‘CANADA: CULTURE, SCENERY, SPORT’ Archives
THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CANADA’S FIRST NATIONS
INTERVIEW: ANORA-LIA COLLIER Visiting Wendake in Canada will give you a good insight into the history and culture of the Wendat First Nations People. So what will you see? Anora-Lia Collier is from the Huron Wendat Museum.
FIRST NATIONS IN CANADA
INTERVIEW: TSUNXEN British Columbia in Canada may be famous for the city of Vancouver, skiing in Whistler and winter Olympics but its indigenous people have a history that goes back a long way. Willy Lewis is a member of the first nations peoples of the area, his ancestral name is Tsunxen (So-no-han) which has been handed down to him through the [...]
BEARS IN CANADA
INTERVIEW: ARTHUR DE JONG Whistler is not only home to a world famous ski resort – it’s also home to a number of bears. So how do they cope living in such a busy area with so many visitors? Arthur de Jong is the mountain planning and environmental manager at Whistler Blackcombe in Canada.
SKIING IN CANADA
INTERVIEW: ARTHUR DE JONG A ski resort by its very nature has an impact on the environment so what can be done to reduce that impact? Arthur de Jong is the mountain Planning and Environmental Manager at Whistler Blackcombe in Canada.
GREEN SKIING IN CANADA
INTERVIEW: ARTHUR DE JONG The winter sports resort at Whistler in British Columbia has taken on a number of initiatives to become more green and ultimately hopes to have a zero carbon operation. So why the enthusiasm for being environmentally friendly? Arthur de Jong is the area’s mountain planning and environmental manager.
SKIING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
INTERVIEW: ARTHUR DE JONG A ski resort has masses of infrastructure from the hotels and shops to the ski lifts and runs. So what sort of impact do they have on the local environment and its biodiversity? Arthur de Jong is the mountain planning and environmental manager at Whistler Blackcombe in Canada.
MORE THAN SKIING IN WHISTLER
Forget skiing in Whistler – mountain biking is where it’s at. Whistler is not just a first class ski resort and home to this year’s winter Olympics, it’s also a fantastic summer playground. If skiing is not your thing, wait until the snow, the silly hats and the grungy looking snowboarders have departed, and then head up the [...]
WINTER OLYMPICS IN CANADA
INTERVIEW: KEVIN DEMASKIE Kevin DeMaskie talks about how the locals of Whister feel about the Winter Olympics coming to town, and how environmental concerns have been addressed.
CHAMPAGNE & SABRES
I am standing in a cellar surrounded by over 20,000 bottles of carefully chosen wine. I have a bottle of Moet et Chandon Imperial in my left hand and a large knife in my right hand. Slowly I run the blade up and down the neck of the bottle listening to the sound of metal against glass. Then with a quick flick of the wrist the blade [...]
CUSTOMER LED CANADIAN CUISINE
“Oh for goodness sake, tell the chef to cook her something proper!” I was so thrilled to hear this that I nearly leapt out of my chair and did a little dance of joy. Why was I so thrilled? Well, I have this issue with pasta and risotto as the unimaginative de facto standard vegetarian option in pretty much every restaurant I ever visit. [...]
