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Spring 2013 howtoreachus 4567 Canada Way Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4T1 change of address: email westworld@ bcaa.com or fax 604-268-5565 inside www.bcaa.com Cover: An insider���s paddle, B.C.���s Lardeau River is also where the legendary Gerrard rainbow trout spawns in spring Photographer: Steve Ogle 27 on the cover 10 Pioneers Finding Nimmo The William Shatner���s Boston Legal character calls it the best fishing lodge in the world; the owners simply call it home. Meet the pioneering B.C. couple who tapped a Great Bear Rainforest waterfall to sip from their cup of dreams. by Kate MacLennan 16 The Place All in the Family Two of B.C.���s most recognized biologists share why all of us need to know more about the natural world. (Hint: It has to do with this province being the most ecologically diverse area in Canada.) by Richard and Sydney Cannings 18 The LIST Only in B.C., Eh? it as the West Coast travel decathalon. Ace Think of these 10 destinations and you are ready for the lecture circuit ��� or at least the family vacation iMovie circuit. From spelunking in Canada���s cave country to buzzing the Rockies in an open-cockpit WWII biplane, discover what makes this place so beautiful, from the bottom up. by Brennan Clarke, Francois-Xavier De Ruydts, Robin Esrock, Andrew Findlay and John Lee 28 RoadtRip Old Glory The One of our fave motoring getaways from Westworld���s three-decade logbook: a Campbell River-to-Tahsis V-tour. by Cherie Thiessen Jeff Topham p02-05_ContMast.indd 3 Westworld >> spring 2013 3 13-01-28 10:52 AM

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