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Contents
[ FEATURES ]
5  Wine in the Valley
   Exploring the abundance of
   wineries in the Okanagan Valley
10 Dinosaurs Unearthed
   Down to the Bone
14 Living History
   Celebrating Barkerville’s
   Chinese history at the
   Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

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4     Welcome Aboard CMA
      President’s message
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9     Top Eats
      Vancouver
13    Meet the Crew
      Toni
16    5 Things to do in…
      Kamloops
21    Q&A
      Katie Green
22    CMA Calendar
      Upcoming events

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                                                          Wine in the
                                                              Valley
  Photo courtesy Mission Hill Winery.

                                                                            The stunning architecture of Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna.

Exploring the abundance
of wineries in the Okanagan Valley
By Darcy Nybo

               hen you wine, think

 W
                                                                                      Mission Hill Winery
               Okanagan! There are              As you walk onto the
               about 8,700 acres of                                                   Mission Hill Family Estate Win-
               grapes and almost
                                            winery      grounds   you’ll   see        ery is West Kelowna’s must visit
               200 wineries in the              another    architectural              winery. The architecture alone is
Okanagan Valley. Each winery has                                                      worth the trip. When you arrive,
wines with distinctive character-
                                               wonder:    hand-chiseled               you enter through an imposing
istics thanks to terroir (the place        curved    arches   held   together         gateway. As you walk onto the
they are grown) and some innova-                                                      winery grounds you’ll see another
tive winemakers. There’s more to
                                                by  a  single keystone.               architectural wonder: hand-chis-
wineries than the wine; each has its                                                  eled curved arches held together
own unique style, which is what makes them so much            by a single keystone. There   are plenty of photo ops here.
fun to visit. Here are a few wineries to start you off.       Enjoy  amazing  lake views  from  the loggia, the terrace
                                                              and around the bell tower. During the summer there
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are outdoor concerts in the am-
phitheater. Then there’s the wine!
Mission Hill creates wines from five
different family-farmed vineyards.
With dozens of wines to choose
from, you’re sure to find one you’ll
love. Tour the gift shop and taste a
vino or two while you’re here. You
never know which wine is going to
surprise you.
   Tours are a big part of the wine
experience in the Okanagan and
Mission Hill is no exception. Their
Wine and Artisan Cheese tour is
60 minutes long and teaches you
about their organic viticulture while                                                     A sampling of the selection at Indigenous World Winery.
you tour their varietal gardens.
                                                                                                                                      Photo courtesy Indigenous World Winery.
At the end, take your seat in the
Oculus Salon where you are sure          the Estate where you stroll through                     inclusive evening is unquestionably
to love the delicious assortment of      the vineyards as you learn about                        something you should put on your
local cheeses and a flight of Mis-       the grapes and how they are made                        to do list! quailsgate.com
sion Hill wine. Another great tour       into award winning wine. At the
is The Journey, led by a Mission         end of the tour you are escorted to                     Indigenous World Winery
Hill Sommelier. This 90-minute           the Stewart Family Private Library                      On your way to Kelowna from
tour takes you around the grounds        that overlooks the barrel room. It’s                    West Kelowna, be sure to stop in
with a wealth of information on the      here you’ll get to taste three of their                 at the Indigenous World Win-
valley, Mission Hill’s culinary ideals   Reserve and Collector wines, which                      ery. Open since 2016, it is North
and their winemaking philoso-            are paired with delicious food bites                    America’s first Indigenous private-
phy. There’s a barrel tasting in the     from the Old Vines Restaurant.                          ly-owned winery. They may be new,
underground barrel cellar and a          Tours run 12pm and 3pm until                            however, they are already winning
vintage bottle of Oculus from the        September 3rd.                                          awards for their wines. Enjoy a
vault. At the end of the tour, have a       Quails’ Gate is also well known                      flight of five wines and pick your
seat and enjoy more Oculus paired        for its delectable food. The Old                        new favourite. Then browse the
with local artisanal cheeses and a       Vines restaurant is rated in the                        gift shop for the perfect souvenir of
charcuterie board made in house.         top 100 in Canada. Sit indoors or                       your visit.
missionhillwinery.com                    outside as the chef and staff create                        One of the unique draws to this
                                         farm-to-table dishes that are sure                      winery is the Red Fox Club, their
Quails’ Gate Estate Winery                                                                       aboriginal inspired restaurant. They
A few minutes from Mission Hill          to make you smile. They also offer
                                         “Dinner in the Vineyard” from                           choose local providers, creators
is Quails’ Gate. This family owned
                                         July 4th to August 29th. This all-                      and growers for the ingredients
and operated winery has a long
history in the Okanagan. They
have some great tours available that
highlight the land, the vineyard
and of course, the wines. Their
                                         Photo courtesy Quails’ Gate Estate Winery.

