June 28, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Vancouver, Professional & Spectator Sports
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David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy will be playing our Vancouver Whitecaps on October 3 at BC Place in Vancouver.
Get your pre-sale tickets first by using promo code Cobi.
June 28, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Burns Lake, Historic & Heritage Sites
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Canada Day is just around the corner!! if you are in our area during that time July 1st,2007 please feel free and join in all the fun there will be many many activities to do, such as:
Starts at 11am at the Lakes District Secondary School.
(Line up at 10:30) Prizes to be awarded
for the best Canadian Theme entries!
Radley Park
Saturday, July 1st,2007
8:00am - 4:00 pm
an event for the entire Family!!
Rotary Pancake Breakfast
Breakfast Served From 8am – 10am
PANCAKES, SAUSAGES, 2 EGGS, COFFEE OR JUICE
Opening Ceremonies
Starting at 12 noon at Radley Beach with Mayor Bernice Magee
Free Hot Dogs, Juice and Birthday Cake.
ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY LONG
Musical Entertainment, Kids Day in the Park, Silent Auctions,
Home & Business Decorating Contests, Tug-O-Wars
The Canada Day Celebration also includes:
2ND Annual Overwaitea Bath Tub Races!!
Build your bathtub now and get ready to race it on July 1st in Burns Lake, BC
Lots of fun and prizes!!!
$100.00 entry fee. Register by June 15 to get in on the fun!!
Cash Prizes of $1000.00, $500.00 & 250.00!
Rules and Regulations can be picked up at the Village of Burns Lake
Or E-mail: Diana@burnslake.org
COME OUR AND JOIN US FOR FUN AND GAMES!!!
On June 21st, 2007 Felicia Erickson and I (Faith Turner) volunteered at the Aboriginal Day Celebration for the Chamber of Commerce, it is always a great experience to be there. If you are curious of what we had done there i will list off a few things that we had done: Clan Tug-of-War
Stick-Pull
Snow Shoe Race
Indian Ice cream Contest
Leg Wrestling Contest
Talent Show
Children’s Games & Activities
Moose Calling Contest
Traditional Native Dancers
Native Foods
and much, much more!!
June 28, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Vancouver, Theatre & Performing Arts
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It's the annual Vancouver Jazz Festival. My friend Abdulla invited me to go see and hear Zapato Negro, an Afro Cuban, Latin jazz band at the Cellar restaurant and Jazz club. They were fantastic. The Cellar is a great place for a meal and some good music. They have all kinds of great musicians all the time.
The cellar is located at 3611 West Broadway, a 15 minute cab ride from downtown. But what I would do is take the afternoon to stroll along the beaches of Kitselano to Jericho Beach and walk to the Cellar for some dinner and great music. You can cab it home after.
June 28, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Prince George, Festivals & Events
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Every Saturday morning, I make a stop at the Prince George Farmers Market!
There are over 20 vendors selling everything from home baked bread, annual and perennial plants, knitted items, jewelry, deep fried bannock and doggie treats to mention a few! I purchase a cup of coffee, and bee line to the booth that sells buffalo meat. They have a little blue cooler packed with dog bones! I purchase enough for the week ahead (and they are incredibly well priced!).
I make my way over to the bread vendor where I pick up a loaf of their delicious freshly baked bread. Chances are you'll be purchasing your second-favorite loaf as they sell out early! My final weekly purchase is from the organic veggie stand where I saw for the first time what garlic really looks like (it has a very long protruding stem out of the top-who knew?).
The market is perfect for people watching, and a great opportunity to catch up with friends and acquaintances! Local musicians fill the air with music creating a sense of community, and a feeling of home.
The Prince George Farmers market runs every Saturday 8:30-2pm,
May-October and is located on the corner of George and Third Ave (by the court house).
June 27, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Surrey, Festivals & Events
Last year I spent July first at the City of Surrey Canada Day Celebrations at Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre. It was a beautiful sunny day in a lovely park filled with all sorts of free entertainment!
