Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in Oliver, British Columbia British Columbia's Burrowing Owl Estate Winery was awarded top honors at the 2024 Wine Industry Awards in Penticton, BC on March 12, 2...
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British Columbia's Parliament Buildings ©SueFrausePhoto Just in time for the spooky season (aka Halloween), Tourism Victoria has put together a TOP TEN HAUNTED PLACES IN VICTORIA list. I've ...
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Emily Carr, Untitled (self-portrait), 1924-25, oil on paperboard Vancouver Art Gallery collection, Emily Carr Trust The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is launching a yearlong exhibition with hi...
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The Seattle Kraken , which joined the National Hockey League's Pacific Division of the Western Conference in 2021, calls Climate Pledge Arena their home. The team's name, KRAKEN, is deriv...
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The tour begins at the CPR Steamship Terminal Building, located across the street from the BC Parliament Buildings pictured here. ©SueFrausePhoto What better way to see the sights and taste ...
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Mayne Queen arrives on Saturna Island ©SueFrausePhoto (2006) BC Ferries' Mayne Queen will make its last official full-time run on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The ferry first entered service...
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Trump International Hotel & Tower in Vancouver (2017) ©SueFrausePhotos Bye-bye Trump, Hello Paradox! Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump no longer has free room and board when he v...
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The re-envisioned Lumiere Festival returns with an expanded footprint across Downtown Vancouver this year. Running November 17-27, 2022 the festival will not only brighten the city but shine...
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Beautiful views of British Columbia aboard Amtrak Cascades from Everett, WA to Vancouver, BC. The last time I visited Canada was in the summer of 2018. Which means it has been four years si...
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It's what many Vancouver BC bound travelers have been waiting for! With Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Vancouver suspended since 2020 due to the pandemic, I heaved a huge sigh o...
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Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron is located next to Canada Place and was built for the 2010 Winter Games. The cauldron is occasionally lit for special events. ©SueFrausePhoto The UNDERGROUND...
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Frida Kahlo - Chicago Fleurs de Villes returns to Vancouver this spring with a floral trail of 30+ installations, each created by a local florist. This year's FLEURS DE VILLES FEMMES, JUNE...
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There's a new bus service between Vancouver BC and Seattle that makes its debut this month. With Amtrak Cascades announcing it will not resume train service between the two cities until the...
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Music by the Sea Festival in Bamfield Vancouver Island's annual MUSIC BY THE SEA FESTIVAL returns for the first time since 2019, and will be held in two locations on BC's West Coast: Jul...
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Amtrak Cascades arrives in Bellingham en route to Vancouver BC. ©SueFrausePhoto Like many fans of the city of Vancouver, BC I've been anxiously awaiting the resumption of Amtrak Cascade...
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M/V Coho arrives in Victoria's Inner Habour ©SueFrausePhoto With Washington State Ferries canceling its Anacortes to SidneyBC route this spring and summer due to crew shortages, it will be...
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Holland America's Koningsdam plies the waters of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet en route to the Port of Vancouver, its homeport for the summer Alaska season. Holland America Line is the first cr...
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Vehicles in line at the Peace Arch Crossing into Canada at Blaine, WA On April 1, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that fully vaccinated travelers will no longer need to provide a pr...
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©SueFrausePhoto Sarah McLachlan , one of my favorite Canadian singer-songwriters, will be part of Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge's opening weekend celebration May 12-15, 2022. Billed as the...
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Ritual Nordic Spa has opened in Victoria, BC. Although it's the first Nordic Spa built on Vancouver Island, it's not BC's first Scandinavian focused spa. La Scandinave Spa opened in Whistle...
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Interpreters at Klahoose Wilderness Resort. Klahoose Wilderness Resort, perched on the water's edge of Homfray Channel in the temperate rain forest between BC's Coast Mountains and Desolat...
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Heart-shaped kelp on Vargas Island off Vancouver Island Photo by Sue Frause
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Nicolas Party, Portrait with Mushrooms, 2019. Private collection. ©Nicolas Party. Photo Adam Reich Swiss-born artist Nicolas Party, known for his meticulously composed pastels, painted scul...
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For All Time: The Shakespeare First Folio celebrates the University of British Columbia Library's recent acquisition of a complete first edition of William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories ...
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I've yet to dine in an outdoor dome, and these cozy ones look perfect for those cold winter nights. Winterlust season has been extended at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver. The popular venue is...
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