The Richmond Olympic Oval
The sexiest Olympic venue at the 2010 Winter Games!
Cirque du Soleil, Québec and Le Massif
Late January update: Le Massif has a 330cm base. Powder and groomed ski conditions is the latest report. If you are headed to Québec for Bonhomme Carnivale, this is a great side trip!
Remembrance Day, Canadian War Museum, poppies & John McCrae
Remembrance Day has never been the same for me ever since I met a BBC host on a press tour…
The Automatiste Revolution Still Reigns in Quebec
The Automatiste Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960, opened at the Varley Art Gallery in Unionville, Ontario last week.
Halloween in Canada
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.
Toronto likes our Niagara grapes
This is a bit of a different type of road story today but one I think is worth telling…
Quebec apples and Oka cheese
Glenn and I are just back from another glorious Canadian road trip. This time we traveled to Québec and the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains (Les Laurentides).
Old general stores in Ontario, Canada
I LOVE finding original old stores on our roadtrips across Canada and finding Ritchie’s in Brockville, Ontario, was like finding a pot of gold.
Old general stores in Alberta, Canada
When the town’s old grocery store (circa 1907) reopened in 2006 as the Snack Shack, I’m betting it was a welcome sight for local residents.
Buffalo safari, new eco island and the "Long Lunch" in Ontario Canada
5th generation farmer/ poet Rod Potter has fashioned a large old pickup into a tour bus of sorts at his Century Game Park.
Wine and Fish ’n Chips in Niagara-on-the-Lake
I’m sitting with Glenn on the outdoor patio at the Anchorage, a casual dining spot and affordable motor hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Dark Sky Preserve
Due to the lack of light pollution and the thin cloud cover in this area of southeastern Alberta, night sky viewing here is a whole different world compared to the big city.