one-hour Family Tours explore the
history of the Stewarts and their
                                                                                                  Photo courtesy Camelot Vineyards.

connection to the land. You’ll learn
about wine production and then en-
joy a guided tasting of three of their
award-winning wines. This tour
leaves every two hours from 11am
to 5pm until September 3rd.
   Another great tour is the Taste of

6   2018 Fall www.flycma.com             Pouring on the patio at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery.
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The tour starts
      overlooking the
      vineyard and garden
      and then you head
      into the pyramid for a
      unique experience in
      their sacred geometric
      wine cellar.

                                                                                         The spectacular view from the patio at Summerhill Pyramid Winery.

                                                                                                               Photo courtesy Summerhill Pyramid Winery.

      that go into their dishes. Try some                 with Okanagan Lake views on the                and olives to go with your new
      Elk Chili, Bison Back Ribs or the                   ancestral lands of the Syilx people.           favourite wine on their patio. You
      Native Caesar Salad with candied                    indigenousworldwinery.com                      can also bring a picnic basket and
      salmon and bannock croutons.                                                                       have a bite to eat with one of their
      Enjoy your wine and your meal                       Camelot Vineyards                              delicious bottles of wine. If you’re
                                                          Over in East Kelowna (on the Fab               in the Okanagan in early August, be
                                                          Five route) is Camelot Vineyards.              sure to take in their annual Medi-
                                                          Are you strong enough to pull the              eval Fair on August 11. It’s a smash-
                                                          sword from the stone? Try it and               ing good time!
                                                          see. If you can’t, don’t worry, there’s        camelotvineyards.ca
                                                          wine inside to ease the sting of de-
                                                          feat. Camelot is a small family-run            Summerhill Pyramid Winery
                                                          winery, with a decidedly medieval              A visit to the Okanagan, specifically
                                                          theme. It’s a fun place to visit with          Kelowna, would not be complete
                                                          some great wines, all crafted from             without a visit to the Summerhill
                                                          small lots.                                    Pyramid Winery. This organic
                                                             There’s no restaurant here;                 winery is leading the way in
                                                          however, you can purchase a nice               organics and biodynamics in the
The iconic “Sword in the Stone” at Camelot Vineyards.     selection of English cheeses, dips             valley. And to make it even better,
                                   Can you pull it out?
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                                                                                     there’s an honest to goodness pyramid on
                                                                                     site. Summerhill has the official designation
                                                                                     as a member of the Canadian Signature
                                                                                     Experiences collection by the Canadian
                                                                                     Tourism Commission. The free 45-minute
                                                                                     Pyramid Experience Tour is a great way to
                                                                                     get to know Summerhill Pyramid Winery.
                                                                                     The tour starts overlooking the vineyard and
                                                                                     garden and then you head into the pyramid
                                                                                     for a unique experience in their sacred
                                                                                     geometric wine cellar. After your experience,
                                                                                     you’ll finish off with a guided tasting of four
                                                                                     organic wines. The tour runs at 2pm daily and
                                                                                     online registration is recommended.
                                                                                        Don’t worry about taking your children
                                                                                     into the wine tasting room. They are more
                                                                                     than welcome and are invited to have some
                                                                                     in-house organic pressed fruit juices. Once
                                                                                     you’ve had your fill of adult grape juice, have a
                                                                                     bite to eat at the Sunset Organic Bistro. Much
                                                                                     of the food served here is grown onsite with
                                                                                     the rest sourced locally (and organic) when
                                 The idyllic grounds at Summerhill Pyramid Winery.   available. There’s even a kids’ menu too!
                                       Photo courtesy Summerhill Pyramid Winery.     summerhill.bc.ca

