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Mar23

Private Waterfront Residence

The residence is located in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Designed by Grant & Sinclair Architects this ocean front property was featured on Canadian Architecture & Design magazine’s October issue of 2008.

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Feb15

Scandinave Spa

Scandinave Spa is situated just north of Whistler Village, on the edge of Lost Lake and Spruce Grove parks, this unique spa overlooks incredible mountain vistas and valleys. Invigorate and cleanse your body and mind in the hot baths and refreshing waterfalls, melt away with a relaxing massage, and breathe in the rejuvenating country air.

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Mar16

King Pacific Lodge

King Pacific Lodge

Canadas Great Bear Rainforest sweeps along British Columbia’s Inside Passage and is more than twice the size of Yellowstone National Park. In the middle of this broken wilderness, more than 150 miles (240 km) from the nearest paved road, is the King Pacific Lodge, a floating fishing lodge based on the serene waters of Princess Royal Island’s Barnard Harbor, home to black wolves, grizzlies, black bears, and a maximum of thirty pampered guests. Photo by: andrew mcgarry

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Mar09

Olympic Lodge

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The Olympia Lodge is nestled in a valley, surrounded by two majestic mountain ranges. Olympic Lodge is located in beautiful Klamath Falls, Oregon. Adjacent to public golf course 2 miles from Victoria, British Columbia Ferry 4 miles from Ediz Hook, 16 miles from Lake Sutherland. It’s All At The Doorstep Of The Olympic Lodge.

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Dec16

No Boarding

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No-boarding is a young sport that is like the traditional way of snowboarding but with a knobbed polymer traction pad and a heavy-duty bungee rope, which transform a snowboard into a no-board. Without highbacks to straps to hold feet in place, the pad prevents slipping, and a firm grip on the rope keeps the board in place and is like surfing -riders adapt to pitch and snow conditions by moving their feet and center of gravity.

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Dec10

Greenest Olympic Games

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British Columbia will host the “greenest games ever” in Vancouver February 2010. The city has constructed a series of stunning  structures in preparation for upcoming events, and has also kicked off its naturally-wood website, which provides a free digital tool kit for Building Green with Wood and insight into how BC’s sustainable forestry helps leed the way for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

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Dec01

Clayoquot Wilderness Resort

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Horseback riding, bear and  whale- watching trips, kayaking, trekking – these are just some of the activities available at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, possibly North America‘s only luxury safari-style resort. The whole resort is like a camp, surrounded by verdant rain forest in the area near British Columbias Tofino designated by UNESCO as Biosphere Reserve.

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Nov03

Queen Charlotte Islands

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In the Pacific Ocean, in British Columbia, the Queen Charlotte Islands are peaks of a submerged mountain chain. The seven largest islands of the 1,884 islands and islets in the archipelago are Langara, Graham, Moresby, Louise, Lyell, Burnaby and Kunghit. Just 2 km into the sea, the continental shelf falls away dramatically to the immense depths of the ocean, and this is Canada‘s most active earthquake area. Photo by: marc_guitard

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Sep18

Anthony Island

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Anthony Island is an Island in the province of British Columbia, located at latitude – longitude coordinates of N 52.1 and W -131.2167. One of the most southerly of the Queen Charlotte Islads , Anthony Island (known as SGang Gwaay by the Haida) holds rich culture.

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Sep10

Quadra Island

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Quadra Island lies between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia and is the largest and most populous of the Discovery Islands. A short ferry ride from Cambell River takes you through whale- and dolphin-rich waters to this island of ancient temperate rainforest. Photo by: jenisthebest

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