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Fraser Valley Foodie Tours – with a Conscience

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Kerry Banks.

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FarmFolk/CityFolk projects aimed at increasing consumption of local foods include “Meet Your Maker,” which brings together farmers, buyers and distributors so they can create networks. In summer, the organization also conducts farm tours – day trips to local farms. Now entering their fifth year, FarmFolk/CityFolk’s Incredible Edible tours are an opportunity for culinary education on everything from heirloom poultry to environmental sustainability.

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How Is Victoria Celebrating the Olympics?

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Rhonda May.

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While Vancouver and Whistler are jumping with frenzied Olympic activity, what are the citizens of Victoria doing? Apparently, taking it easy with a nice cup of tea. As a matter of fact, British Columbia’s capital city has decided to market itself as a nearby refuge from the mayhem of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games with a campaign called “Calm on over to Vancouver Island.”

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Snow Job: Enough White Stuff?

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Kerry Banks.

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Can you have a Winter Olympics without snow? A lot of people in the Lower Mainland are starting to wonder. After all, this has been one of the mildest winters in recent memory and the snow that fell on the local mountains in November appears to have been completely washed away by persistent rains. Recent news reports have suggested that Olympic organizers were considering moving the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events from Cypress Mountain to another location. However, Olympic officials deny that is not the case, and insist that everything is under control.

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Royal Hudson in White Rock

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

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The Royal Hudson #2860, Canada’s most beloved, functioning steam locomotive, rarely ventures out of its barn in Squamish’s West Coast Railway Heritage Park, but two weeks ago the 70-year-old engine chugged and whistle-blasted down to Vancouver in preparation for a February 8 excursion to White Rock. (Choo-choo fans can book passage on this trip and/or [...]