[ad_1] Over 200,000 people from around the world made a stop at the hoodoos east of Drumheller, Alta., last year. The seven-metre tall natural sandstone pillars were a free attraction for tourists, but a new pilot project from the Town of Drumheller is changing that. “What we’re trying to do …

[ad_1] British Columbia will host the World Travel Awards for three consecutive years, starting in 2020, the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) announced this week. The tourism association said it won the hosting rights for the annual event after submitting a three-year bid earlier this year. Predator Ridge Resort in …

[ad_1] Parks Canada is expecting the August long weekend to bring a large number of visitors to Banff National Park and is reminding those visitors to plan ahead. “This weekend could be the busiest one of the season,” said Greg Danchuk, a visitor experience manager with Parks Canada. Visitors are …

[ad_1] The rural community of Spallumcheen could soon be home to a new tourist attraction, compete with a zip line and an alpine coaster. Spallumcheen couple Jack and Patti Wood are proposing to create a “mountain adventure park” along Highway 97A by the spring of next year. Patti Wood said …

[ad_1] Muskoka has tried to remain buoyant despite devastating floods in Bracebridge and Huntsville. In the wake of the flooding, officials were worried sun worshippers and outdoor enthusiasts looking to get out of the city would turn to other parts of the province to spend their time off. “If anyone …

[ad_1] Hugging the mudflats of the Bay of Fundy just outside Dorchester, N.B., are 130,000 semipalmated sandpipers in the midst of a massive migration from the Arctic to South America. Coinciding with their arrival is the 19th annual Dorchester Sandpiper Festival, which runs this weekend, celebrating the arrival of the …

[ad_1] A charging bison knocked a nine-year-old girl off her feet and sent her spinning through the air in Yellowstone National Park on Monday, in an incident captured on video by a bystander. jQuery(“.story-ad-read-more a”).click(function() { jQuery(“html, body”).animate({ scrollTop: jQuery(“#div-gpt-gnca-ads-6872-300250-2”).offset().top + jQuery(“#div-gpt-gnca-ads-6872-300250-2”).height() }, “fast”); return false; }); The incident happened …

[ad_1] It is not the sheer number of tourists descending on Venice that bothers Italian food blogger Monica Cesarato so much as the type of visitor. Not so long ago Venice was considered the trip of a lifetime, said Cesarato, who runs gastronomic tours there. Visitors took days, even weeks, …

[ad_1] Concern is mounting in a rural New Brunswick community as the province looks to privatize the operation of Murray Beach Provincial Park. And while it would remain a “provincial park,” some people say the private management could mean bad news for locals. “We want (the province) to back off, …

[ad_1] According to Peterborough’s next official plan, which is still in its draft stages, the population of the city is forecast to grow from 83,000 to 115,000 by 2041. To accommodate a growth of 32,000 residents, the city needs to achieve an employment activity rate of at least one job …