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Saving the Island’s Courtenay Estuary Through Informed Recreation

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Findlay.

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The Courtenay River estuary is an ecosystem under siege – hence the formation of the Estuary Working Group back in 2008 to bring together environmental groups, individuals and government to safeguard this biologically diverse heart of the Comox Valley.

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Cortes Island Daytripper: Shuck It Up

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Findlay.

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To this Kamloops kid, albeit one who relocated to the coast 10 years ago, oysters, particularly raw ones, seem as foreign as coconuts to the Inuit. So I approach the oyster altar tentatively and, without overcontemplating the slime factor, slurp back a loonie-sized specimen. It’s mild, accompanied by nothing but a tart squeeze of lime that almost brings tears to the eye.

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Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley: A Mountain Biker’s Dream

Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Findlay.

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Of course, as with most things involving government, the Provincial Trails Strategy is bureaucratic and a kind of anathema to the anarchic spirit of the sport. But it’s also a progressive attempt to better harness the tourism potential of mountain biking.

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Vancouver Island’s Mount Cain: The Soul of Skiing

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Findlay.

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Somewhere in the primordial recesses of a skier’s mind is the memory of a ramshackle operation where the lifts barely limp from one day to the next. There are no double de-caf lattes whipped up by young baristas with Australian accents; instead, hearty bowls of chile con carne are served by a swarthy woman in a white apron who looks like she fells old-growth Douglas firs in her spare time. In other words: this place hasn’t been branded into some generic, four-season destination of over-inflated real estate with slick high-speed lifts whisking skiers to the top of runs as manicured as pressed corduroy slacks. And believe it or not, it exists.