March 22, 2010 | Field Reports >
Vancouver, Historic & Heritage Sites
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The Paralympic Torch Relay starts its last 24 hours with a First
Nation blessing on Musqueam Territory before travelling around downtown
Vancouver. Torch Reporter Chris Wheeler follows the flame and visits
the Museum of Anthropology and the Granville Room before seeing Roberto
Luongo carry the torch and light the cauldron at Robson Square!
March 22, 2010 | Field Reports >
Whistler, Skiing & Snowboarding
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The Paralympic Torch Relay comes through Whistler, British
Columbia! Torch Reporter Chris Wheeler follows the flame to the top of
Whistler Blackcomb. There he learns about the Whistler Adaptive Sports
Program with Wheelchair Basketball star Naoki Yasu. He then skis to the
village with Paralympian Ski Racer Phil Chew to join in on the
Paralympic Torch Relay celebration!
March 22, 2010 | Field Reports >
Squamish, Historic & Heritage Sites
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The Paralympic
Torch Relay arrives in Squamish, British Columbia, the outdoor
recreation capital of Canada! Torch Reporter Chris Wheeler journeys
with the flame around Squamish and hits up a single track mountain bike
ride before hearing torchbearer stories of determination, inspiration,
courage and equality.
March 16, 2010 | Field Reports >
Victoria, Car / Truck / Motorcycle
The Paralympic Torch Relay arrives in BC! Torch Relay Reporter
Chris Wheeler joins the Norwegian Wheelchair Curling Team to learn more
about the sport before he sees the flame travel from Esquimalt to
Victoria where he speaks with Rick Hansen the "Man in Motion"!
March 04, 2010 | Field Reports >
North Vancouver, Car / Truck / Motorcycle
German Olympians play an Ice Hockey game on Grouse Mountain in
Vancouver, British Columbia during the 2010 Olympics. Tourism BC Field
Reporter Chris Wheeler speaks with German Olympic Figure Skater
Katarina Witt and cross-country skier Peter Schlickenrieder about
Vancouver during their game of shinny hockey. Game on!
March 01, 2010 | Field Reports >
Vancouver, Car / Truck / Motorcycle
Hockey Team Canada wins gold on the last day of the Vancouver
2010 Olympics and Tourism British Columbia Field Reporter Chris Wheeler
celebrates with thousands downtown on Granville Street! What a great
hockey game and what a great Olympics in Vancouver, BC!
March 01, 2010 | Field Reports >
Vancouver, Sightseeing Tours
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During the excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics,
Chris Wheeler Tourism British Columbia Field Reporter checks out the
filming of the Stephen Colbert Report before he learns more about Sochi
2014 at the Russian House located in Science World.
February 22, 2010 | Field Reports >
Vancouver, Ziplining & Bungee Jumping
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BC Field Reporter Chris Wheeler meets up with a Tourism British
Columbia Twiiter contest winner during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Together they climb 140 feet to the top of the zip line tower and rip
over 550 feet across Robson Street! There is so much happening in
Robson Square from live shows and ice skating to zipping high above
cheering crowds over Vancouver's iconic downtown core! During the 2010
Olympic Winter Games, this landmark public space is serving as the
Province of British Columbia's signature venue to showcase the many
wonders of this province, and act as prime celebration site. You Gotta
Be Here!
December 30, 2009 | Field Reports >
Revelstoke, Skiing & Snowboarding
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As the
Olympic Torch Relay took a short break over Christmas, I hit Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia with my red Olympic mitts for a rip & to test some HD helmet cameras that Santa gave me (see Santa in the Arctic in
this video). This ski hill has the longest vertical drop in North America, and when you get to the top you'll see it for yourself. What a mountain! At the end of this video you see a Ski Camera test go wrong where it explodes off my ski!
BC is also giving away a mountain so that means Revy could be yours! Check it out here!
October 08, 2009 | Tips from Travellers >
Vancouver, Surfing & Watersports
Windsurfing in Vancouver, British Columbia! When the wind picks up, Vancouver is a great place to hit the water for a sail or windsurf... and that is exactly what I did on a windy fall day at the end of September! I must admit there is nothing like strapping the board to your car roof rack, driving to Jericho Beach, and ripping across the Ocean waters of Burrard Inlet looking at the amazing views of Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains. Talk about having it all... and in a couple of months we will be skiing too! Beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia has it all!
Tip: If you don't have your own gear... no worries! Windsure Adventure Watersports by the Jericho Sailing Centre rents windsurfers or even a paddle boards!