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TOP EATS |

TOP EATS
By Carly Whetter
Photos courtesy Tourism Vancouver
                                                             Vancouver

                                             Lunch
                                             Opened in early 2018, Coquille Fine
                                             Seafood offers a sophisticated spin
                                             on the classic fish house in Van-
                                             couver’s historic Gastown neigh-
                                             bourhood. Taste the best of what
                                             Vancouver’s land and sea has to offer
                                             with Coquille’s hot and cold plates,
                                             salads, sandwiches and crudos,
                                             seafood platters and freshly shucked
                                             oysters from the East and West
                                             Coasts. Indulge in favourites like
                                             the spicy marinated octopus with
                                             ‘nduja and parsley on sourdough or
                                             the Fritto Misto, a tasty mix of fried
                                             seafood, fennel and aioli. Top it all
                                             off with a delicious chocolate and
                                             olive oil cake with whipped mascar-
                                             pone mousse and partner with local
                                             craft beer, house-made cocktails
                                             or local and international wines.
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Brunch                                                                                Dinner
No matter if you’re a local or visit-                                                 At Silk Lounge, a new delicious In-
ing from afar, Tuc Craft Kitchen’s                                                    dian and French lounge and restau-
elegant, rustic fare aims to make it                                                  rant just steps away from Gastown’s
feel like you’re dining with friends                                                  iconic Steamclock, all dishes are
and family. Try the ever-popular                                                      created from scratch in-house with
Crispy Chicken & Waffles made                                                         an emphasis on local and organic
with free run chicken breast, savory                                                  ingredients with no added sugar or
waffles, maple syrup and chili ginger                                                 preservatives. Dig into Silk’s Butter
sauce, or the signature Spam & Eggs                                                   Chicken Pasta, made with chicken
with Tuc ‘Spam,’ poached eggs, fried                                                  tikka and a traditional creamy tomato
green tomatoes and pickled onions                                                     butter chicken base with house-made
with a Parmesan cheese and bacon                                                      fettuccine (their semolina is grain
biscuit. If you want to treat yourself                                                milled in house!). Other highlights
make sure to pair your breakfast with                                                 include locally sourced Tandoori
Tuc’s classic mimosa, unique signa-                                                   Halibut and vegan and gluten-free
ture avocado margarita or the Loose                                                   friendly dishes like Ratatouille, or Ja-
Mousse with ginger cookie crust,                                                      lapenos stuffed with cashews, walnuts,
lime custard and coconut. Tuck in                                                     spinach and Guajillo peppers with a
(pun intended) on Fridays, Saturdays                                                  house-made Rancttera sauce. Treat
and Sundays at 60 West Cordova                                                        your taste buds at 132 Powell Street.
Street. tuccraftkitchen.com                                COQUILLE FINE SEAFOOD      silk-lounge.ca
                                                           Spicy Marinated Octopus

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Dinosaurs
Unearthed:
Down to the Bone By Angela Cowan                                 Visitors look at a replica of the infamous Regaliceratops, whose fossilized
                                                                             skull took ten years to excavate from a steep cliff near Calgary.

