Rather than drive, we flew to Montréal and spent six glorious nights in Quebec’s largest city. Our flight was complimentary, thanks to WestJet Airlines. Westjet’s VP happened to pick my husband’s business card out of a bowl at a conference and it won us two tickets anywhere WestJet flies (except Hawaii). After much discussion, we [...]
Late January update: Le Massif has a 330cm base, powder and groomed ski conditions is the latest report. If you are headed to Quebec for Bonhomme Carnivale, this is a great side trip! What do Le Massif (french for “The Massive”) and the Cirque du Soleil have in common? Le Massif, a ski hill east [...]
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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 [...]
Judy comments on some differences between urban Toronto and the Canadian Badlands.
The Automatiste Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960, opened at the Varley Art Gallery in Unionville, Ontario last week. It’s a fantastic tribute to Canada’s best known and original avant-garde artists. This is the group that paved the way for contemporary art in Canada. The group included Jean Paul Riopelle and Paul-Emile Borduas. From the Varley, the exhibit [...]
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Two of the creepiest places to spend Hallowe’en in Canada are Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and the Atlas Coal Mine near Drumheller in the Canadian Badlands of Alberta. Niagara-on-the-Lake is said to be the most haunted town in Canada and the creepiest place in town is Fort George. Its Hallowe’en ghost tours are so [...]
We did a road trip to the northeastern part of Muskoka near Algonquin Park, Ontario in September. Our base was the Foxwood Resort on Lake of Bays, a big lake with five hundred kilometres of shoreline. Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend and at Foxwood, it’s possible to cook your own turkey. The resort has cottages [...]
