Vancouver
Not all of the city of Vancouver is by the water, but when I am walking around there, the ocean and the mountains are never very far away.
Pioneer Acres and Gearheads
Pioneer Acres is Alberta’s largest agricultural museum. Ten thousand people are expected to attend its biggest event of the year, the Fall Show, August 5-7, 2011. Now in its forty-second year, the event attracts young families, farmers, truck lovers and ‘gear heads’ to the museum located near the village of Irricana, 45 minutes west of Calgary. Here’s […]
Knit one, pearl two
“Baa, Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, yes Sir, three bags full “. The old nursery rhyme came to mind when we toured the Custom Woolen Mills. The smallest of wool batches are processed here along with large orders. Located near the community of Linden, Alberta, Custom Woolens was started by hobby […]
Canadian moose
If you’ve ever driven any distance through the Canadian bush (as Shania Twain calls it), especially endless miles of tree-lined, two-lane highway, then you will know about the moose.
Totally Scallops
Last time we were together, eating elaborate chocolate creations prepared at the hotel, and discussing ways of making the world a better place, Judy told me about her new book, Totally Scallops.
Early Voices in Canada
I’m lucky. Through my work with Canada’s tourism industry, I meet many Canadian writers who’ve published interesting books on Canada.
Fly fishing fall steelhead in Ontario
Recently I’ve been talking to my fishing buddy Peter Wasag. I like listening to Peter’s enthusiasm when he talks about fishing for steelhead near Toronto.
The Naramata Bench
In B.C.’s Okanagan Valley, the Naramata Bench is one of the most picturesque places in Canada …
Peter Wasag’s summer Fishing roundup
I’ve been pestering Peter, my fisherman buddy, all summer long for another fishing story. He finally took a break from his crankbaits, Gulp worms and crappies to scribble down the following summer fishing roundup…
Chris Hadfield Canadian Astronaut
In the evening on July 20, 1969, my mother took my sister and I outside the house in Winnipeg to look up at the moon.
The Collector’s Guide to Point Blankets
A few years ago, while we were doing some PR work for the Hudson’s Bay Company, I ran across an amazing guy called Harold Tichenor.
North Bay roadside traveller’s motels
I’ve always been intrigued by the roadside traveller’s motel. Perhaps I’ve seen too many bad movies, or read one-too-many trashy novels, but I always wonder about the secrets that must dwell within these places.