Dec 2 Only 80 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, scenic Sakinaw Lake is prime Sechelt Peninsula cottage country, abuzz with powerboats
Nov 4 We walk the beach searching for blue glass trade beads that wash up on occasion in front of Lax Kw'alaams. All we find are
Oct 7 Two arms branch off Sechelt Inlet and snake their way into the Coast Mountains just north of Vancouver. Narrows Inlet, the
Sep 9 The third weekend in August saw a slew of birthdays celebrated at Garden Bay on the Sunshine Coast. The pioneer mission hospital
Aug 12 Cortes Island makes a fine summer destination, especially for paddlers. Most visitors hang around the southern half of Cortes,
Jul 15 The popularity of ocean kayaking has been a boon for B.C.'s publishers, as well as for its ecotourism outfitters, resort
Jun 17 From the third-floor lounge of Discovery Islands Lodge, we look east across Hoskyn Channel to Read and Maurelle islands. To
May 20 In my corner of the country, Coastwise John knows the backwoods and waters as well as anyone. He's the person to call
Apr 22 From Schooner Cove, Lyle Montgomery runs us over to the Winchelsea group in his water taxi. As he rounds the buoy just
Mar 25 I work in a world of spiders. Every few hours I'm distracted by a tiny movement in the periphery of my vision. It's a baby
Feb 26 British Columbia publishers continue to explore new territory with their books; two in particular have impressed me with their
Jan 29 Walking through Victoria's Beacon Hill Park one winter, admiring the 400-year-old groves of Garry oak, I stooped to pick
