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The Briars’ History Room

The Briars’ History Room

The prospect of a “History Tour” at The Briars did not immediately fill me with anticipation. I was more interested in clambering around the rocky shores of Lake Simcoe or hanging out in the dining room with Carlos and Hylton, soaking up their stories about “back home” in Jamaica.

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art at YVR Hetux by Connie Watts, detail

First Nations Art Takes Flight at YVR

Motel neon sign

Motel Not Fancy

How to Pitch a Tent · thewalrus.ca

Mark Stevens and Sharon Matthews Stevens

Travel writers win “Best Spirit of Canada” awards

Evening Grosbeak in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Winter in Algonquin Provincial Park

moose warning road sign

Canadian moose

powwow-drummers and singers

The Joy of Powwows

Boo-the-bear - grizzly bear refuge at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Lessons from a Grizzly Bear

Lindsay Delaronde, Katsitsakaste, Indigenous Artist

Katsitsakaste, Indigenous Artist in Residence

Village of Arthur most patriotic Canadian community - bench at cenotaph

ARTHUR – “Canada’s Most Patriotic Village”

Ole Helmhausen on the Badlands of Alberta…

Eeyou Istchee

Remote First Nation Searches for Tourism

10 Reasons to Visit Kootenay National Park

Armchairs in the hallway just outside of our room at The Briars

The Briars’ History Room

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