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Man’s Best Friend Helps Kootenay Kids

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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Noticeably absent from this year’s Bootleg races, however, will be the canines from local Adrenaline Dog Sled Tours – they’ll be at the Olympics on an important, covert mission, delivering “as-yet-unspecified” performers to the outdoor stages in Whistler (while showcasing B.C. tourism for Olympic spectators from around the world, of course).

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Kimberley: To the Olympics, One Kick at a Time

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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As the entire Lower Mainland rumbles and hums with Olympic anticipation, my home town of Kimberley feels a long way off from all the hype and excitement of the world’s greatest winter sports extravaganza.

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Vancouver: An Evening at the Penthouse Nightclub

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

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There are photos of feather-and-sequined burlesque dancers, of tux- and gown-attired guests in the snazzy Palomar Supper Club (which once stood at Burrard and Georgia) and, somewhat inexplicably, a portrait of a young Terry David Mulligan looking like a beatnik about to embrace full-on hippiedom.

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Travel Events: January 2010

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Sonu Purhar.

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Starting January 16, Kamloops’s Sun Peaks Resort – named by Conde Nast Traveller as Canada’s second-best ski resort – hosts its 12th annual Winter Wine Festival, where both amateur and seasoned vino enthusiasts converge for a week of pairings, tastings and colloquiums.