Outdoors

Western Canada is blessed with the kind of places that outdoors lovers will never tire of. The Rockies will leave you feeling at once small amid the epic landscape, but also stronger when you challenge yourself to hike that mountain, ski that new run or paddle those glacier-fed lakes. In B.C's Okanagan, you'll be tempted to stand-up paddle board on lakes, fish in mountain streams or pedal your way along an old rail track called the Kettle Valley Trail.  The province's north is a place in equal measure peaceful and wild with its backcountry parks where you paddle glassy lakes amid towering snow-capped peaks, bald eagles soaring overhead. And when you hit the serenity and edge of the world feeling along the west coast you'll know you've arrived in a special place. The mystical First Nations lands draw you in to its ancient stories and a landscape where in one day you could easily spy a black bear and her cubs searchig for salmon along a shore, or an orca's spray creating a rainbow of mist under a sunny sky. Best view yet is from a kayak, of course. It all adds up to experiences that will make you look at Canada in a whole new light. 

Surf, Work, Repeat: Your Oceanfront Life at Tin Wis Resort, Tofino

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Worlds away from the typical "office job", oceanside Tin Wis Resort, within Tla-o-qui-aht First...

Feast on fall adventures in Castlegar and Arrow Lakes

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It all starts in Castlegar, where highways intertwine over the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers, and...

Biking at Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, Vernon BC.

Hit Vernon for biking, trail running stoke

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Vibrant blues, vivid yellows and deep greens paint the landscape of the Syilx Okanagan Nation’s...

View from Middleton Mountain, Vernon BC.

Five Top Vernon Trails for Epic Views

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At the top of Middleton Mountain in Vernon sits a bench that reads: “Life is like a mountain...

Port Alberni will take you to your happy place

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When I think about my happy places, what often comes to mind is the smile on the faces of friends...

Castlegar peaks, beaches and lakes make for great escapes

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There aren’t too many places in Canada where you can sip craft beer on a patio and watch rock...

Wine touring at Valley of the Springs, Nakusp, BC.

Harvest flavours of Arrows Lakes lush, rich and wild

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The sword is heavier than I expected. I’m at the Mithril Meadery in Nakusp, British Columbia...

Patio at The Dunes Golf & Winter Club, Grande Prairie.

All Work, All Play in the County of Grande Prairie

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Oil, forestry, agriculture and commerce drive the majority of the region’s economy, drawing traffic...

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Three things to love about trees on National Tree Day

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We all know why trees are important to us and to the earth. But as National Tree Day approaches this...

Find your own Greenview Green Chair adventure

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Charly jumps from the car and runs to the hilltop where two green Adirondack chairs sit gilded in...

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Blame it on the ice age – Alberta’s landscape got squished

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Alberta's regions are a result of four ice age events over millions of years leaving the area as we...

Kiixin Beach Bamfield,BC,

Peering Beyond Colonial History: Huu-ay-aht's Kiixin Village

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It's a still, overcast afternoon just outside of Bamfield, Vancouver Island. Ocean waves advance and...

Living artfully in Vermilion

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As her brush glides across the canvas, Andrea Wilkinson’s face seems to soften. A calm focus...

Cooling off on a road trip through northeast Alberta

Road Tripping Northeast Alberta

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What makes a great roadtrip? With abundant lakes, wide open spaces and hidden gems in a short...

Leap into summer with Snow Valley

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Taking a leap is always scary but in this case we’re not talking metaphor - we’re talking an actual...

Savour a taste of Lake Louise

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Lake Louise is famous as a hiking and nature destination, and for good reason, but what you may not...

Family pedalboat fun on Lac La Biche, AB.

Beach, fam, fun in Lac La Biche

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Getting a family of four in a pedal boat all pedalling with smiles on their faces is not always easy...

Cold Lake dinner cruise with Edgewater Experiences, Cold Lake AB.

Luxe life in Cold Lake feels like Margaritaville

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Bright blue skies and deep blue water for miles, birds soaring above, a refreshing breeze softening...