Simon Ratcliffe - Channel Collective SPRING 2017 BCA A .COM 15
jet boating TRAVEL
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(clockwise from top) Restored houses at Cassiar Cannery now serve as a boutique hotel; The Man
Who Fell from Heaven petroglyph lies near Prince Rupert; nature reclaims an abandoned car;
Ringbolt Island still bears its namesake hardware; a jet boater examines a clam on Digby Island, west
of Prince Rupert; photographer Simon Ratcliffe poses at Rooster Tail Falls on the Exchamsiks River.
JET BOATING
WITH UNBC
The tours: The University of Northern
BC (UNBC)
offers its educational jet
boat tours to the general public. Trip
themes range from photography and
history to ghost towns. Eight are
planned for the spring and summer
of 2017; among others: Skeena River
Historic Journey by Jet Boat, Canneries
of the North Coast, Ghost Towns of
Northwest BC, Historic Fort George
River Journey, The Port Essington
Experience and Northwest BC Grizzly
Bear Discovery Tour. Prices include
accommodation and meals. unbc.ca/
continuing-studies/courses-workshops
The gear: The climate in northwestern
BC can be unpredictable, and spring
temperatures get down to freezing
at night. Dress in warm layers and a
waterproof jacket. Waders are provided.