                                                                                         Photos courtesy Telus World of Science Edmonton

                 ho among us didn’t at some point in            nanosaurus, a large, quadrupedal herbivore native to

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                 childhood dream of digging in the sand,        China that could also walk on its hind legs.
                 brush and small pick in hand, and making     • A Regaliceratops fossil, discovered in Alberta near
                 a history-changing discovery of dinosaur       Calgary in 2005 and nicknamed “Hell Boy” after the
                 bones? Whether you loved dinosaurs as a        arduous 10-year excavation process that paleontolo-
  child or still do now, there’s a wonderful opportunity        gists went through to get the skull ready for display.
  to scratch your inner paleontologist’s itch at the Telus      Diggers had to extricate the skull from a steep river-
  World of Science Edmonton with the world premiere of          side cliff that overlooks a bull trout spawning ground.
  Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone.                        As bull trout are a protected species in Alberta, the
    Running now through to the beginning of November,           diggers had to dig out the fossil without dropping
  the exhibit surrounds you with life-size animatronic          any dirt or sediment into the river below.
  dinosaurs, full-scale skeletons, real fossils, engaging     • The newly discovered species, Dakotaraptor will be
  content and a myriad of interactive activities.               on display. Discovered in 2015 in South Dakota, it
    Among the highlights of the exhibit are:                    was about 18 feet long and lived at the same time as
  • The world debut of a very rare fossil, the Troodon egg      several of the iconic dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous,
    clutch, containing 34 eggs. The discovery of Troodon        including Triceratops, Ankylosaurus and the ever popu-
    egg clutches in Canada and Montana have contrib-            lar Tyrannosaurus rex.
    uted to the theory that at least some dinosaurs — like    • Microraptors, small, four-winged dinosaurs that
    the small, meat-eating Troodons — brooded over their        helped provide vital understanding of the link
    nests like birds, rather than completely burying them       between dinosaurs and birds. And thanks to break-
    like crocodiles and turtles.                                throughs studying fossilized pigment cells us-
  • A fossil from the Early Jurassic, 201-168 million years     ing scanning electron microscope techniques, the
    ago, which includes pieces of a claw from a Yun-            Microraptors are also one of the only dinosaurs that
                                                                scientists have determined the colour of.
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• The exhibition also explores the “super
   healing powers” of dinosaurs. Paleontol-
   ogists have studied evidence of wounds
   and diseases in dinosaurs fossils that
   caused significant and permanent dam-
   age and scarring, but in the end were not
   the cause of death. If humans or modern
   animals suffered wounds of the same
   type, they would have certainly been fa-
   tal, but dinosaurs were somehow able to
   recover, and go on living for something
   else entirely to kill them.
  As well as the wealth of interactive
                                                                                                Life-size skeletons and real fossils
information, the exhibit also has many                                                                       abound at the exhibit.
daily activities to get you involved, includ-
ing making an origami Dino-Eye that
                                                               lies, children, students and adults in a variety of hands-
blinks, spinning the Dino Trivia Wheel to test your
                                                               on science activities, like guided tours of the Touch
Dino knowledge, the chance to play paleontologist and
                                                               Tank where guests can hold sea stars and see other sea
put together big dinosaur skeleton puzzles, as well as
                                                               creatures; Animal Encounters where guests can meet the
surprise visits from the centre’s mascot, Stanley the T.rex.
                                                               facility’s sugar gliders, tarantulas, corn snake and iguana;
No matter your age, there’s something entertaining and
                                                               and The Workshop, where you can roll up your sleeves
educational for everyone.
                                                               and make catapults, circuits, bristle bots and more.
  And while you’re there, check out the rest of the
                                                                  There’s also a state-of-the-art IMAX theatre, which
centre’s year-round galleries, including: The Syncrude
                                                               has Alberta’s largest screen, and one of Canada’s only 4K
Environment Gallery, The Body Fantastic, The Science
                                                               Laser Projection systems. The IMAX theatre screens
Garage and Discoveryland. Staff scientists engage fami-
                                                               daily shows, featuring a large library of IMAX educa-
                                                               tional films as well as Hollywood hits.

