Vancouver's Jillian Harris Bachelorette and the boys get high in ... Vancouver Sun. Book British Columbia Hotels On-line

Canadian Photo Contest
Canadian Photographers both amateur and professional will want to send their photos of their secret and sacred places to the CTC (Canadian Tourism Commission) and share their best Canadian experiences with the new contest called "Locals Know'......the best locations to dine, tourist spots, lakeside retreats, resort destinations, country inn romantic haunts, favorite hotels, u-picks, attractions, festivals, events and skinny dipping locations or just old fashioned family fun..

Vancouver a top gay getaway: survey
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Montreal and Toronto ranked fifth and sixth, respectively. ... up the ranks of popular gay getaways since same-sex marriage became legal in July 2003. ...

Blue whales return to BC waters
The Gazette (Montreal) - 13 hours ago
By Wendy McLellan, Vancouver ProvinceApril 14, 2009 A blue whale sighted off the cost of BC by a joint cruise by Cascadia Research of Washington state and ...

2010 Winter Games need volunteers, but there's an Olympic-sized catch
Seattle Times - Apr 13, 2009
A last resort for Olympics-goers would be to travel to BC at the time of the Games in the hope that ticket prices being asked by scalpers — legal in Canada ...

Hockey is the real Canadian deal
Vancouver Sun - 6 hours ago
I remembered her this week, as the Canucks begin their playoff run today and British Columbia is once again mesmerized by hockey. ...

CFL season opens up on Canada Day
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The regular season officially kicks off on July 1, when the Toronto Argonauts travel to Ivor Wynne Stadium to face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, ...

Family Day in Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan Celebrate Family Day Activities Winter Carnivals outdoor winter fun Events and winter sports.

Dundas Collection coming to British Columbia
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 9 /CNW/ - A collection of significant First Nations artifacts purchased at a New York auction last fall is coming to BC for exhibition this spring. The first stop for the Dundas Collection of Pacific Northwest First Nations art will be the Museum of Northern BC, located in the traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nations. The collection will be at the Prince Rupert museum, March 1 - April 14. Then it moves to the Royal BC Museum, April 27 - July 4.