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December 12
TubaChriSTmaS
Head to Portland to marvel at the
baritone majesty of 200 tubas
harrumphing out seasonal classics
in Pioneer courthouse Square.
tubachristmas.com
MEMBERS SAVE: 10% on bcaa
Travel Insurance. bcaa.com/travel
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Through December 19
SanTa Train
In Washington, the Northwest
Railway museum's most popular
program features a jolly engineer each
weekend at the controls during an
11-km, big bend-Snoqualmie round trip.
trainmuseum.org
MEMBERS SAVE: 10% on bcaa Travel
Insurance. bcaa.com/travel
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Through December 20
PoLar exPreSS
Next stop: the "North Pole"!
Departures take place from West
coast Railway Heritage Park each
weekend in Squamish for this
hourlong train ride complete with
cookies, hot chocolate – and a visit
with Santa and mrs. claus.
wcra.org
FESTIvE FEaSTS
'Tis the season for home entertaining. If you're wondering
how to jazz up your go-to recipes, try a secret from one local
chef: mulling spices. chef Robert Uy of the Westin Wall
centre,
vancouver
airport
calls the fragrant spices his
favourite wintertime ingredient. Traditionally used in mulled
cider or wine, this classic combination of cinnamon, cloves,
nutmeg and allspice is surprisingly versatile and can lend
distinctive flavour to a variety of dishes. "I add them to soups,
roasted yams and savoury bread stuffing," says chef Uy.
MEMBERS SAVE: BCAA Members save up to 15% on stays at the Westin Wall
Centre, Vancouver Airport. bcaa.com/westin; westinvancouverairport.com
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January 14 – 24
Sun PeakS WinTer
okanagan Wine
FeSTivaL
Twenty events make up this
18th annual celebration of fine
wines and winter fun (plan a
safe ride home!).
sunpeaksresort.com
MEMBERS SAVE: 20% on a
Peaks Snow card.
bcaa.com/sunpeaks
