Just an hour into my Rocky Mountain trail ride, I’ve learned two important things about mountain horseback riding. One: when...
ArtsWells The 240 residents of the Cariboo community of Wells generate extraordinary creative energy. For their annual ArtsWells festival (August...
I like to think the mouse decided to join our road trip. Our friends Ed Staples and Nienke Klaver knew it had...
It’s a rare trip to Vancouver that does not, for me, include a visit to Kitsilano and a long stroll...
For years, I’ve heard about the Chilcotin character. It’s a particular personality, a mix of traits unique to residents of...
“This is not therapy.” Nick Bantock looks serious as he says this to his assembled class of 13—one of the...
There is little chance I’ll miss Mandy Kray at our appointed meeting spot in the Fairmont Empress. We’ve arranged to...
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. They also shouldn’t wander around in their PJs. That second revelation dawns as...
Sesquicentennial. There’s a word I don’t roll out every day. But this is a special occasion: as of 2008, we...
I invite our Canadian readers to take a moment to find a quarter. Go on, check your pockets; I’ll wait....
Last January, it snowed in Victoria. (Don’t snicker, now, those of you from places where winter is a full-fledged season.)...
Chris Harris is a lucky man. As a guide on the Bowron lakes—a route he has canoed 119 times—he often...
