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B.C. Landmarks: Jericho Beach Dock Threatened

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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A crumbling concrete wharf on Vancouver’s waterfront has become the focus of a controversy that refuses to die
by Kerry Banks
From 1921 to 1945, Jericho Beach was home to the Pacific Coast Station of the RCAF, and a concrete wharf was built as part of its seaplane base. The structure’s perimeter was later enhanced during the [...]

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Alberta Rockies Roadtrip (part I): Riding into the Big Beyond

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Leg one: Kananaskis Country
“Just give her a kick in the belly,” says Dayleen. Our trail guide is growing impatient with my mare’s plodding pace. But I feel sympathy for Hazel, who is 16 and has been humping tourists through these Alberta hills for a decade. If the mare wants to take her time, it’s all right with me. [...]

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Tofino: World’s Top Surfers Tackle Local Waves

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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It’s the first time a professional surfing competition has been staged on Canadian soil, and the locals are stoked, not only because Tofino surfer Peter Devries has unexpectedly made it through to the event’s quarterfinals, but because it proclaims to the world that the tiny outpost is the surfing capital of Canada.

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The Search for Seven Wonders

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Will wonders never cease? Not apparently if Bernard Weber has anything to say about it. Following up on the runaway success of his global contest to select the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007, the Swiss-born Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the New Open World Corporation, is now running a campaign to choose [...]