British Columbia Travel and Adventure Vacations

Union of BC Municipalities Votes to Reject Open Net-pen Salmon Farms

Conservationists applaud mayors, councillors, and regional directors for defending B.C.’s wild salmon

Today at the annual meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Whistler, representatives of communities across British Columbia voted against open-net fish farms.

Resolution A2, brought by the City of Victoria and endorsed in April by the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities, urges the province to begin the consultation process for a transition from open net-pen salmon farming to […]

By Donald Lovegrove| September 12th, 2018|Conservation, Sustainability, Top Stories|0 Comments

Klikuk, the Sacred Spotted Lake in Osoyoos

West of Osoyoos in the southern Okanagan is Klikuk, the magical Spotted Lake, containing one of the world’s highest concentrations of minerals, including epsom salts, calcium, magnesium and many other trace minerals. The lake was revered as a sacred site by the First Nations of the Okanagan Valley, with the healing mud and therapeutic waters used to alleviate aches and pains.

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By Donald Lovegrove| August 20th, 2018|Osoyoos, Top Stories|0 Comments

It’s Fruit Time in the Okanagan Valley!

Favoured for its sunny climate, the fertile and beautiful Okanagan Valley in south central British Columbia is famous for it’s wineries and fruit orchards, and August is a great time to indulge in fresh locally-grown fruit available at the proliferation of roadside stands during the summer.

The valley lies in the rain shadow of the Coast Mountains and Cascade Mountains, creating a hot, sunny, dry climate, with most of the valley receiving over 2,000 hours of annual […]

By Donald Lovegrove| August 16th, 2018|Okanagan Valley, Top Stories|0 Comments

Be Whale Wise – BC Whale Watching Guidelines

Being “whale wise” is one of the most important ways boaters, kayakers, and other mariners can help BC’s vulnerable whales. By following the Be Whale Wise Guidelines, mariners can profoundly diminish the negative impact their presence on the water has on whales and other marine mammals. The guidelines advise sound and sensible etiquette and responsible behaviour for boaters while on the water, particularly when in the vicinity of whales and other […]

By Donald Lovegrove| May 3rd, 2018|Top Stories|1 Comment

Stand up for BC’s Endangered Old-growth Forests

It is time to tell your MLA to stand up for BC’s endangered old-growth forests!

Since coming to power, the new BC NDP government has so far continued with the destructive status quo of massive old-growth forest liquidation and raw log exports. Despite promising in their 2017 election platform to manage BC’s old-growth forests based on the “ecosystem-based management” approach of the Great Bear Rainforest (where most of the forests on BC’s Central and North Coast were […]

By Donald Lovegrove| April 9th, 2018|Sustainability, Top Stories|1 Comment

Sail Coastal BC with Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Investigate. Inform. Inspire.

Over the past 12 years and countless nautical miles, Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s dedicated research vessel Achiever has clocked over 10,000 engine hours plying coastal waters in British Columbia to support our research, education and conservation programs. 2017 was no different, with Achiever spending 7 months during spring, summer, and fall in the Great Bear Rainforest and the Salish Sea.

In May, our spring ‘hunts’ visited lush estuaries as the days grew longer and […]

By Donald Lovegrove| February 21st, 2018|Great Bear Rainforest, Top Stories|0 Comments

Love BC Wine? Love the Okanagan Valley!

Make your own choice of world-class wines in British Columbia!

The Okanagan Valley is the premier wine region in British Columbia, with over 80% of the total vineyard acreage in the province. Wineries range from large, world-class facilities to small family-owned boutique vineyards.

British Columbians have long taken inordinate pride in their wines, with over seventy wineries operating in the Okanagan Valley from Vernon south to Osoyoos, some offering tasting rooms. Most are […]

By Donald Lovegrove| February 15th, 2018|Okanagan Valley, Top Stories|1 Comment