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Osoyoos, Beaches & Swimming
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Osoyoos BC on the July long weekend is such a good time for kids family and friends. There is an awesome parade where there is a huge water fight between the fire department Home Hardware employees and others in the crowd. Thousands of people show up for this event. After the parade there is a beer garden pie eating contest cherry-pit spitting contest and other fun things. You can go wine tasting boating or just lie on the beach during the day. At night there is a firework show that Osoyoos Home Hardware collects donations for all year. It is one of the best firework shows I have ever seen. Usually costs about $10000. This weekend is worth every minute in Osoyoos.
Trish
North Vancouver, BC
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Vancouver, Beaches & Swimming
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Kits beach is the best place in the world to spent time with the kids and family in all of Canada!
Carl
Vancouver, BC
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Whistler, Biking
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Whistler Bike Park is world renown and by far the most exciting bike park in North America.
Alvin
Surrey, BC
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Salt Spring Island, Sightseeing Tours
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Salt Spring Island in the summer is a perfect getaway that offers lots beauty and opportunity for relaxation...it's also where I got engaged last summer!
Please find a picture of the sunset atop Mt. Maxwell in Salt Spring Island last summer (2006) after my fiance popped the big question!
Erica
North Vancouver, BC
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100 Mile House, Attractions
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A Marmot in a woodpile at 100 Hundred Mile House.
Chico
Delta, BC
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Invermere, Hiking
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Invermere!!!! It has everything you need to have a wonderful summer vacation - a lake boating swimming beaches hiking trails rafting and golf!
Bonnie
Calgary, AB
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Powell River, Sightseeing Tours
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Our summer secret is beautiful Savary Island located north of Powell River, B.C. near Desolation Sound. It is accessible by boat or by water taxi from Lund (45 minute drive north of Powell River). You can bring your bicycles on the water taxi and cycle the island for a fabulous day trip. One can also walk a short distance to discover the south beach. At low tide, the south side of Savary boasts a spectacular long sandy beach that is the perfect place to dip into the ocean. When the tide comes in, the ocean creeps over the long hot sand making swimming ideal! The water is amazingly warm. The south beach is a quiet paradise and easily accessible by boat. It is a beautiful place to anchor in the daytime, and be only minutes away from a marina and supplies in Lund. There are also protected anchorages nearby. One can also enjoy the jaw dropping panoramic view from the South side of Savary overlooking Powell River, Harwood, Denman and Hornby Islands, and Vancouver Island in the distance. Overhead, you will hear eagles and ravens and in the distance you will see countless sailboats and yachts cruising north into Desolation Sound. Savary Island is the perfect destination for those who enjoy strolling long sandy beaches, panoramic views, beachcombing, swimming or simply relaxing. Savary Island is a boaters paradise and the South beach is truly the best place to dip into the ocean!
Karen,
Blackcreek, BC
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Penticton, Winter Activity Tours
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We love to go camping in Penticton. They have a family fun centre! We all enjoy tubing down the channel Coyote Cruises!
“Waynezee and Caleb” tubing down Coyote Cruises in Penticton, BC!!
Awesome place to go for the whole family!!!
Ginger,
Vancouver, BC
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Salmon Arm, Boating & Sailing
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Houseboating on the Shuswap Lake is our family's favourite all time vacation. We shared our boat with another family there were about 14 of us each year. It was the most relaxing laid back best holiday. We tended to find a great spot there are many and stay put. We had a speed boat with us as well lots of fun for skiing wakeboarding fishing shopping etc. Our best spot was toward the north end of Seymour Arm. There is a great park with a hike up to some falls at Albas Marine Park. Our beach was small protected with a small creek. The older kids camped on the beach the rest of us stayed on the houseboat. Even with the fancy boat we turned our back on the TV(yahoo!). The cards and games came out and many hours were spent playing games. We'd fall in the lake when we were hot fall into bed when tired eat whenever and read lots of books and just plain relax. One year the kids spent 3 days building this this rock fort and signed thier names. By the end of the summer lots of people had added their names I guess they liked what they saw too.
Jill,
Surrey, BC
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Kamloops, Sightseeing Tours
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A favourite drive of mine is from Kamloops to Barriere along the less travelled Westsyde Road where remnants of the disatrous forest fires of 2003 are very visible. The trees are blackened and skeletal but the rebirth of the land is clear. Grass is vibrant green wildflowers abound and new forest growth is already apparent.
Rick,
Kamloops, BC