I brought my lawn chair and a sun umbrella and picked a spot on the grass with a good view of the main stage. I then sat back and watched many of the music, dancing and magic shows that were part of the day’s festivities. The estimated 70 000 people in attendance seemed to enjoy themselves and many were proudly dressed in clothing bearing the Canadian flag. The children seemed thrilled to have their faces painted with a red maple leaf and many danced and sang along with the performers of the children’s stage! The highlight of my day had to have been the fireworks display in the evening. What a great show!
For pictures of last years festival and information about all the events happening at this years celebration, click here.
June 15, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Sightseeing Tours
Last week was Our Community Blooms: Community Planting. Basically anyone who wanted to come out could help plant flowers in the downtown core of the city. There were four huge sidewalk corners to plant but it was so much fun! And now the downtown area looks great! Every time I’m downtown now I look on those planters with pride. And people were so friendly; we even had a visitor from the U.S. ask if she could plant a few flowers and of course we obliged. Everyone that does the downtown walking tour of Dawson Creek can see all the flowers we planted. The walking tour is a lot of fun too. It gives fascinating tidbits about the history of the town. My favourite is the bit about the explosion of 1943. That’s right, explosion. When the U.S. Army was working on the road they stored their dynamite in town and the night of February 13, 1984 60 cases of dynamite caught fire and destroyed an entire block of Dawson Creek! It’s some pretty cool history. The walking tour is full of fun facts like this.
The walking tour also goes past the Alaska Highway House. It is just finishing its renovations and it promises to be amazing. The exhibit will cover many different aspects of the building of the Alaska Highway including a scaled model of the Kiskatinaw Bridge. The staff at the Visitor Center will get a sneak-peak preview of all the cool stuff inside. I’ll have to tell you all about it when it happens.
June 15, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Attractions
Hi, my name is Leah. I have lived in Dawson Creek my entire life, well the 22 years that I have been alive anyway. I go to university in Edmonton for 8 months of the year and I’m always glad to come home to Dawson in the summer. There is just something about a small town that is endearing. Dawson Creek may be small by some standards but we are a population of about 12,000 people and growing all the time. Dawson Creek is famous because it is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway but there is lots to see and do that is separate from the highway. And there is always something to do if you want to get out and participate. Our online community calendar is a brilliant place to find upcoming events. This is my third year working at the Dawson Creek Visitor Centre and I hope to share some my experiences with you readers.
If anyone was interested in that community calendar link I’ve included it below:
http://www.tourismdawsoncreek.com/events/calendar.php?type=month&calendar=1&category=0&month=06&year=2007
June 13, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Outdoor Activity Tours
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So instead of working today, me and two co-workers went for a small little day trip...It was so much fun. First of all we drove out to the old wooden Kiskatinaw Bridge and got our pictures taken out there as well as took in the scenery. We went on a kind of a cold day, but none the less it was still a breath taking view. The only unfortunate part of the drive was that since the bridge is located on the old Alaska Highway, the road out there hasn't been well maintained so there were a few potholes and gravel spots along the way, but it didn't seem to bother anyone. The best part was that before and after the bridge there was lots of room on the shoulders where people could pull over and take pictures as well as stretch there legs.
After we jumped back into the truck and headed to the Barnyard Petting Zoo. We were greeted by a wonderful lady who told us all we needed to know about the zoo as well as how to take care and manage so many animals... She had everything there, rabbits, chickens, geese, lambs, goats, pigs, cows, and horses. It was amazing. We were able to pet the animals, hold them, and basically do whatever we wanted with them except ride them. After that we headed over to an old hay barn where she had a tickle trunk filled with old western wear where people can dress up and get their pictures taken. So of course we jumped in on the opportunity. When we walked back to the main area we saw that she had a little park area set up. There were picnic tables where you can have lunches as well as toys for kids to play on. All three of us were quite impressed with her set up and would go back again in an instant. Just the feeling being back on a farm again brought back so many childhood memories...I just wish I could have rode the horses.
