spring 2012
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Cover: Lennard Island Lighthouse at Clayoquot
Sound, north of Tofino, B.C.
Photographer: Russ Heinl/All Canada Photos
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features
28 Light at the Edge
getaways
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Steveston's main road echoes with the drama and bustle
of a once great cannery row. by John Lee
of the World
North American lighthouses have been a welcome sight
for sea captains since the first beacon blinked to life on
Cape Breton Island in 1734. But two years ago, Ottawa called
for the demanning of Canada's lighthouses. Meet one reason
why B.C.'s mariners are glad the keepers stayed.
by Daniel Wood
32 Push the Beach
A cruise aboard a coastal freighter affords a peek into the
majestic fjords and isolated coves of Discovery Passage and
Johnstone Strait. Bonus: Guests don't have to lift a finger.
by Kerry McPhedran
(Steveston) M.Bliss/All Canada Photos
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THE STREET
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ROADTRIP
On the trail of purloined potlatch artifacts and a failed Utopia
off the coast of northeast Vancouver Island. by Liz Bryan
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PROFILE
Tofino is home to one of the birding world's über twitchers –
and yes, we will explain. by Kerry Banks
25 DAYTRIPPER
Move over Saltspring. Artists have found the Penders,
and they're prepping their palettes. by Tyee Bridge
WESTWORLD
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