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Interview: Parlaympic Sledger Greg Westlake

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

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In Sweden, in the 1960s, a group of paraplegic hockey fans decided they weren’t ready to hang up their skates, so they sat on them — and the sport of sledge hockey was born. Players in this fast, hard-hitting, low-to-the-ice game sit on metal frame sleds, which are in turn mounted atop two hockey skate blades. The athletes hold mini hockey sticks in each hand, using the metal-tipped, butt-end of the shafts to propel themselves across the ice. Surprisingly, Canada has been late in achieving dominance in this sport. Paralympic gold did not come our way until Torino in 2006 . . .

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24 Hours: Shanghai

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Jim Sutherland.

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From May to October 2010, China’s biggest, busiest and flashiest city is hosting what promises to be the biggest, busiest and flashiest World’s Fair ever. The only problem may be determining which neighbourhood crowded with pedestrian throngs and architectural marvels is the fair site and which is just Shanghai. Pudong, for example, an area of town conceived in the 1990s, rivals anything the fair’s designers have come up with. And that’s saying something . . .

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Swallow Tail Tours: B.C. Foodie Treks with a Twist

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Rhonda May.

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The getting there may require a certain amount of huff and puff (tours can be up to five days long), but at some point during each day comes the goal, and the reward – an amazing multi-course meal made from fresh, regional B.C. ingredients matched to the best B.C. wines. Like the participants on her tours, Kort cares that the food she eats is nourishing for the body and sustainable for the planet.

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Vancouver to Seattle: The Amtrak Special

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

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Ammtrak’s two-train schedule is the only way to provide a schedule that’s amicable for both southbound and northbound travellers – at least those who want to spend a night in either city and have some fun.