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tourismvancouver.com 13 Jarren MacDougall LOCAL INTEL e assistant Chef Concierge, Shangri-La Hotel and B.C. Region Secretary, Les Clefs d'Or Canada guides well-travelled guests to his must-see spots beyond the downtown core. • GRANVILLE ISLAND: Explore beyond the public market. For lunch, Edible Canada focuses on local ingredients, the glassblowing studio is exciting and the new Ukama Gallery offers something different with African art. • GO FURTHER: The Armoury District just to the west is a good tie-in to Granville Island. Walk past the iconic Waterfall Building to Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks (they do tea in the afternoon) and Les Amis du Fromage for great cheeses. • PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK: The trails are ideal for walking and letting dogs run around off leash. • SQUAMISH: For getting out of the city, Squamish is beautiful. Take the Sea to Sky Gondola for views of waterfalls. • GET ACTIVE: Walk through the beautiful Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest. It's about a four-hour hike. • MORE TIME: Explore nearby Nitobe Memorial Garden and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Granville Island Public Market ROBERT LEE/FLICKR, JARREN MacDOUGALL, COLIN KNOWLES/FLICKR, DOC OREN/FLICKR, KEN GOLDMAN PHOTOGRAPHY/FLICKR,LIBERTY DISTILLERY PACK IT ALL IN: Take an Evening Combo Tour with Vancouver Trolley Company to the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain. ADRENALINE RUSH The mountains are beckoning and the whales are waiting, but you can pack both land and sea adventures into a long day. Take a whale-watching excursion (spot humpback, orcas or minke whales depending the season) with Prince of Whales Whale Watching from Coal Harbour or Wild Whales Vancouver at Granville Island. Or go further afield with Steveston Seabreeze Adventures or Vancouver Whale Watch in Richmond. Trips travel along the Fraser River Estuary. Move from water to land at Cypress Mountain and hit the tubing or terrain parks for a snowbound adrenaline rush. Liberty Distillery Granville Island