                                                               The discovery of Troodon egg
  A natural balance.                                           clutches in Canada and Montana
  City and nature, work and play; Quesnel has it all.          have contributed to the theory that
  quesnel.ca                                                   at least some dinosaurs — like the
                                                               small, meat-eating Troodons —
                                                               brooded over their nests like birds.
                                                                  And on August 3rd, the Telus World of Science centre
                                                               celebrates the opening of the Zeidler Dome theatre and
                                                               new S.P.A.C.E. Gallery. The Zeidler Dome takes you
                                                               from the outer edges of the universe to the core of the
                                                               atom, exploring science like never before in this digital
                                                               visualization theatre with world-leading 10K resolution
                                                               capabilities. And S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is a re-imagining of
                                                               one of the centre’s most loved gallery spaces. Get ready
                                                               for a journey of discovery when you step into the new
                                                               space and are swept away in an informative presenta-
                                                               tion in the new Destination Moon theatre. New exhibits
                                                               explore the very beginnings of our solar system, stars,
                                                               planets and more.
                                                                  Admission to the exhibits is included for members.
                                                               For tickets and more information on becoming a mem-
                                                               ber or on the centre itself, visit twose.ca.
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Meet the Crew
Toni,
Flight Attendant Manager
What does your role entail?                  How many years have you been
I am responsible for the Flight Attendant    with CMA?
team at the Vancouver and Calgary bases.     I am coming up to five years with the
My primary role is to ensure all flight      company.
attendants are trained in accordance
with Transport Canada’s regulatory           What is your favourite CMA
requirements, as well as our own company     destination?
procedures and policies, while providing     While all our destinations have their own
a safe and comfortable travel experience     unique attractions, Terrace is a favourite
that we would expect for our own families.   in the fall.
What do you love most about your job?        Where are you travelling to next?
I have the privilege of working with         Having just returned from Prague,
a fantastic team, not just in my own         Munich and Rome, my next trip will be
department, but within the wider CMA         back to New Zealand to spend time
family at all of our bases throughout BC     with family.
and Alberta, every day.                                                                                            Toni - photo submitted

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Photos courtesy Barkerville Historic Town.
LIVING HISTORY
Celebrating Barkerville’s Chinese history at the
                                                                                    The Chinatown arch in Barkerville Historic
                                                                                                             Town and Park.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
            low down, pause and listen. You hear the    tors the invaluable opportunity to learn about the Chinese

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            sound of horses clopping down dirt roads,   immigrants that fundamentally helped shape the very
            the sharp clanging of a blacksmith’s ham-   nature of our province.
            mer. Close your eyes and take a deep          This August 18th, Barkerville once again hosts the ever-
            breath. The soft, sweet smells of grass and popular Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, a celebration of
hay, of slow-baked fresh bread wash over you. In the    Chinese culture, food, music, art and so much more.
midst of the heart of Barkerville Historic Town and       The festival’s Opening Ceremonies start at 11am at the
Park, you blissfully lose your-                                                   Phoenix Brewery with a fierce
self in a simpler time now               In the midst of the heart                and graceful Lion and Dragon
long past.                                                                        Dance, followed by issuing of
   With over 100 heritage             of Barkerville Historic Town tickets and a rundown of the
structures still standing today,                                                  day’s activities, including:
two historic cemeteries and              and Park, you blissfully                   A Chinese School lesson at the
more than 200,000 objects               lose yourself in a simpler                Myatovic   House from 10am to
and photographs in the town’s                                                     10:45am (if you get there early
museum, Barkerville offers a                time now long past.                   before the opening ceremonies).
unique and fully immersive                                                          A Lantern Workshop from
experience into the challenging, pioneering and often-  10am to 3pm at the Barkerville Pavillion, where you can
times harsh life of the gold rush days.                 try your hand at making a traditional lantern.
   Nestled in the cradle of the Quesnel region, Barker-   Discovering Chinatown Archaeology behind the Halv-
ville is also home to one of Canada’s oldest China-     erson House Mining Museum from 11am to 3pm, where
towns, the largest collection of pre-railway Chinese    you’ll learn just how pivotal both Barkerville and its
buildings in North America and a Chinese archival       Chinese inhabitants were to the entire gold rush, and the
collection of approximately 18,500 items, giving visi-  industrial development of BC as a whole.

