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HERITAGE AND CULTURE First there were the Aboriginal Peoples who fi shed, hunted and traded for some 10,000 years in what is now British Columbia. Then the Europeans arrived, followed by new- comers from Asia. Today, the three cultural strands are woven together here, vibrantly and indelibly. First Nations culture is preserved in many galleries and museums, including the renowned UBC Museum of Anthropology ( www.moa.ubc.ca), and thrives in authentic experiences such as the Kamloopa Powwow (www.aboriginalbc.com). The stories of the Europeans who arrived to extract B.C.'s vast natural resources in the 18 th and 19 th centuries come to life in Barkerville, a former Gold Rush town turned living museum (www.barkerville.ca), or the Fort Langley National Historic Site (www. parkscanada.gc.ca/langley). The Asian experience is captured in the historic Chinatowns of Victoria and Vancouver, as well as in the City of Richmond, with its modern Asian shopping malls ( www. tourismrichmond.com). And all three traditions come together at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site ( www.parkscanada.gc.ca/georgiacannery). MUST SEE, MUST DO Climb the Via Ferrata—an "iron road"—of cables, ladders and handholds up Whistler Mountain (www.whistler.com). Then swing over to Whistler's new Audain Art Museum to take in a remarkable collection of works by B.C. artists ( www.audainartmuseum.com). In Vancouver, take the foot passenger ferry across False Creek to Granville Island and its galleries, shops, restaurants, theatres and popular Public Market ( www.granvilleisland.com). Go faster, higher, stronger at the Richmond Olympic Experience, North America's fi rst KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK • PARKS CANADA/OLIVIA ROBINSON YOHO DOCK • KRISTINA CAJIPE BC 68

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