Canada's West Coast Closes in On 2010 Olympics

British Columbia has gained international travel and tourism status for the past 25 years becoming one of Canada's preferred travel destinations. Many world travellers view BC as a resort destination including the beautiful cities of Victoria on Vancouver Island, Vancouver and the surrounding communities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Vancouver, and the border city White Rock. Whistler has been on the International Map for downhill and Alpine skiers and will be in front of the World as the site of many skiing events for the 2010 Olympics. Book Whistler Hotels-on-line.

Canadians live for their long weekends and the special statutory holidays, most of which fall on a Monday. See dates, activities, events, associated with the Canadian long weekends such as Canada Day, Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Weekend, Christmas and New years, and Easter. See Holiday Long Weekend Dates

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.