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Ten Cool Things To Do This Week in BC! – July 26 to August 1
Monday, July 26th, 2010 by Cheryl MacKinnon
From the Fraser Valley and Vancouver, to Quadra Island, to Sooke, the Kootenay Rockies, Sun Peaks and the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Coast regions, there is so much to do in BC!
Ten Cool Things To Do This Week in BC! – July 19 to July 25
Monday, July 19th, 2010 by Cheryl MacKinnon
Shake out your Latin rhythms and turn up the heat with fun summer activities from around the province.
From North Vancouver, to Victoria, the Shuswap and Salmon Arm, to Whistler, Sun Peaks Resort and Parksville, check it out!
Ten Cool Things To Do This Week in BC! – July 12 to July 18
Monday, July 12th, 2010 by Cheryl MacKinnon
Stanley Park’s Klayhowya First Nations Village, Sponge Bob Squarepants at Vancouver Aquarium, Surfing in Tofino, Cruising from Lund to wine festivals in Sun Peaks and golf packages in the Kootenay Rockies!
Congratulations to Cindy Jackson of Kamloops!
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by Cheryl MacKinnon
Cindy and her hubby will be spending two nights with the utterly romantic, boutique-style St. Regis Hotel in downtown Vancouver! This heritage property has been a favourite of out-of-town visitors since 1913! Ideally located in the heart of the financial district and near fabulous shopping – Holt Renfrew is only a two minute stroll away [...]
Laurel from Kamloops writes:
Friday, March 12th, 2010 by Cheryl MacKinnon
We frequently go for weekend trips on our motorcycles. We have found many beautiful places to stop at and take a break, have lunch or go for a swim.
One of our favorite rides is Kamloops to Osoyoos via Princeton. We found the greatest picnic spot ever just outside of
Princeton: [...]
Snow “Peeks” Across British Columbia!
Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Cheryl MacKinnon
This is what we live for on the west coast of Canada – the arrival of snow on our spectacular mountains! From the Kootenay Rockies – Fernie and Panorama, to the backyard of Vancouver at Cypress, Grouse and Seymour Mountains. It’s all here for the novice to extreme skiers and boarders. Passionate snow seekers dream [...]
Come on, let loose and play
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Kamloops is the Tournament Capital of Canada.
With a title like that, people assume an abundance of outdoor and indoor recreational opportunities await.
And it’s true.
The city’s vast, rugged la
Something for everyone
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Kamloopsians are proud of their city and will show it off as often as they can.
Kamloops is the third-largest city in the Interior of British Columbia, home to 84,000 residents.
Accessible by three
Sedric swimming to Kamloops
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
With a price tag of more than $200 million, the development of a water park, complete with a hotel, arena, commercial space and conference centre, could be the biggest single development in Kamloops’
Time for tee
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Kamloops is rapidly become the No. 1 destination for golfers.
It used to be the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley and Okanagan were the hot spots, but with 10 top-class courses in the a