Tour British Columbia Riding the sea to a mountain
The article promotes Grouse Mountain access from Vancouver via Seabus and SkyTram with details on fares, schedules, and routes. It highlights 400-passenger Seabus crossings every 15 minutes, 12 minute crossings, and SkyTram flights at five dollars return with group family rates. It notes bus transfers from Lonsdale Quay to Capilano Drive and the eight minute flight to the Chalet overlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grouse Mountain
Vancouver
Burrard Inlet
CPR
Cordova Street
Granville
Granville Street Waterfront
Seabus
SkyTram
North Shore
Lonsdale Quay
Highland
North Vancouver
Edgemont
Ridgewood Drive
Capilano Drive
Misty Gulf Islands
Grouse
B.C
World of beasts and birds notes from London society
A roundup from the Fauna Preservation Society covers dusky seaside sparrow decline to 13 or fewer males, a Florida misidentified female behaving as a male, a belted kingfisher shot in Ireland, and vultures starving in Southern Africa due to Predator loss. It also notes cheetahs in Namibia forming packs, a selective yellow billed oxpecker feeding on ticks from select animals, and other curious wildlife items including an extinct Tasmanian wolf myth and legal penalties for introducing exotic plants to Antarctica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Fauna Preservation Society
United States
Titusville
Florida
Emerald Isle
Africa
Vulture Study
Johannesburg
Mysore
India
South Africa
Rhodes
Matopos
Britain
Wales
Sri Lanka
Union battles over pension reform in British Columbia
In Vancouver unions prepare to oppose a provincial bill capping indexed pensions for public employees. The BC Teachers' Federation plans to lobby Victoria MLAs while the BC Government Employees' Union will hold province wide rallies starting May 30 to protest the legislation. Leaders warn the reform could cut take home pay and strip cost of living protections for retirees amid a $1 billion pension shortfall.
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Vancouver
UPC
B.C
B.C. Teachers’ Federation
Victoria
Teachers’ Federation
al Blakey
Jack Adams
BCGEU
Adams
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British Columbia
Jean MacKenzie
Gulf Islands
Granville & Cordova
Taiwan
Chiayi Brewery
Indonesia
Thailand
Namibia
U.S
Antarctica
Poland
Lenin Iron and Steel Works
Chetwynd
Ken Waters
Chetwynd Lions Club
Are Ana
Yardwork
D. Morgan
D.C
Chetwynd Motor Inn
P.O. Box
Chetwynd, B.C
Chetwynd Home Furnishings
Cabinet & Portable
T.V
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