More on Explore BC

• ‘A wonderful B.C. moment’: Couple witnesses bald eagle’s ocean plunge, swim to shore

  The B.C. couple were paddling off the coast of Lantzville when a mature adult bald eagle flew over their canoe and into the ocean.

  Environment

  Jul 22, 2020
• ‘Many businesses are in dire straits’: B.C. tourism sector banks on summer of staycations

  Once the province rolls out its Phase 3 restart, an Explore BC campaign will promote 2020 as the 'year of the staycation'.

  Economy

  Jun 22, 2020
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• How a B.C. man named Oyster Jim built a world-renowned travel destination with his bare hands

  What started as a passion project now welcomes more than 1-million visitors each year.

  May 2, 2018
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• For $4,410 per guest, you can stay at this Haida Gwaii floating lodge — once it’s towed there

  Guests can enjoy guided treks through the rainforest among "towering, ancient cedars" and watch "rare marine performances" from "waters teeming with life."

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2018
• Beyond Whistler and Blackcomb, huts are being built where the hardiest skiers can stay

  Some winter athletes crave a mightier challenge, one off the beaten path, past the lifts and the groomers. This is where they can do that.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2018
• Canada’s first pod hotel to open this summer in Whistler

  The pod hotel features stacked sleeping chambers, big enough for one or two people.

  Apr 18, 2018
• Craft cider growing in popularity in B.C.

  At the Summerland Heritage Cider Company, Ted Vollo and Lauren Wilson are busy putting the final touches on this year's production.

  Apr 27, 2017
• B.C. tourism numbers spike in first half of 2016

  British Columbia saw a huge increase in international tourists for the first half of 2016, up just over 12 per cent from the year before.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2016
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• Haida Gwaii caught in the midst of world plastic pollution

  British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii islands, with their long, rugged coastlines, temperate rainforest and unique wildlife, attract people from around the world to an area often referred to as 'the Galapagos of the North.' But what most travellers don’t expect to see on their visit to Haida Gwaii is the amount of plastic waste that washes up on the islands’ supposedly immaculate shores.

  Environment

  May 26, 2016
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• How the Haida are using technology to keep their language alive

  Elders are diligently recording Haida words and phrases for a free app designed to teach the language.

  May 24, 2016