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A British Columbia Primer
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NAT BAILEY STADIUM
It's been called the best little ball park in North America. Opened in 1951 on the slopes of Vancouver's Little Mountain, and named for the founder of White Spot, it remains the perfect place to watch a baseball game on a long summer evening.
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THE JOURNALISM OF BRUCE HUTCHISON
The writer who coined the term "Lotus Land" was the dean of BC newspapermen, the author of 15 books and the winner of 3 Governor General's Awards.
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KERMODE BEAR
The ghostly white "Spirit Bear," actually a subspecies of black bear, haunts the rain forests of the north coast. The city of Terrace has taken the Kermode as its official symbol.
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THE GREATER VANCOUVER BOOK
A giant compendium of everything anyone needs to know about the Lower Mainland, compiled by "Mr. Vancouver" himself, Chuck Davis. No other city in Canada has anything like it.
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DELLA FALLS
With water and mountains everywhere, it's not surprising BC has 6 of Canada's 10 highest waterfalls. Brandywine near Squamish, Helmcken in Wells Gray Park and Takakkaw in Yoho Park may be better known, but the wispy, ethereal Della Falls on Vancouver Island (440 m) is the highest in Canada and tenth highest in the world.
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W. A. C. BENNETT DAM
An engineering marvel on the Peace River west of Hudson's Hope. When it began producing electricity in 1968 it featured the largest underground generating station in the world. Along with nearby Peace Canyon Dam, it produces about a third of BC's electrical needs.
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THE CURVE OF TIME
One of the classics of BC literature. Published 40 years ago, yet still riding the bestseller list today, it is the memoir of Muriel "Capi" Blanchet, a widowed mother of five, who explored the coast with her children aboard a small boat during the 1930s.
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DR. SUN YAT-SEN CLASSICAL CHINESE GARDEN
It was the only full-scale classical scholar's garden built outside China when it opened on the edge of Vancouver's Chinatown in 1986. A place of tranquility in the middle of the urban jungle.
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THE VOICE OF BEN HEPPNER
From the farm country of the Peace River district to the stages of the world. Since sweeping top honours at the Metropolitan Opera auditions in New York in 1988, he has become a superstar of international opera.
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GULF ISLANDS
Known for their Mediterranean climate and laid-back lifestyle, they are home to about 12,000 permanent residents, but thousands of visitors pour in on weekends and holidays to escape the urban rat race.
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