Stanstead is right on the border with Vermont, an American state. The community spills across the two countries and is called Derby Line on the US side. Its most famous sight is a public library purposefully built half on the Canadian side and half on the US side. The Haskell Read more…
I read an article on the CBC website soon a Friday afternoon. Bruno Marchand, the new mayor of Quebec City (in office just since last November), said he wouldn’t let protestors interfere with citizen’s ability to live their lives and told visitors to come to the Carnaval de Quebec, an Read more…
I had already photographed the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa the weekend prior, but I happened to be in Quebec City for the Carnaval de Quebec. It seems my crappy journalism luck couldn’t shake off disruptions regardless of where I went. Quebec City’s new mayor, Bruno Marchand, said that he wouldn’t Read more…
The annual winter festival in Quebec City is a big draw for tourists, so much so that I heeded the call of Bruno Marchand to come to the city to see it for myself. There’s more about the history online that I know, but it’s got something to do with Read more…
I tried to dig my head into sand and avoid reading the news as much as I can. After being a journalism student for more than a year, I was sick of keeping on top of news that didn’t provide any actionable insights. Most of it was just “something unfortunate Read more…
There’s really nothing out in Abbotsford, but there is a lot to see in the tiny village of Clayburn. I came across this town while I was searching for ghost towns to visit, but to my disappointment (and surprise) there were actually people living there. The first thing I did Read more…
Easily reachable by SkyTrain or in about 20 minutes by West Coast Express from downtown Vancouver, Port Moody has one of the most beautiful parks facing the Burrard Inlet. The train tracks are kind of in the way so I’d suggest taking the 181 or 182 one stop out to Read more…
The Museum of Civilization was designed by Quebec architect Moshe Sadie, who also designed Habitat 67 in Montreal and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Quebec. The only downside to the design is the lack of parking in the museum building, municipal parking lots charge by the minute. I visited Read more…
I ran into Lévis completely by chance. At the conclusion of my trip to Quebec City, I looked across the St. Lawrence River and saw interesting features of a red staircase and a terrace with pavilions at a town. I decided to drive over the next morning to see what Read more…
Quebec City is the only walled settlement in the US and Canada, its famous fortifications were preserved after the government proposed to remove them to permit urban growth in the late 19th century. It was heavily bombarded in 1759 and invaded with the battle of the Plains of Abraham by Read more…