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Cleveland Dam
Cleveland Dam Built in 1954, the Cleveland Dam was constructed for a number of important reasons. Unlike many other dams though, this one is not used for hydroelectricity. Instead, the original purpose of the dam was to hold back water entering into Burrard Inlet, which used to come in at a heavy
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Church & State Wines
Church & State Wines To its owners, the name Church and State Wines represents a balance between the varied elements required to produce the highest quality wines. The name suggests a balance between change – each year’s distinct vintage – and tradition – aging wines in French oak barrels.Church a
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Cheakmus River
Cheakmus River The Cheakamus River flows roughly parallel to the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Whistler and Vancouver, but its path is far different than the paved four-lane highway. Much of the river flows through Cheakamus Canyon, where plenty of exciting whitewater rapids and one sizeable waterfal
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Charlottetown
Charlottetown It might be the capital and largest town of Prince Edward Island, but the historic port of Charlottetown also has a much more important claim to fame – as the birthplace of the Canadian Confederation, established at the 1864 Charlottetown Conference. Today, Charlottetown makes the ob
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Charlevoix Region
Charlevoix Region On the northern shore of the St Lawrence River, Quebec’s Charlevoix region is known for its beauty, filled with fjords, bays, and mountains. One of the world’s first populated UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves, the region is named after the famous French explorer, François-Xavier d
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Cavendish Beach
Cavendish Beach Located at the western edge of the Prince Edward Island National Park, just minutes from the Green Gables Heritage Place, Cavendish Beach is the island’s most popular and centrally located beach. With 8 km of fine sand stretching from New London Bay to Cavendish East, Cavendish Bea
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Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Cave and Basin National Historic Site Originally called Banff Hot Springs Reserve, Cave and Basin National Historic Site was the birthplace of both Banff National Park and the entire Canadian National Parks system. Today, 43 national parks, 167 historic sites, four marine parks and one national ur
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Caribou Crossing Trading Post
Caribou Crossing Trading Post The spirit of the Klondike gold rush is still thriving at the Caribou Crossing Trading Post, where it’s not only still possible to pan for gold but also actually find some. Visitors almost always strike gold while also learning about the history of the famous rush and
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Carcross
Carcross Carcross has quite the history. This small Tlingit and Tagish First Nations community became a boomtown during the Klondike gold rush, acting as a stopover and supply center for prospectors hoping to strike gold in the Yukon. As the gold rush waned, the White Pass Railway connected the sm
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Canadian Aviation and Space Museum
Canadian Aviation and Space Museum Ottawa is blessed with a number of great museums, but one of them really stands out: the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. From the moment you walk in and see the old Snowbird plane dramatically suspended in midair, you realize why this place is called one of t
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Callaghan Valley
Callaghan Valley Full of ancient forest and surrounded by Pacific Coastal mountains 56 miles (90 km) north of Vancouver, Callaghan Valley is real BC backcountry. In summer, the valley is home to backpackers and hikers looking for a wilderness experience, while in winter, cross-country skiing and s
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Callaghan Lake Provincial Park
Callaghan Lake Provincial Park British Columbia’s Callaghan Valley is a noted backcountry recreation area, so much so that it was home to the 2010 Winter Olympics for biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic skiing. Though the provincial park is famous mainly for winter sports (the
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Cabot Trail
Cabot Trail The epitome of gorgeous scenic temperate coastal drives, the Cabot Trail rings the northern half of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia with 185 miles of winding, cliff-hugging roadway. Between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean, visitors who take in the entire Cabot Trail w
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Brockton Point
Brockton Point Brockton Point is the easternmost peninsula of Vancouver’s Stanley Park and is best known for the good views it offers of the downtown area with its skyscrapers, and the Burrard Inlet ranging from North Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge to Coal Harbour. Since there are also severa
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British Columbia Legislature Buildings
British Columbia Legislature Buildings Built overlooking Victoria’s Inner Harbor, the British Columbia Legislature Buildings form an impressive architectural and historical landmark within a few steps of downtown.When the provincial legislature outgrew its former home, the provincial government ho
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Brandywine Falls
Brandywine Falls Brandywine Falls is a spectacular 216-foot waterfall located just a short hop off the Sea-to-Sky Highway between Squamish and Whistler. The falls are also surrounded by Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, which has tripled in size in the past decade.Measuring 216 feet, the waterfall
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Brackendale Eagle Reserve
Brackendale Eagle Reserve Squamish is called the eagle capital of the world and it is here, at the Brackendale Eagle Reserve or Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park, where the largest congregation of wintering bald eagles in North America can be found. Accordingly, the best time to visit the reserve
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Bow River
Bow River What begins as a drip of water from the melting Bow Glacier turns into the stunningly beautiful Bow River, which flows slowly and steadily through the Rockies in Canada’s oldest national park. The river also flows through Banff, Canmore and Calgary, making it a constant presence on any j
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Bow Lake
Bow Lake Bow Lake in the Canadian Rockies is one of the smaller lakes in Banff National Park. It is the source of the Bow River and lies along part of the Great Continental Divide, which creates the border between Alberta and British Columbia. As with all of the lakes lining the Icefields Parkway
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Bowen Island
Bowen Island Bowen Island is a quiet, forested island of about 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) that is home to approximately 3,500 year-round residents. Due to its popularity as a location for Vancouverites’ vacation homes, that number swells to 5,000 in the summer. The common theme of the
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