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Archive: British Columbia Cool Facts

Photo courtesy Summerhill Pyramid Winery

Summerhill Pyramid Winery in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia thrives using Pyramid Power

Bathtub Racing

Nanaimo British Columbia is the official Bathtub Racing Capital of the World

Vancouver Narrowest

Vancouver has the world’s narrowest building, according to Ripley. It’s the Sam Kee building in Chinatown

Grey Whale Migration

Gray Whales (20,000+) swim north past the west coast of Vancouver Island during World’s Longest Mammal Migration

Brackendale Eagles

Brackendale is home to the world’s largest concentration of Bald Eagles

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve – Spot Whales

View from the Mount Stephen fossil bed on a Burgess Shale hike © Parks Canada

Yoho National Park – Half-billion Year Old Fossils

View from the Stanley Glacier Trail © Parks Canada

Kootenay National Park – Burgess Shale Fossils

Mount Revelstoke

Mount Revelstoke National Park – Stand On A Mountain-Top…

Fort St James National Historic Site

Fort St James National Historic Site – Stay in the Fort

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