British Columbia

On a bright summer morning, Williams Lake - the Mural Capital of the Cariboo - was buzzing, and the Cariboo Arts and Culture Centre was the main hive of activity.

We all know there’s no such thing as an overnight success. Mother Nature took millions of years to do her spectacular work on shaping the Kootenay/Columbia Valley region of British Columbia.

The countdown is on. At 9 a.m. on Sept. 9, the starter’s pistol will fire signalling the start of the 4th Annual Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo. 

We were told a Gran Fondo is just an easy ride with a bunch of like-minded cyclists.

Leaving the City of Glass behind, I set sail to the Sunshine Coast this summer to spend time with two talented artisans who make a living working with glass.

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, it sure feels like the Christmas countdown has arrived, putting us in the mood for the annual Kris Kringle Craft Market in Nanaimo.

A country escape awaits only minutes from Nanaimo.

Come March when it’s pretty much guaranteed bitter temperatures will pummel us in the Prairies, the coast is celebrating spring.

Along the western shoreline of Vancouver Island lies a rugged and wild region.