Cowitchan Cultural Centre

Maple syrup and the Big Apple

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October 30th 2008
We arrived in Vancouver Island via the Victoria Clipper and met up with our long-time friend, Nellie accompanied by her youngest granddaughter, Rachel. We settled into our room and went to the local duck pond with Rachael and picked her brother, Ethan and sister, Clare, up from school. We had fun climbing on the school playsets with the other (smaller) children. Over the next couple of days w ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more