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tourismvancouver.com | 9 Grouse Mountain L O C A L I N T E L SARAH MCLACHLAN The internationally known singer and songwriter has won multiple Grammy awards and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2017. She shares one of her favourite activities. ¢ ¢ GET OUTSIDE: I hike almost every day and you can't top the endless trails in the North Shore mountains and the tranquility in and around the Capilano River. BUS: Westcoast Sightseeing and Landsea Tours both offer hop-on, hop-off bus service and ticket packages to the city's premier sights. Best Vancouver Tours packs in the all the high- lights in a whirlwind four-hour minibus tour. FOOT: Join in a free downtown walking tour with the Tour Guys or Vancouver Toonie Tours. Or try an in-depth special-interest walking tour (architecture, food, true crime) of a specific neighbourhood (visit tourismvancouver.com for suggestions). Too slow for your liking? Pick up the pace with City Running Tours. TVAN/ALBERT NORMANDIN (AERIAL), KHAREN HILL (SARAH MCLACHLAN) GET IMMERSED IN INDIGENOUS CULTURE Vancouver lies on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples; these and other First Nations stretching up the Pacific coast developed arguably the richest artistic traditions of all Indigenous peoples of the New World, examples of which can be seen around the city. One of the world's largest collections of Northwest Coast totem poles, ceremonial masks, argillite sculpture and woven cedar hats can be found at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. SKI AT NIGHT The air may be balmy at sea level, but 20 minutes from downtown, the North Shore Mountains offer winter sports and après ski from December to March (and, some seasons, into April and even May). The slopes of Cypress Mountain (a 2010 Olympics venue), Grouse Mountain Resort and Mount Seymour Resort are all lit up for night skiing, snowboarding and snow-tubing late into the evening, making for an unforgettable night out. All three mountains offer complete gear rentals and lessons.