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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

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Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenil ...

This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenile, a mature adult and a red-spawner journey back to a fresh-water home. Pivotal are a school of ...

February 01, 2019
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Visit Burns Bog

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Visit Burns Bog

Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the w ...

Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the west coast of North America—Burns Bog. That is only a few of the accolades heaped on Burns Bog. ...

January 31, 2019
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Tapping Into Magic

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Tapping Into Magic

Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dan ...

Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dancing troupe. Synchronized, happy, high energy, their silver-tinged locks and sparkling smiles h ...

December 01, 2018
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Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

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Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the chur ...

From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the churchyard across the street. A chicken crossed the road. Latin music sang out from a nearby house. ...

September 01, 2018
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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

August 02, 2018
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Tulip Time

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Tulip Time

Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlingto ...

Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlington base awaits us in Washington State, an easy drive south of the border. Welcomed by friendly h ...

April 01, 2016
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Team Work, Team Play

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Team Work, Team Play

Dragon Boat Racing began more than 2,000 years ago on the rivers of southern China amidst myths and legen ...

Dragon Boat Racing began more than 2,000 years ago on the rivers of southern China amidst myths and legends that swirl around its humble beginning. The races were different in those days, when people ...

June 01, 2008
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