Sidney, B.C. by the Salish Sea

One of Canada's greatest poets plays tourist in her own town

photo by jason van der valk / www.vandervalk.ca

Mar 11, 2013

*Our latest story is brought to you by the award-winning Canadian wordsmith Lorna Crozier. Lucky for us, when we asked Lorna if she’d play tourist in her own town and write it up for Toque & Canoe, she agreed.…

An icy “affaire de coeur”

Finding your inner snowman in Quebec City

Quebec City's Hotel de Glace / photo by Don Enright

Feb 12, 2013

Note from Editor: We’re thrilled to bring you this guest post from Vancouver-based writer Don Enright and photographer Tom Ediger – a globe-trotting duo who found their inner snowmen during this very recent trip to Canada’s favourite winter city. Enjoy!…

Diner Dashing

In Winnipeg and Beyond

photo by debra smith

Oct 10, 2012

This week, we bring you Winnipeg-born writer Debra Smith – whose long term love affair with diners inspired the following post. So if you’re ever road-tripping in Manitoba and you, too, have a thing for “crunchy hot dogs and cold…

Montreal: The Memorable Ten

Bixi bikes to baguettes

photo courtesy montreal tourism

Aug 26, 2012

Not long ago – when the city was in full International Jazz Fest mode – our friend and travel writer Sarah Deveau took to the streets of Montreal, Quebec. She returned home from the world’s second largest French-speaking…

Flying high in Fernie

Small town B.C. delivers big time thrills

photo by laura bannon / courtesy of canyon raft company

Aug 13, 2012

My knees tremble as I step toward the edge of the cliff – the Elk River running fast and deep way below me. I look over to my river guide for reassurance, and then, to my grinning family. ”Come on Mom,”…

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