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18 W e s t W o r l d >> s u m m e r 2 0 1 4 Lonnie Wishart, (bottom) Yves marcoux/maxxImages the street: Prince Rupert's Cow Bay Road summer is the perfect time to stroll the port city's waterfront promenade eAts the battle for Prince rupert's best fish and chips is waged here between old-school smiles seafood Café (smilesseafoodcafe.ca) — net a cosy backroom table — and unassuming rival dolly's Fish Market, where seafood combos rule (dollysfishmarket.com). taste-test both or consider an alternative at upstairs opa sushi a few steps away (opasushi.com). dinner-wise, landmark Cow Bay Café serves sunset views and hearty Italian- esque entrees (205 Cow Bay rd), while a short uphill stroll to Cargo Kitchen & Bar delivers a mod-cool room and Asian-influenced comfort dishes — Japanese curry meatballs recommended (101 1st Ave east). drINKs Join java-loving locals at legendary Cowpuccino's, a gabled, wooden- floored coffee shack with an additional line in cooling summer- time smoothies (25 Cow Bay rd), or if you're not driving, grab a stronger cold one across the street at Breakers, a comfy neigh- bourhood pub with a chatty waterfront deck (breakerspub.com). Craft-beer nut? sidle up to the tiny tasting bar inside Wheelhouse Brewing — rupert's hip new microbrewery — for a frothy Gillnetter Golden Ale (wheelhousebrewing.com). doN't MIss Casting off from Cow Bay, Prince rupert Adventure tours' large yellow boats weave you through Chatham sound towards one of B.C.'s nature-hugging hot spots. the six-hour Grizzly Bear tour offers a supporting cast of seals, porpoises and bald eagles, but the stars of the show — dozens of snuffling grizzlies that call the area home — often appear along the Khutzeymateen Valley shoreline. there's a palpable awe among passengers as these sauntering residents — sometimes mothers trailing curious cubs — emerge from the dense forest. Bring the longest lens your camera can handle (adventuretours.net). —J.L. Canadian Home Improvement Centre.indd 1 14-03-26 3:27 PM p18-19_The Street.indd 19 14-04-15 12:32 PM