By Habeeb Salloum Standing atop a 300 m (984 ft) high hill Domain Blue Lavender Farm (Bleu Lavande), just minutes from the charming town of Magog, edging the picturesque village of Fitch Bay in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, I breathed in the lavender-filled breezes. Like myself, here, in the midst of fields of this […]
Finding Freedom Up North in British Columbia By Jim Reynoldson The man was on fire! Exploding into a karate kick, the chubby, middle-aged Elvis impersonator was belting out his rendition of “Hunk of Burnin’ Love.” As the sun was setting on the shore of British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, the crowd at the annual Penticton Elvis […]
Experiencing the New France Festival of Quebec By Habeeb Salloum I had visited Quebec City, the cradle of French civilization in North America, a number of times but this was the first time I had come to take part in the SAQ New France Festival — for 13 years an annual extravaganza held by the […]
A Ceilidh to Nova Scotia By Steve Flahive A trip to Nova Scotia involves a good deal of driving. When you get to The Cabot Trail, the driving pays off. Nova Scotia, the most populous of Canada’s Maritime Provinces, resembles an italic lowercase i on a map. With the Bay of Fundy on its west […]
By Lisa St. John When someone asked me about my favorite moment of the Calgary Stampede in Alberta Canada, I was at a loss. Ten days for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth is not enough to breathe in the beauty and excitement of the Canadian Wild West. Was it seeing the broncos burst out […]
Writer Cathie Arquilla takes her son to Toronto; explores science museum, Royal Ontario museum, historic Unionville, dine like medieval knights
Jasper, Alberta the famously Scenic Place By Bonnie Way Darkness was falling as I showed the ranger the park pass hanging off my mirror and inched my truck through the gate of Jasper National Park. As I resumed highway speed, I commented to my friends, Dawn and Carrie, “It’s too bad we’ll be driving the […]
Grasslands National Park: Canada’s Only Virgin Prairie by Habeeb Salloum As we drove westward from Regina, a city of some 200,000 and the province of Saskatchewan’s capital, my thoughts went back to my youth – the time I grew up in this part of Canada. The prairie land through which we were driving, the small […]
Quebec: A City for All Seasons By Mary O’Brien Quebec is a city for all seasons because of its geography and because of its people. Surrounded by mountains and the mighty St. Lawrence River, it rises on a cliff 350 feet high called Cape Diamond. Only ten minutes from the city is Montmorency Falls, higher […]
By Rick Millikan Rolling our suitcases smoothly past neighborhood bistros to the heritage chateau-style train station, we board Via Rail for a scenic two-hour ride following three glorious days exploring historic Quebec City. We’re now off to investigate Montreal and new bicycle adventures. After checking into our charming boutique hotel, we walk to the edge […]
By Tim Leffel In the city of Vancouver and the island with the same name across the channel, any visit involves a tinge of regret. It’s the places with little to do that are easy. I’ve been in cities where you could tour everything of interest before lunchtime. In this city and on Vancouver Island, […]
Aboard an Icebreaker, with time for a run By Margie Goldsmith “Polar bear” someone yelled. I whipped my head towards the window of the rickety school bus where I was sitting with thirty other adventurers on a tour of Churchill, Manitoba. This was the starting point of my eight-day Cruise North expedition to the Canadian […]
