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Tourism Vancouver Fresh Newsletter - August 2008
07-05-2008
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August 2008 |
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| IT'S A BOUNCING BABY BELUGA! |
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The Vancouver Aquarium is thrilled to announce that Qila, a 12 year-old beluga whale, gave birth to a baby girl on June 10 at 4:28pm. The calf and mother are doing well and remain under 24-hour observation by the Aquarium's veterinary and animal care staff. This newborn beluga is about 1.5 metres long and weighed more than 50 kilograms at birth. For now, visitors to the Aquarium will be able to see Qila and her calf from a distance of five or six metres in order to ensure peace and quiet for mom and baby. Aquarium interpreters are also available to answer visitor questions. Qila and her calf can also be viewed on the Vancouver Aquarium's beluga web cam.
www.vanaqua.org |
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| A LOVELY DAY IN THE PARK |
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Vancouver's Stanley Park is the city's big, green, respiring heart. Locals escape to the park during their lunch hour or after work to get in touch with nature or feel the sand between their toes at one of the park's beaches, while visitors flock to admire the stunning views and the many activities available. At 1,000 acres Stanley Park is bigger than New York's Central Park and is a great anchor for any story on Vancouver. The following are just some of the ways to spend a day in the park.
- Take a 15-minute ride on a miniature replica of Locomotive Engine #374, the first transcontinental passenger train to pull into Vancouver in 1886.
- Make friends with goats, ponies and even a llama at the Children's Farmyard.
- Fore! Play a round of golf on the 18-hole pitch and putt course.
- Enjoy a fabulous dining experience at the Fish House in Stanley Park, the Sequoia Grill or the Prospect Point Café.
- Experience a holdover experience from Vancouver's colonial days by watching a game of cricket or rugby at Brockton Oval.
- Feed a beluga whale on a Beluga Encounter at the Vancouver Aquarium.
- Get wet! Choose from the free children's water park or the heated pool at Second Beach.
- Lace up your hiking boots and tackle one of the trails that criss-cross the park.
- Take a horse and carriage ride to see all of the park's stunning views and main attractions with Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours.
- Rent a bicycle or rollerblades and circumnavigate the park via the 9km (5.5 mile) Seawall.
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| THE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF STANLEY PARK |
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Interested in the history of Stanley Park? The Vancouver Museum's exhibition entitled "The Unnatural History of Stanley Park" (running September 25 through February 15, 2009) sheds some light on puzzling blind spots in our romance with this national treasure, which turns 120 this year. The Vancouver Park Board's 1911 annual report enthused, "Surely this is one of the finest natural parks in the world, with monster trees of the Pacific slope rising to dizzy heights and boasting extraordinary diameter measurements." But in reality, Stanley Park is not "nature untouched" - it has been significantly changed over time by loggers, park staff and through natural events. The exhibit examines the park's cosmopolitan nature and the people who have enjoyed it over the years, played sports in it, rowed around it, sailed past it. It also explores the historic conflict between those who want to see more activity in the park, and those who want the park's silence unbroken. The exhibit showcases souvenirs collected by park visitors over the years, behind-the-scenes stories of the park's plants, animals, people and landmarks, and previous proposals to "improve" Stanley Park - a list that includes the bizarre, amazing, scary, and sublime.
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| OCEAN BOUND |
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Water is a common theme in Vancouver. It's just about everywhere you look and it's exactly where people want to be come summertime. There are lots of fun ways to get off solid ground and experience the city's unique attributes - sail into a sunset, kayak up Indian Arm or learn about BC's Coast Salish Aboriginal culture as you paddle a cedar canoe.
- Sunset sailing: Visitors to Vancouver looking for a unique way to see the city can take a three-hour sunset sail around Vancouver's English Bay with Simplicity Sailing Charters. Up to six people can climb aboard the S.V. Simplicity and enjoy majestic views of the city skyline and coastal mountains as they reflect the golden sunset. Guests are encouraged to bring their favourite bottle of wine to go with the included cheese platter and strawberries. Cost is $425 for a group of six.
www.simplicitysailingcharters.com
- Guided kayaking trips up Indian Arm: Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre offers a variety of guided canoe and kayaking trips. Try the "Deep Cove Explorer", a three-hour tour that runs every afternoon in the summer and sends you peacefully gliding through the water and exploring marine areas un
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