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Sugar Beach
Sugar Beach Sugar Beach is an urban beach that was opened in 2010 in an attempt to make the shoreline more accessible to the public and to revitalize the space. The name Sugar Beach is a reference to the Redbath Sugar Refinery, which can be seen just opposite the beach and the park was clearly des
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Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Juan de Fuca The stunning, 95-mile long Strait of Juan de Fuca is divided distinctly in half; the international border between Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA, is drawn down its center.In 2008, Chemainus First Nation in Ca
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St Catharines
St Catharines Although frequently overlooked by visitors in a rush to get to Niagara Falls, St Catharines is Ontario’s sixth largest city. First settled by Loyalists in the 1780s, it played a major role in abolitionist activity in 1850 thanks to William Hamilton Merritt, who granted land to refuge
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Stanley Glacier
Stanley Glacier Fire and ice bring plenty of contrast to the Stanley Glacier hike in Kootenay National Park. A major forest fire struck the area in 2003, creating quite the renewed ecosystem. The recovering lodge pole pine forest is littered with colorful wildflowers, which grow abundantly because
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Squamish Adventure Centre
Squamish Adventure Centre The Squamish Adventure Centre is a one-stop shop for visitors looking to get out and explore the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada with the help of a local guide or experience. It was built collaboratively, giving the various activities equal exposure, whether its guid
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Squamish
Squamish Squamish isnt nicknamed the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada without reason. This former lumber mill town has transformed itself into an outdoor mecca with a rare combination of mountain and water sports made possible by its dramatic location amid the Coastal Mountains at the northern
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Sidney
Sidney Sidney, British Columbia, is often called Sidney-by-the-Sea, and it’s an appropriate name. The town is flanked by Haro Strait, which flows directly into the greater Salish Sea. Most of the town’s attractions are either on the water itself or related to it.Bird watching, whale watching, kaya
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Shannon Falls
Shannon Falls To call Shannon Falls spectacular is an understatement. The falls plunge 1,100 feet (335 meters), making it the third tallest in British Columbia, and it’s right on the edge of the Sea to Sky Highway. It’s also just a stone’s throw from Howe Sound, too, making this small Provincial P
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Sea-to-Sky Highway
Sea-to-Sky Highway Although Highway 99 technically runs from the US border through Vancouver, Squamish and Whistler to the Highway 97 Junction just north of Cache Creek, it’s the 77 miles (124 km) from Vancouver to Whistler that is commonly referred to as the Sea-to-Sky Highway.While it’s easy to
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Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island is the biggest, most populated of the Gulf Islands. Blessed with the best climate in Canada – or so they say – and only half the rainfall of Vancouver, Salt Spring Island is a charming destination regardless of the season. The island is well known as a retreat
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Saint John City Market
Saint John City Market In the heart of Saint John and mere blocks from the Bay of Fundy, the historic Saint John City Market serves up an eclectic feast six days a week. This is the oldest farmers’ market in Canada, where locals and visitors mingle among butchers, deli and fruit vendors, fish and
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Saint-Famille Wines
Saint-Famille Wines Established on old Acadian land in the heart of the Annapolis Valley, the Sainte-Famille winery is owned by Doug and Suzanne Corkum and opened up for business in 1980. The winery overlooks the rolling hills that surround the Avon River Valley and is nestled in a unique site tha
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Saguenay–St Lawrence Marine Park
Saguenay–St Lawrence Marine Park As the only park in the province entirely dedicated to preserve and enhance an exclusively marine environment, the Saguenay-St Lawrence Marine Park understandably boasts exceptional whale watching opportunities. The limpid waters of the biggest estuary in the world
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S.S. Klondike
S.S. Klondike The historic S.S. Klondike sternwheeler rests on the banks of the mighty Yukon River, on the south edge of downtown Whitehorse. Now a national historic site, the vessel spent its early years navigating a 500 mi (805 km) stretch of the river between Whitehorse and Dawson City. The lar
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Rocky Mountaineer Train
Rocky Mountaineer Train To take in some of the most spectacular scenery in the Vancouver area, climb aboard the Rocky Mountaineer Train for a one-day rail trip to Whistler, home of North America’s largest ski resort. The “Whistler Sea to Sky Climb” train travels 74 miles (120 kilometers) along the
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Ripleys Moving Theater
Ripleys Moving Theater At the top of Clifton Hill at Niagara Falls, Ripley’s Moving Theater shows two family movies in 4D. The two short cartoons, Winter Wipeout and Rats Race, play in a loop throughout the day, and with six-channel digital surround sound and added physical effects and motion simu
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Ripleys Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls
Ripleys Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls At Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls, you’ll see oddities from around the world, from genuine Amazonian shrunken heads and the world’s rarest egg to a two-headed pig and decorated Tibetan skulls.Established in Clifton Hill in 1964, Ripley’s has 13 t
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Reversing Falls
Reversing Falls There is a place on the Saint John River where, depending on the tide, rapids appears to tumble down unseen rocks in one direction during one time of day and in the opposite direction during another. This urban spectacle, which forces water into or out of the river four times daily
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Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve Stranded in the Salish Sea, off the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, the rocky archipelago known as the ‘Race Rocks’ is among Victoria’s most iconic natural landmarks, capped with the distinctive black and white Race Rocks Lighthouse.Established in 1980 and now u
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Race Rocks
Race Rocks Victoria BC is known as a wildlife viewing paradise, but no tour is complete without a trip to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. Race Rocks is Canada’s first Marine Protected Area and is home to an abundance of marine life including California sea lions, harbor seals and elephant seals. Or
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