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The best guide to the area, packed with essentials

Natural wonders and unspoiled parks, including coastal drives, Mt. Rainier, Crater Lake, and the Inside Passage
Spectacular hikes, seaside golf, and where to whale-watch
Great shops for Inuit art, local wines, and smoked salmon

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget

Business-friendly big-city hotels, cozy B&Bs, fishing lodges, beachside cottages, and well-equipped campgrounds
Microbreweries, oyster bars, coffeehouses, and the best places for Pacific Rim cuisine--sushi, dim sum, seafood, and more

Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust

Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

56 pages of maps--and dozens of unique features

Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; Festivals; Great Itineraries--winery, garden, and cultural tours; background essays, videos to watch; and more! ... Read more

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In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort to manufacture a modern countryside. The government wished to reward veterans of the Great War with new lives: soliders and other settlers would benefit from living in a rural community, considered a more healthy and moral alternative to urban life. But the fundamental reason for the land resettlement project was the rise of progressive or "new liberal" thinking, as reformers advocated an expanded role for the state in guaranteeing the prosperity and economic security of its citizens.

This ideological shift pushed the government to intervene directly in the management of not only society but also the natural environment. As most arable, accessible land in British Columbia was already being farmed by 1919, the state had to undertake environmental engineering projects on a scale not yet attempted in the province. Creating a Modern Countryside examines how this process unfolded, identifies its successes and failures, and demonstrates how the human-environment relationship of the early twentieth century shaped the province we live in today. ... Read more

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British Columbia's diverse wildlife population includes killer whales, giant Pacific octopus, cougars, moose, grizzlies and spirit bears, a rare black bear that, because of a recessive gene, has all-white fur.Children will be awed to learn of legendary creatures reportedly sighted in British Columbia, such as the serpent-like lake demon called Ogopogo and the big-footed beast known as Saquatch.They will also learn of Canada's Iceman, an ancient hunter whose body and clothing were nearly perfectly preserved in a glacier for more than 550 years.Capturing the essence of the richly varied regions and islands of British Columbia, "S is for Spirit Bear" takes children on a journey they will never forget. ... Read more

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Examines the history, geography, climate, industries, people, and culture of Canada's westernmost province. ... Read more

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This full-color field guide invites readers to explore the Pacific Northwest s diverse array of mountain wildflowers, ferns, trees, and grasses. ... Read more

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good, but only covers common species. no keys to genus/sp
Good photographs, but these alone are not adequate to allow identification of many of the species described. Since most distinguishing characteristics of related species are described in terms of "less than" or "more than" the species photographed, and since you often can't see those characters in the photograph, it is often difficult to use this field guide to distinguish between related species. The key is only to the family level ... Read more

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This wide-ranging collection of essays focuses on the geography of British Columbia. An overview of the province's geographical regions, demographic characteristics, and cultural variety is followed by a discussion of the physical environment, including natural hazards, climate, vegetation, and water resources.The central portion addresses the geopolitical history of the Pacific Northwest and covers the geopolitics of hydroelectric power development, First Nation's land claims, and associated treaty negotiations. Attention then shifts to Chinese immigration, which has been responsible for creating the province's largest visible minority.The final section reviews British Columbia's spatial economy and includes chapters on recreation and tourism, land-use planning, mineral development, energy, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, and marine conservation. ... Read more

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The Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada. The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenic beauty, with snowmelt lakes and perennial whitecapped mountains, including many of Canada's highest mountains. Although the climate is arctic and subarctic and very dry, with long cold winters, the long sunshine hours in the short summer allow a profusion of flowers and fruit to blossom. Most of the territory is boreal forest, tundra being the main vegetation zone only in the extreme north and at high elevations. The world's largest non-polar icefield, the Kluane icefields is mostly in the Yukon. The territory is about the shape of a right triangle, bordering the American state of Alaska to the west, the Northwest Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south. The Yukon covers 482,443 square kilometres, of which 474,391 km² is land and 8,052 km² is water. It is bounded on the south by the 60th parallel of latitude. Its northern coast is on the Beaufort Sea. Its western boundary is 141 degrees west longitude. ... Read more

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Here is history from a geographical viewpoint! For the first time, many of the old maps of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest have been gathered together ina single book, creating an atlas of antique maps that tell a continuing story of theexpanding frontier of knowledge about the region.

The Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest is a unique collection of over 320 original maps of explorers and navigators from four centuries of voyages and overland treks of exploration and discovery to the northwest coast, plus native maps, and a host of others selected for their interest or historical significance.

There are imaginary and speculative maps, old political boundary maps, boundary dispute maps, military and spy maps, bird s eye maps, gold rush maps, railway maps and Hudson s Bay Company maps. All are reproductions of hand-drawn or contemporary engraved originals. The maps are combined with context-setting history, explanations of how the maps came to be drawn, and the history behind them.

Here are the maps of Spanish, British, Russian, American, French and other explorers who literally put the Pacific Northwest on the map -Francis Drake, Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov, James Cook, Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra, Alejandro Malaspina, Dionisio Galiano, George Vancouver, Alexander Mackenzie, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, David Thompson, Charles Wilkes, John Charles Fremont, and many others. In drawingtheir maps, these explorers and mapmakers helped fill in geographical knowledge of one of the last remaining gaps in the map of the world.