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                                                                                                                Teacher Zhou

                                                                                              Photos by Thomas Drasdauskis
                                                                                  One of the pivotal towns in the
                                                                                development of British Columbia,
In the midst of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.                                   Barkerville was designated a Na-
                                                        tional Historic Site of Canada in 1924, and a Provincial
   Join the 45-minute tour of Chinatown at 11:45am      Heritage Property in 1958. Today, it’s now the largest
(in English) or 12pm (in Chinese).                      living-history museum in western North America, and
   If you’re visiting with your kids, check out the     home to an abundant variety of immersive experiences to
wide variety of Chinese Games from 1:40pm to 3pm        put you right back in the frontier glory days.
on the clearing outside of the Phoenix Brewery, but        Even if you can’t make it for them Mid-Autumn Moon
be ready for the noise!                                 Festival, there are days’ worth of amazing sights and dem-
   Explore Tai Chi and the delicacies of Chinese food   onstrations to see. Take a horse-drawn tour of the town in
art at the Chinese Cultural Session at the Phoenix      an authentic stagecoach, attend a classroom session at the
Brewery from 4:45pm to 5:30pm.                          Williams Creek Schoolhouse (and please, kindly remove
   Indulge in some authentic Chinese cuisine at Lung    your hat before entering), or drop in to Miss Wendle’s
Duck Tong’s restaurant, and save some room after        home and see how your great grandmother used to do
supper for the Moon Cake Tasting at the Phoe-           household chores, and bake and cook on an authentic
nix Brewery at 7:30pm, and then at 8pm enjoy the        wood stove. Time it right, and you might get to try a bite.
evening performances, including another Lion and           Experience a working 1870s blacksmith shop amidst
Dragon Dance, music, dancing, magic, solo perfor-       the clang of the anvils and sizzle of hot metal, or learn
mances and a choir at the Phoenix Brewery.              about early justice in the Colony of British Columbia as
   Finally, for the most spectacular moment of the      the notorious Judge Begbie and his assistants tell anec-
festival, gather near the Phoenix Brewery between       dotes about the criminals and infamous folk. And if you’re
9:35pm and 9:50pm to get ready for the Lantern          feeling moved by the spirit, visit St. Saviour’s Anglican
Parade, and marvel at the gorgeous display of light     Church, one of Barkerville’s most recognizable buildings,
and community.                                          still made up of all original woodwork. Services are given
                                                                         most days, performed by a student of the
                                                                         Anglican Church, playing the role of Rev-
                                                                         erend Reynard or his wife.
                                                                            Perhaps most exciting is the chance to
                                                                         pan for real gold with the crusty old gold
                                                                         miners at the Eldorado Gold Panning
                                                                         and Gift Shop. Feel the thrill as you swish
                                                                         swirls of sand and dirt in your shallow pan,
                                                                         slopping water over your fingers until you
                                                                         finally get that glimpse of shining gold!
                                                                            For more information and details on
                                                                         how and when to visit, and for informa-
                                                                         tion on festival admission costs, go to
                                                                         barkerville.ca.
The fierce and graceful Lion and
Dragon Dance at the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.                                            2018 Fall Central Mountain Air   15
Things to do
         in Kamloops

                                                                              Dancers at the annual Kamloopa Powwow celebration.
                                                                                      Photo credit Tourism Kamloops & Peter Olsen.
Whether you’re celebrating Kamloops’ rich                         Kamloopa Powwow
Indigenous history, marvelling at the yearly                       Come celebrate the 38th annual Kamloopa Pow-
salmon run along Adams River, feasting on                          wow this August 3-5 at the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc
succulent ribs in the open air, exploring the                      Powwow Grounds, and join thousands of dancers
tasty libation options or getting into the spooky                  and spectators in celebrating the Indigenous heritage
Halloween spirit, if Kamloops is a destination            that runs strongly through Kamloops. The Powwow is one of
for you this fall, you are guaranteed to have a           the largest Indigenous celebrations in Western Canada, and
great time!                                               explores the Secwepemc people’s culture through storytelling,
                                                          song and dance in traditional regalia. The grand entry schedule
                                                          runs Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 12pm and 7pm and Sunday at
                                                          12pm. For more details, visit tourismkamloops.com/event/38th-
                                                          annual-kamloopa-powwow/3027/

