Storm Watching on the West Coast
Known for its beautiful summer weather where tourists go to bask in the sun, learn the skillful art of surfing, and possibly partake in a once in a lifetime whale watching tour, the West Coast of Vancouver Island has recently been attracting a new type of vacationer....
BC B&Bkeepers Guild to honor Vets with free rooms for Remembrance Day
PARKSVILLE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, October 2011 -- The BC Bed & Breakfast B&Bkeepers Guild will join hundreds of inns and bed & breakfasts throughout the U.S. and Canada in honouring active and retired veterans with free rooms in recognition of Remembrance Day. In a...
Afternoon Scones
Recipe Submitted by the A Touch of English B&B A TOUCH OF ENGLISH BED & BREAKFAST 5 Alameda Court, Kelowna. B.C. V1V 1C6 Hosts: Clare & Kelly Sucloy The Scone Recipe For apple and cheddar cheese scone, I put less sugar in and grate the apple and cheese on...
Upside-Down Apple French Toast
Recipe Submitted by the Mainstay Oasis Bed & Breakfast Provided by Captain Wohlt B&B 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1-1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp water 3 Granny Smith apples Cinnamon, to taste 1 loaf French bread, sliced 1-1/2 inches thick 1-1/2 cup milk 6 large...
BC Parks celebrates 100 years
On March 1 of this year, BC Parks celebrated its 100th birthday. The first provincial park created in British Columbia was Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island back in 1911, and since then BC Parks has grown to be one of the largest park systems in the...
The Super Circle
BC Ferries offers up to a 15% discount on one way fares when purchased as a Circle Pac ticket. This means you can go from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island, across to the Sunshine Coast and back down to Vancouver at a great price! Or go the other way around! ...
The bigger word in “Bed & Breakfast”
A large part of the attraction of staying at a British Columbia Bed & Breakfast concerns the bigger word in "Bed & Breakfast", our breakfasts of course! The BC B&Bkeepers Guild definition of what is a Bed & Breakfast includes the requirement that...
Stop and Smell the Flowers
May is a terrific month here in British Columbia. The weather is getting warmer, the rhododendrons go crazy and gardeners know it is time to plant, weed and feed. On Vancouver Island, between Port Hardy in the north and Victoria in the south, there are over 18...
Proscuitto Wrapped BC Spot Prawns
Recipe Submitted by the A Apples ~N~ Wine B&B PROSCIUTTO & BASIL WRAPPED SPOT PRAWNS INGREDIENTS: � 454 g. (or 1 lb.) Fresh Spot Prawns (or 1 bag large raw prawns 16/20 count) � 200 g thinly sliced prosciutto � 1 bunch fresh basil � 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) Panko...
BC Residents – Be a tourist in Vancouver!
Are you planning a visit to Vancouver, BC? Here is a great reason to say " yes", and to plan that visit in May, as Tourism Vancouver and partner attractions are holding a "Be a Tourist in Your Own Town" event. As part of Vancouver 125 all BC residents are invited to...