June 13, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Dawson Creek, Attractions
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My name is Becky and I have lived in Dawson Creek for 22 years. Even though I have lived here for such a long time, I don't really know the area. So when I started my new summer job as a tourist counsellor I thought that it would be the perfect opportunity to go on a few road trips and learn about my area. I used to tell people that you could ask me anything about the Philippines and Mexico and I would know the answer just don't ask me about my own area. Thankfully this statement is changing as I am learning more and more everyday about the place I call home. I have made a promise to myself that every day off I am going to go on a little tour so I will be able to not only experience the attraction myself but also to tell others about it so they can enjoy it just as much as I did. I hope you enjoy my blogs and feel free to ask questions about a particular area I have visited...Talk about being a tourist in your own town!!
June 09, 2007 | Tips from Us >
Hudson's Hope, Attractions
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On May 27, 2007 I took a day trip down to Hudson’s Hope from Dawson Creek to take a tour of the Bennett Dam. When I left Dawson Creek I had exactly 2 hours to make it to the last tour of the day. To Hudson’s Hope it is 162km and then an extra 25km to the Dam. Well I assumed that I was going to be late so being the little speed devil that my car is, I ended up driving 120-130km/hour and made it there with 20 minutes to spare. The drive there was so beautiful. I have lived in Dawson Creek for 22 years and have maybe been to Chetwynd a handful of times and to Hudson’s Hope once. 15 minutes out of Dawson Creek I had to slow down due to a yearling moose grazing on the side of the highway, from there I saw 5 deer watching the traffic from a farmer’s field. After that the only wildlife that I saw on the drive was 2 dead squirrels and a bird that I ended up running over. As I was driving I remembered how beautiful this country really is. Even though I was traveling fast I still got to take in quite a bit of scenery and thoroughly enjoyed it. After Chetwynd the drive to Hudson Hope was amazing. Moberly Lake is immaculate and you can see it for most of the half hour drive. The lake looked just amazing, all I wanted to do was pull over and go for a swim...but I was on a mission.
When I got to Hudson Hope the signage quickly showed me where to go to get to the Dam and before I knew it I was there. I met up with Nicole and her and I went through the building to get ready for the tour. They had many different kinds of activities that you could do to see how electricity works which was fun and informational. When the tour started we were taken into a theatre type room and watched a quick 10 minute film on how the Bennett Dam was built. From there we were taken on a tour bus and went on a 5 minute bus ride down into the dam where we were showed how electricity is produced and what the dam actually does for our surrounding area. The guided tours were so informational and the lady was so nice and answered any questions we had about the dam...especially about the sinkholes that happened in 1996 and nearly flooded all of Hudson's Hope. The W.A.C. Bennett Dam at the head of the Peace River Canyon is key to the multiple uses of Peace River water for power generation. Completed in 1967, it is one of the world's largest earth fill structures, stretching 2 km across the head of the canyon and measuring 600 feet in height and is named after the B.C. premier at the time. Behind the dam is British Columbia's largest reservoir, Williston Lake, which covers an area of 410,000 acres. Driving back on the bus we spotted 4 bald eagles which are usually located there watching for dizzy fish that come out of the turbines so they can munch on them. After the hour long tour Nicole and I left the main building and drove around on top of the dam where we could see the top view of all the surrounding area. We were also fortunate to stop in at an artifact gallery with Dinosaur prints as well as old goal mining carts and stamp machines. On our way home we also stopped at a little abandoned cabin which is really just a short long house and toured the area a little more before heading back home to Dawson Creek. The way home we took the end of the circle route which took us from Hudson Hope to Fort St. John and then to Dawson Creek. The drive once again was very beautiful and scenic but it was so windy that I need to go much slower especially around those corne