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BC Travel Tuesday: Hilton Whistler

February 7th, 2012 @ 3:53pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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As quickly as it returned, my BC Travel Tuesday series is wrapping up for another season. This is the fourth installment for our winter Whistler getaways and I’d like to thank everyone for their participation so far. backyardbc is a new travel website designed specifically for residents of British Columbia. Essentially a “be a tourist [...]

BC Travel Tuesday: Crystal Lodge & Suites Whistler

January 31st, 2012 @ 3:09pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Whistler edition of BC Travel Tuesday continues this week and while we get soggy in the city, the snow is floating down in this world class resort community. backyardbc is a new travel website designed specifically for residents of British Columbia. Essentially a “be a tourist in your own backyard” program, participating hotels & [...]

BC Travel Tuesday: Evolution Whistler Creekside

January 24th, 2012 @ 10:02am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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BC Travel Tuesday, with a Whistler spin, continues this week as I partner with backyardbc.com to help British Columbians get out and explore their home province. backyardbc is a new travel website designed specifically for residents of British Columbia. Essentially a “be a tourist in your own backyard” program, participating hotels & resorts offer residents [...]

BC Travel Tuesday: Coast Blackcomb Suites Whistler

January 17th, 2012 @ 1:10pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Last year I partnered with Brian Friesen of backyardbc.com when he launched his service that provides discounts for British Columbians when they book hotel stays in their own province. Over 12 weeks we gave away thousands of dollars in accommodation prizes during “BC Travel Tuesday” — it was such a success that we’re going to [...]

Family New Year’s Eve Vancouver

December 22nd, 2011 @ 5:52pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Vancouver hasn’t had a public “First Night” family New Year’s celebration in quite a while but there is still a few options for the last day of 2011. Photo credit: BC Gov Photos on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool Robson Square Ice Rink On New Year’s Eve the Province of BC will [...]

Whistler Film Festival 2011: Recap

December 15th, 2011 @ 11:45am by Michelle Kim
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I once again found myself in the wonderful winter whirlwind that is the Whistler Film Festival (“WFF”) this year, covering the festivities and films for Miss604.com. Photo credit: Sliver of Light Photography on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool More and more, I keep hearing festival guests making comparisons between WFF and the [...]

Whistler Film Festival 2011: Preview

December 2nd, 2011 @ 9:50am by Michelle Kim
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I’m at the Whistler Film Festival again this year and though I’m linked to two films in the festival (my dog Momo is in the Rob Leickner’s Lost Lagoon and a short I’m producing, Mermaid in a Jar, has been shortl-isted for MMPIA short film award), I will be covering the festival for Miss604.com. This [...]

Whistler Blackcomb Opening Day 2011

November 10th, 2011 @ 2:05pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Whistler Blackcomb will be opening its 2011-2012 season on November 24th. To celebrate they have some creative campaigns running including a Tweetup on November 26th and [EMBEDDED] which will see professional freeskier Mike Douglas living atop Whistler Mountain for 6 days in November. Photo credit: couloir on Flickr – From the Miss604 Flickr Pool Lodging [...]