FRONT LINES

Spitfire and true grit

by Anita Willis

Observations from the editor of British Columbia Magazine.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 500 to 1000

DESTINATION

Rockin’ in Squamish

by Danielle Egan

Midway along the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler, this fast-growing community is welcoming under-40 outdoor enthusiasts keen to climb, paddle, hike, bike, and kiteboard in the natural surroundings.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 1000 to 2000

Main Photographer: Michael Bednar

ECOLOGY

Canoeing the Columbia River

by Brian Payton

Stretches of lush wetlands between the Purcell and Rocky mountains are as untamed and aflutter with birds as when explorer David Thompson paddled through 200 years ago.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 2000 to 3000

Main Photographer: Patrice Halley

FIRST NATIONS

Secrets of Klemtu

by David Leach

The ancient culture surrounding this Kitasoo/Xai’xais coastal village holds unexpected magic for travellers lured to the Great Bear Rainforest by its legendary white bears.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 3000 or more

Main Photographer: Patrice Halley

ECHOES

Alpine ambassadors

by Frances Backhouse

Swiss guides helped the Canadian Pacific Railway establish a mountain tourism empire in the early 1900s, introducing hundreds of novice climbers to the thrill of the peaks.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 1000 to 2000

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