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Travel

Add to bucket list: CN Tower offers thrill seekers chance to walk on the edge

Brave souls will be harnessed in for hands-free along 1.5-metre-wide ledge around tower's pod, 356 metres above the ground.

Kumsheen Rafting Resort: whitewater thrills and stunning scenery

Five-star wilderness centre dishes up natural beauty, rich First Nations history -- and a premier rafting experience.

Bee Vancity Easter events: Earth Day, Whistler Festival, Bunny Bender and more

Welcome to our "Easter Bender" edition. With each week, the number of events just keeps growing. Did anyone check out last week's Make It! craft show? If you missed it, check out their Flickr page to...

The promise and peril of a road trip

Geezers hit the road. Sometimes the road hits back.

Where to go in beautiful BC? Kumsheen Rafting Resort in Lytton

It's all about the river and having fun at Kumsheen Rafting Resort.

Wilderness and solitude near Osprey Lake

A winding road near Osprey Lake, British Columbia follows the dismantled tracks of the Kettle Valley Railroad, now a recreational trail. It mirrors the semi-arid terrain near Okanagan Lake, 25...

Last chance to win a three day getaway to Tofino

Two days left to win a three day getaway at Ocean Village Resort in Tofino. Surf, walk the beach in front of your cabin and enjoy the stunning views at Pacific Rim Park. The beachfront cabins as...

Vibrant as a Tofino tide pool, 2011 Pacific Rim Whale Festival begins

In the summer of 2007, brothers Ryan and Bryson Robertson and good friend Hugh Patterson departed La Paz, Mexico and began a three-year sailing trip with the goal of circumnavigating  the...

Cortes Island, BC offers adventure, romance and pristine coastal wilderness

It's a little piece of heaven, some would say. Linda Solomon takes you there.

Welcoming back whales at Pacific Rim Whale Festival

Have you ever sat in a gently rocking boat and watched a pod of whales splash in the distance, flipping their tails and blowing fountains into the sky? What about 20,000? This March you can. But...