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Beyond Beauty is the story of a remarkable journey that Bill Terry and his wife, Rosemary, undertook when they joined a party of Dutch and British alpine plant hunters intent on botanizing on the r

The West Coast has an abundance of produce and natural food resources, and some of the most talented and influential chefs in the world.

The classic satirical play of gossip gone horribly and hilariously wrong from a master dramatist.

From the monk who sets himself on fire in a crowded intersection of Saigon ("the familiar corded tendons of his hands, become / a bracken of ashes, a carbon twine of burnt"), to the salmon run in B

In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off from England to locate and chart the elusive Northwest Passage. He and his crew of 129 men never returned.

For well over a century, the bright seas of the Sunshine Coast have been attracting visitors to the waterfront resorts, fishing lodges and beaches that rest between Howe Sound and the spectacular P

Frances Barkley was just eighteen when she became the first European woman to set foot on the west coast of North America.

It’s no secret that Canadians love beer, and in the western provinces, the large number of successful microbreweries continues to prove that distinct beer—high-quality beer—is important to our nati

Roderick L. Haig-Brown welcomes us onto his lush farm for a year of insights and observations.

Join beloved storyteller Anny Scoones as she sets out to discover the quaint and quirky charms of Victoria, BC.

Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic.

The escapades of this great Canadian are brought to life in a story that combines the lure of gold, the thrill of wilderness exploration and comic tales about life on a southern Alberta ranch.

Honey is a collection of recipes that showcase the sweet, rich, and sunny-colored delight made by nature’s hardest worker—the bee.

The ghost of a scuba diver who still haunts the former British Columbia powerhouse where he met his death.

Although Arctic explorer and Hudson Bay Company surveyor John Rae (1813–1893) travelled and recorded the final uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage, he is best known for his controversial di