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The Cascades Casino, the most thrilling entertainment resource in the Fraser Valley, is the latest addition to the Gateway Casinos group of properties. Come and play your favorite slot machines, try your luck at blackjack (twenty-one), roulette, craps, or any of the other table games, or try your hand at the craze that’s sweeping the gambling world in our poker room. If you’re looking for excitement of another kind, you’ll be able to take in a show in our state-of-the-art Summit Theatre, enjoy a meal or just relax at the Glacier Bar with a drink in hand and the action playing out before you. The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre, Langley — adjoining the Cascades Casino— will offer 77 hotel rooms and a 25,000 square foot convention centre, able to host everything from intimate gatherings to a large convention or gala ball. Vancouver Travel Guide

In 2006 Arbutus Ridge Golf Club was named the Best Destination Golf Course in BC by subscribers of Golf Nerve magazine. The golf course is owned and managed by the GolfBC Group. Arbutus Ridge, situated in the Victoria, Cowichan area on Vancouver Island, is your first choice for a golfing in British Columbia Vacation.

Etched in your memory will be three of the most demanding finishing golf holes on Vancouver Island, punctuated by the knee-rattling 214-yard par 3 island green on the 17th hole.

Welcome to Ric’s Grill in Kelowna, part of a group of award-winning restaurants that haven’t lost sight of the fascinating craft of cooking, the art of hospitality and the importance of honesty. The deepening and understand of why it is known as the 21st century Steakhouse. Welcome to the place where the traditional meets the original. Ric’s Grill was on the vision, a dining room superior experience of experts in the service of the highest quality of food in a nice restaurant at a reasonable price. Since the opening of the first Ric in Prince George in 1998 to the fourteenth store in Kelowna in 2006, we do deliver that vision. Customers in eight cities to return again and again to Ric’s Grill formula product, service and value. Also see Things to do in Kelowna / Activities in Kelowna.

VANCOUVER — A gruesome discovery awaits the B.C. Conservation Officer Service near a small island off B.C.’s central coast.

Officers were told by a witness last week that staff at the Lagoon Cove Marina on Cracroft Island had shot a young grizzly bear, dragged its carcass down to a boat, tied a few car batteries around its neck and threw it overboard.

Baden Cross, a researcher with the Valhalla Wilderness Society who is often contracted by the government to map bear-human conflict zones, was canoeing with his wife nearby when he heard the shot fired at the marina.
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At heart, The Bearfoot Bistro is a simple French bistro, with an emphasis on the quality and freshest ingredients of the season and a wine list, the result is anything but simple. The food scene in Whistler is very dynamic, as you would expect from one of North Americas top ski area, and one of the top British Columbia Vacation destinations, which will soon host the winter Olympics. To get noticed among the many restaurants in Whistler requires something special - and Bear Foot Bistro has it. With very inventive dishes served in three or five courses, it is like an avant-iron cooking fields, depending on the dinner.

Established 1990, Monk’s Grill is in a prime location of the best ski hills in North America – Whistler. Monk’s Grill was built to the specifications of the architecture with a roof garden and two beautiful courtyards mountainside heated. Because of the dual nature of the grill, a warm friendship ski bar for lunch and après-ski, plus a fine dinner in the evening, Monk’s has a chameleon like quality. It is not unusual for friends to enjoy a beer in the courtyard after the skiing and change Alberta Monk’s Prime Rib of Beef with Yorkshire pudding for dinner. British Columbia Travel
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Full of inspiration, Adara Whistler is the first designer boutique hotel, with the urban sophistication type of accommodation in Whistler. This unique hotel has a fine luxury and design offering customers an unforgettable experience with a combination of style and comfort. Located in the heart of the North Americas famous ski resort, Adara offers its customers a modern alternative to traditional accommodations. When preparing a new standard boutique hotel, Hotel Adara Whistler captures the essence of the experience of Whistler. More on Whistler Travel Guide
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The Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver mirrors the comfortable, chic style of this peacefully sophisticated urban centre with over 300 classic, residential guest rooms, including 66 suites, all offering large windows overlooking the city’s magnificent scenery and landmarks.
Situated in the hub of this international centre of business, culture and natural beauty is the cosmopolitan Four Seasons, rising above the Pacific Center’s 100 plus shops and featuring YEW restaurant + bar, the freshest flavor in the city. British Columbia Travel

Western Canada Bureau Chief

Vancouver–Last August, a 12-year-old girl found a sneaker on the beach and, intrigued at her discovery, she sat down, untied the laces and out fell the remains of a human foot.

She was likely the last person in British Columbia to pick up a shoe along the shoreline without fearing what they would find.

Since then, four other feet have washed ashore. What was thought to be a sixth foot was found on the shores of Vancouver Island on Wednesday, but investigators quickly discovered it was a hoax, a skeletonized animal paw, packed with seaweed and stuffed inside a sock and a running shoe.
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The West End Guest House is a beautiful Vancouver bed and breakfast offering very comfortable rooms in the West End of Vancouver’s lively downtown. The Guest House is situated very near to the cruise ship terminal as well as Robson Street, where some of the best shopping in Vancouver can be found.
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