Driven Sane: Commute times outside Vancouver
One perk of fleeing the city for parts less populated? Shorter commute times. Here’s how long, in minutes, the average commuter spends in a car …
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The Canadian Mountain Bike Team trains at Bear Mountain
A new program at Bear Mountain in Langford on Vancouver Island brings together members of the National Mountain Bike Team for year-round, high-performance training. The …
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Foraged feasts: Duncan
Chanterelle, porcini, pine: the Cowichan Valley is one of the best places in the world to hunt these and other wild mushrooms, thanks to the …
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Third Issue Hot Off the Press
Where we live has to be just right; whether it’s size, type of home or location. The right solution may be a gorgeous log home, …
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Star bright: Prince George
In Northern B.C., cities are few and far between and levels of light pollution— that pesky haze from artificial lighting that impedes stargazing—are low. To …
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Olive oil on tap: Gibsons
Gibsons residents love their craft taps—even when it comes to olive oil. Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. offers more than 60 oils and balsamic vinegars …
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Half of Vancouverites would Consider Moving
Did you know that almost half of the current residents in Greater Vancouver and one third Lower Mainland business are actively considering moving to another …
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Fresh farms: Cawston
Rob and Holly Holland left Vancouver last year to start a farm in the Similkameen Valley, and they haven’t looked back. “We’d always talked about …
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Rocking the globe: Tumbler Ridge
Peace Country residents are lucky enough to live alongside a park with a world-class pedigree. Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark is one of only three …
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Brews and bowling in Kelowna
Downtown Kelowna has a new alley — the kind with pins, gutters and lanes. The city’s hip BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery has added a …
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Boomers looking to downsize to smaller communities
A recent survey from Royal Lepage called Boomer Trends says that about 1.4 million Canadian baby boomers have reported they want to purchase a home …
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Powell River’s Princess
The Sunshine Coast town of Powell River is home to the longest running movie theatre in Canada. The Patricia Theatre started operating in 1913, a …
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Surf’s up
Pemberton is as famous for its spectacular setting as it may be for its growing reputation for new business. Lambrecht Surfboards uses reclaimed wood to …
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Mountain lifestyle plus: Golden
The rough-around-the-edges Kootenay town of Golden (population 3,700) may not have the polish of B.C.’s other mountain utopias (think Vancouver’s North Shore or Kelowna). But …
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Second Issue Hot off the Press
A couple of friends recently sold in North Vancouver and purchased a waterfront home in Qualicum on Vancouver Island (their story will be featured in …
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Hopping to it in Smithers
Smithers is quenching a six-year dry spell in style. The town, which had been without a craft brewery since 2012, is on the cusp of …