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    Join the 106-day journey

    On October 30th, 2009, the Olympic Torch Relay began and marked the longest Olympic relay to be contained within the host country.

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    Follow the flame

    he Olympic torch relay will pass through the Kootenays from January 21 to 24. The torch will enter the province via the Trans-Canada highway, emerging through Kicking Horse Pass.

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    An unwanted guest

    Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) has been a troublesome aquatic invader in British Columbia since the 1970s, impacting waterways in the Okanagan and elsewhere.

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    Small town, big festival

    For three days each July, the small mountain town of Nakusp becomes the epicentre of the summer music festival universe, proving that it indeed does take a village to raise a rock festival.

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    A thrilling business (ad)venture

    Mountain High River Adventures is a company based in Fernie that offers whitewater rafting trips on the Bull and Elk rivers. In May and June, the Bull River gives rafters a ride of a lifetime.

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    A new brand

    Fairmont Hot Springs’ new billion-dollar brand reflects the revitalization of the four-season family resort

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    Looking for a little enchantment?

    Opened to the public in the 1960s and seen by millions, the old world fairlyland now has more than 350 handmade figurines, dungeons, dragons and castles.

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  • Shadow Mountain Golf Advertisment

    Cranbrook, BC

    The ultimate golf getaway

    Located three minutes from the Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, B.C., Shadow Mountain is the region's newest golf community. When completed, Shadow Mountain will be home to a 19-hole championship golf course, practice academy, clubhouse, and approximately 550 residential lots and acreage properties. Owners will enjoy amazing views of the golf course, river and surrounding mountains.

    With a course designed by Cooke Carleton International, one of the leading golf course architect firms in North America, Shadow Mountain will offer an exquisite golf experience for vacationers and avid players alike.

    Shadow Mountain Golf
    www.shadowmountain.ca
  • Island Lake Resort Group Advertisment

    Cranbrook, BC

    Explore the wonders at Island Lake Lodge

    Secluded in the peaks of Canada's Kootenay Rockies, Island Lake Lodge and Spa sits on 7,000 acres of pristine wilderness, above a picturesque mountain lake surrounded by an old-growth forest.

    Hiking trails begin at the doorstep of each lodge gaining you access to gentle walks and rocky mountain peaks. Our full-service mountain spa promises to relax and renew your senses. Acclaimed food and wine await you at the end of each day in our Ancient Timbers Dining Room.

    This summer join us and experience British Columbia's ultimate retreat Island Lake Resort and Spa in the Rocky Mountains near Fernie, B.C.

    Island Lake Resort Group
    www.islandlakelodge.com
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  • Radium Hot Springs Chamber Of Commerce Advertisement

    Radium, BC

    A gateway to four-season adventure

    Radium Hot Springs is located in BC, Canada, with many types of accommodations available—including motels, hotels, resorts, bed & breakfasts, cabins, condos, and RV campgrounds. Located on the "warm side of the Canadian Rockies," Radium Hot Springs is British Columbia's best mountain getaway village with unlimited outdoor activities, great dining, golfing, skiing, natural hot spring pools, and the most beautiful alpine scenery you can imagine. A short three-hour drive from Calgary, Alberta, at the south entrance of Kootenay National Park, this mountain village has something to please everyone’s tastes. Come stay with us, and play in our backyard!

    Radium Hot Springs Chamber Of Commerce
    www.radiumhotsprings.com
  • District of Elkford Advertisement

    Elkford, BC

    Wild at heart

    Elkford remains a place where nature prevails and humanity borrows a bit of space. The thrusted and vaulted limestone peaks of the Elk mountain range harbour wild places that engender profound human emotion. Elkford inspires outdoor pursuits the palette of both active adventure and passive pursuit of serenity is as big as the mountainous expanse that surrounds.

    Pristine natural wilderness is highlighted by proximity to Elk Lakes Provincial Park, Height of the Rockies wilderness area along the continental divide, world class fly-fishing on the Elk River, a local ski hill, and a full range of community recreational amenities.

    District Of Elkford
    www.elkford.ca
  • Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Advertisement

    Fairmont, BC

    Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
    www.fairmonthotsprings.com
  • Best Western Fernie Mountain Lodge AdvertisementBest Western Fernie Mountain Lodge Advertisement

    Fernie, BC

    Best Western Fernie Mountain Lodge
    www.bestwesternfernie.com
  • Prestige Hotels & Resorts AdvertismentPrestige Hotels & Resorts Advertisment

    Cranbrook, BC

    Prestige Hotels & Resorts
    www.prestigehotelsandresorts.com

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