Lynn Canyon Park

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Lynn Canyon is a lovely temperate rain forest park just east of North Vancouver, only 20 minutes from downtown. Opened in 1912, the 616-acre park and is a lush second-growth rain forest (the original trees were logged in the late 1800’s), intersected by a web of good hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty. A suspension bridge stretches 50 meters above Lynn Creek, which flows through the canyon...

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Vancouver Police Museum

Sunday, February 21, 2010
Yesterday my daughter and I decided to investigate the Vancouver Police Museum. It's located in the eastern part of downtown Vancouver in the old coroner’s building. This little non-profit museum is a fun and colourful stop, but use your judgement when bringing young children, as much of the material is graphic. My daughter, a hearty and adventurous eight-year-old, was fine. The first part of the museum...

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Olympic Cauldron & Casa Dolce

Monday, February 15, 2010
Yesterday morning before breakfast we headed out for a quick look at the Olympic flame, just five blocks from our apartment. I'd intended to take some cheery and uplifting photos for the blog, but surprisingly, that turned out to be difficult. Why? Because the flame is currently imprisoned behind an ugly chain-link fence. What gives? Construction debris from an adjacent condo project didn't help the depressing...

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Tags: Cheap Eats, Coal Harbour, Olympic cauldron, Seawall