TRAIN TRAVEL Is Amtrak’s Vancouver to Seattle No. 2 a train worth fighting for? by Rob Howatson Amtrak passenger trains have been running between Vancouver and Seattle since 1995, offering a scenic roll across the border. But it is only in the past

NEWS Fanorama! As in, Grouse Mountain’s new “View Pod” by Rob Howatson The North Shore Peaks have always offered amazing vistas of Vancouver, but now Grouse Mountain Resort is putting a whole new spin on the gawk-from-above experience

ROADTRIP Springtime in the Fraser Valley is blooming amazing by Liz Bryan Jaunt: Fraser Valley Ramble Distance: Approx. 350 km   Fuel: 1/2 tank Duration: Weekend Prime Time: April Tunes: “The Four Seasons: Spring” (Vivaldi) This meander through the

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY How I built an eco-shed, ditched my SUV, alienated the in-laws and changed my life forever An excerpt from Almost Green, by James Glave  (Greystone Books, 2008) What it means to be an eco-warrior/father of two My name is Jam

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY Stikine: The Great River (excerpts + an update) by photographer Gary Fiegehen An Introduction   SPECTRUM RANGE – looking north to Mount Edziza. The mountain has a 7,500,000-year history of volcanic activity and is part of the

FOOD & WINE Breaking bread with B.C.’s culinary queen Notes toward a screenplay based on the life of Kathy McAree (think the book Eat, Pray, Love, as directed by Alfred Hitchcock): In 2001, while recuperating from surgery after a car accident, a 33-

FOOD & WINE Founded by liberated slaves and later favoured by hippies, today Salt Spring is the first Gulf Island that comes to mind when ex-Toronto power brokers think “retirement cheese making” by Daniel Wood As it turns out, this moment cont

FOOD & WINE As long as kayaks come with adjustable spray skirts, there will be room for culinary voyages through the Gulf  Islands by Masa Takei Wine bottles clank together in the boat beside me as a mountain of provisions disappears into the hatche

PROFILE Brian Harris is a B.C.-based photographer focused on building a better world – through FarmFolk/CityFolk by Kerry Banks Brian Harris’s most famous photograph was taken outside the doors of a nunnery in Dharamsala, India, the adopted home of t

TRAIN TRAVEL The eighth wonder of the world, via rail by Colleen Friesen The hot desert wind scours our faces as we cling to the rails of our open-sided box car. We are rocketing full-throttle down Mexico’s Pacific Coast on the vintage Sierra Madre Ex