Cover Stories

In 1893 Stanley Smith went off in search of a lost explorer in the vast Coast Mountain wilderness between Squamish and Chilko Lake — 150 kilometres of rugged terrain that contains valleys like the Sims, Clendenning and Upper Lillooet.

Yahooing the Green and Birkenhead Rivers By G.D. Maxwell On the way to Green Lake, there's a hill. It's not much of a hill, but then this isn't much of a school bus either.

"Doing good seeking rewards is a contaminated virtue. Doing good without thought of reward, dedicating it to enlightenment, is uncontaminated virtue.

Summer vacations Bike/car camping in the Rockies By Grant Lamont I've never in my life seen so much stuff crammed into the old Golf as when we loaded up to go south on our road trip.

The rules run through it Dan Swanstrom has a one track mind — actually his mind would better be described as a singletrack mind. Swanstrom is a 41-year-old carpenter who has lived in Whistler for the past decade.

Whistler residents seem to wage an ongoing debate about what it takes to be a "local.

Oh Canada, our home and native land By Bob Barnett Ownership of land. For generations of Canadians it has been considered a right.

The Sky’s no longer the limit By Bob Barnett Up until this week London, England was closer to Vancouver than New York City. That changed on Thursday, when Continental Airlines began direct flights between Vancouver and New York.

"It feels great to feel good again," says Dallas Cristofoli after a year long illness.

Eric Crowe looks down at the box of newspaper clippings sitting on the porch by his feet. Out of the medium-sized box spill numerous stories, photos and results from a mountain bike racing career that has spanned more than a decade.