Archive for April 2011

National parks need protection from commercial activities

Posted on Apr 30 in: canada beach - No Comments »

Re: “Embracing our national parks,” Editorial, April 26. Are Banff and Jasper “parks” in the sense of nature reserves or Coney Island? The most recent proposal by Brewster Travel Canada to build a tourist attraction structure at a popular viewpoint on the Icefields Parkway is another example of shifting the balance toward the Coney Island [...]

Canada’s Yukon is pure gold

Posted on Apr 27 in: canada beach - No Comments »

Dave O’Farrell shows off the catch of the day new Grizzly Creek Lodge in the Yukon. (Peter Brewster/Special to QMI Agency) The Yukon is pure gold. Scenery, history, wildlife and real wilderness writ large on vast canvas. It’s also one of Canada’s more accessible northern regions, which makes visiting easy and leaving hard. Talk to [...]

PETER BREWSTER, Special to QMI Agency

Posted on Apr 24 in: canada beach - No Comments »

The Yukon is pure gold. Scenery, history, wildlife and real wilderness writ large on vast canvas. It’s also one of Canada’s more accessible northern regions, which makes visiting easy and leaving hard. Talk to a Yukoner and commonly hear: “I came up to take a look a decade ago and never left.” Gold rush, Robert [...]

Redskins open at home; travel to Canada

Posted on Apr 21 in: canada beach - No Comments »

The Redskins will open the regular season at home on Sept. 11 — the 10th anniversary of 9/11 — fittingly against the New York Giants. They also will play a Monday Night Football game at Dallas in Week 3, travel to Toronto to play the Buffalo Bills and host Minnesota on Christmas Eve. And they’ll [...]

Canada’s Yukon is pure gold

Posted on Apr 18 in: canada beach - No Comments »

Dave O’Farrell shows off the catch of the day new Grizzly Creek Lodge in the Yukon. (Peter Brewster/Special to QMI Agency) The Yukon is pure gold. Scenery, history, wildlife and real wilderness writ large on vast canvas. It’s also one of Canada’s more accessible northern regions, which makes visiting easy and leaving hard. Talk to [...]