In February, 2009, I visited Steveston, a historic fishing village in the southwest corner of Lulu Island, British Columbia. It’s not far from the Vancouver International Airport and the city of Vancouver. The village looks out on the south arm of the Fraser River delta. Steveston was founded in the 1880s and became a thriving [...]
Ask most Canadians what they know of YVR, Vancouver’s international airport, and they’ll likely talk about an ugly incident involving four Mounties, four tasers, and a confused and angry Polish traveler. The Polish traveler died. YVR was thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and the Mounties are still trying to repair their [...]