A unique and stunning new perspective on the history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.

The Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest contains high quality reproductions of 335 original maps, with over 235 covering the territory which is now British Columbia. Of the 335 old maps, 180 are in colour and 155 in (usually original) black and white; there are 60 other illustrations, including modern colour photographs and black and white historical photographs and engravings; 27 are in colour, 33 in black and white. The book is printed on acid-free Japanese matt art paper, for a beautiful and enduring addition to your library. 208 pages, 12.75 x 9.5inches (324 x 241 mm) ... Read more

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Wonderful and lots of fun
I have quite a few other historical atlases, and this one is one of my favorites. One attraction is that it's focused on the northwest US, where I live. Even without the local interest I still think I'd like the book though.

Unlike a typical historical atlas, this book collects historical maps, rather than using modern maps to illustrate historical events. In the accompanying text, it tells stories about the explorers who created the maps.

The book flap text is a good summary of the contents, not just empty marketing.

Wonderful and lots of fun
I have other historical atlases, but this one is my favorite. For onething, it covers the area where I live, but even without the local interestit's great. Instead of drawing broad historical themes on modern maps, likemost historical atlases do, this book collects historical maps, showing howpeople through history thought the world looked. In addition to the manyinteresting historical maps, there are lots of interesting stories aboutthe people who created the maps.

The stuff in the book flap text and theexcerpt isn't just hype -- the book really is as good as it sounds. ... Read more

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British Columbia is an insightful and entertaining introduction to its people, culture, geography, history, and economy.The easy-to-read text - by British Columbia resident Vivien Bowers- is complimented with beautiful colour photography, yaking readers on a fascinating tour of Canada's "Pacific Province." ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the energy and tourism industries, and until very recently, forestry. The forests surrounding Fort Nelson are part of Canada's boreal forest. Fort Nelson is just on the southwest edge of the Greater Sierra oil & gas field. The town lies east of the Northern Rocky Mountains in the Peace River region, directly along the Alaska Highway at mile 300. Year round, the town is home to over 4500 residents while 1600 additional residents settle in the surrounding area, which includes the Fort Nelson First Nations reserve. There are about 500 members living on the reserve, and across the region as a whole Aboriginal people make up approximately 15% of the total population. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fort Steele is a heritage town in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of the Crowsnest Highwayalong Highways 93 and 95, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Cranbrook. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Elkford is a small community in southeast British Columbia. It is nestled within the majestic Rocky Mountain range. Elkford is located 32 km North of the junction at Sparwood, on provincial Highway 43.Elkford has year-round outdoor recreation opportunities and activities.The town and area boast many kilometers of hiking, snowmobiling and cross country ski trails, as well as a family oriented ski hill, Wapiti, run by Elkford resident volunteers. The Wapiti hill consists of a nine-tower t-bar lift, a lodge, rentals and night skiing all at affordable rates. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The District Municipality of Tumbler Ridge is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. The municipality of 1,574 square kilometres (608 sq mi), with its population of 2,454 people, incorporates a townsite and a large area of mostly Crown land. The housing and municipal infrastructure, along with regional infrastructure connecting the new town to other municipalities, were built simultaneously in 1981 by the provincial government to service the coal industry as part of the British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation's Northeast Coal Development. ... Read more

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Stapled softcover binding. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait (also known as the Gulf of Georgia), is a strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately 240 kilometres (150 mi) long and varies in width from 18.5 to 55 km (11.5 to 34 mi). Archipelagos and narrow channels mark each end of the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands in the south, and the Discovery Islands in the north. The main channels to the south are Haro Strait and Rosario Strait, which connect the Strait of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In the north, Discovery Passage is the main channel connecting the Strait of Georgia to Johnstone Strait. ... Read more

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Oh, Georgia... not again!
This book is nothing but a collection of loosely-related Wikipedia articles. Some of the islands and straits mentioned in the summary and featured in this book are not even CLOSE to the Strait of Georgia. On top of that, you have the picture of Atlanta, GA on the cover. Nice going, Alpha... er, Betascript. ... Read more

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In this updated edition of Treaty Talks in British Columbia, Christopher McKee traces the origins and development of treaty negotiations in the province. Through an examination of Native concerns, he analyzes conflicting points of view and suggests alternatives for achieving consensus.

The new edition includes:

- an overview of the Supreme Court of Canada's 1997 decision in Delgamuukw, and the impact of that ruling on Native peoples' bargaining power and on government policy initiatives;- a review of the Nisga'a Final Agreement and the main criticisms of the deal;- a discussion of the main components of the Sechelt Agreement-in-Principle, and whether or not the agreement can guarantee certainty in land tenure regimes; and- an analysis of the treaty-making process in the 21st century, focusing on the implications of a change in government in Victoria, territorial overlap among First Nations' treaty settlement lands, and the costs of treaty-making in the post-Nisga'a era.

The second edition of Treaty Talks in British Columbia offers significant insights into an ongoing controversial topic. ... Read more

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The only publication of its kind
This work remains the only publication of its kind on the subject and, judging from the reviews noted on its backcover, a very good effort at explaining and analyzing the main issues underlying the treaty process in BC. The book has now become a staple in university courses in Canada, the US, and Australia. A third edition is expected sometime in 2006. ... Read more