                                                                    Salmon Run
                                                                     If the sight of salmon leaping and fighting their way
                                                                     through racing water thrills you, this year’s Salmon
                                                                     Run at Adams River will be especially exciting! It’s
                                                                     a dominant year, which means the river could be
                                                          teeming with millions of fish, and it is absolutely a sight not to
                                                          be missed. The fishy festivities kick off September 28 with the
                                                          Salute the Sockeye Festival, held at Tsutswecw Provincial Park
                                                          (Roderick Haig-Brown Park). You can also learn more in the
                                                          Interpretive Cabin Friday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm, or join
                                                          weekly interpretive hikes on Wednesdays starting at 11am. The
                                                          fun runs to October 21, so there’s plenty of time to do some
                       Spawning salmon at Adams River.    salmon spotting! For more details, visit shuswaptourism.ca/do/
                               Photo credit Kelly Funk.   arts-culture/festivals-special-events/adams-river-salmon-run-listing/
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           BrewLoops
              Join the brew-lover
              masses and celebrate
              BrewLoops, a multi-day
              beer, bike and live music
              festival with some of
              the best brews, food and
mountain biking the world has to
offer. Special events run through
the city over the September 28-30
weekend, including a Block Party,
Farmers’ Market Tasting, Group
Mountain Bike Rides, VIP Cask/
Theatrically Inspired Event, Beer
Knowledge Seminars and plenty of
local BC musicians. And you can
feel great if you decide to splurge a
little; all proceeds from the Brew-
Loops Festival will be donated
to Western Canada Theatre and
Rotary West. For more details, visit
brewloopsfest.ca
                                                                       Photo credit Tourism Kamloops and Kim Anderson.

                                                                                          RibFest/Hot Nite
                                                                                          in the City
                                                                                          Get those wet wipes
                                                                                          ready! For three solid
                                                                                          days over August 10-12
                                                                                          at Riverside Park you
                                                                                          can indulge in saucy
                                                                             ribs as ribbers compete for the best
                                                                             ribs in town. The family friendly
                                                                             weekend also features a kid zone,
                                                                             live music, beer garden and more.
                                                                             And on Saturday from 10am to
                                                                             5pm, six blocks of Victoria Street
                                                                             will showcase classic cars, trucks and
                                                                             more. If your eye is more on the
                                                                             future, take a stroll down Electric
                                                                             Avenue, where electric vehicles, in-
                                                                             cluding Teslas, will be on display to
                                                                             highlight the progression of electric
                                                Photo credit Tourism         innovation. For more details, visit
                                          Kamloops and Mary Putnam.          facebook.com/pg/KamloopsRibfest/
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            Get your creep
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            this Halloween!
            Here, Hal-
            loween is more
            than a day, it’s a
lifestyle. The city comes
together over October 25-
28 to scare and spook with
haunted houses, zombie
walks and the Heritage
Railway’s Ghost Train, a
one-hour journey that will
take you into the depths
of the spirit world. Or, if
you really want to test your
courage, take one of the
underground tunnel tours
at the “haunted” Tranquille
Sanitorium. Boo! For more
details, visit tourismka-
mloops.com and search
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C ALGARY
By Angela Cowan

1. How long have you lived in
Calgary? What do you love about
the city?
    I was born in Calgary and have
lived here for 28 years. What I re-
ally appreciate about Calgary is the
people; that’s what really keeps me
connected to the city. Especially as
an artist, the different communities
                                          find it fascinating, and learn some-      5. What makes your art unique?
of creatives here are incredibly sup-
                                          thing new every time I create work.           My practice feels like it is in a place
portive, kind and encouraging. It’s
                                          I started my painting practice with       of expansion and exploration reflect-
still such a young city and there are
                                          watercolour works on paper. Since         ing my individual life experiences. I am
aspects of this that are both chal-
                                          I started doing large scale public        trying to create work in a multidisci-
lenging and exciting. And I love the
                                          mural work, my approach to paint-         plinary way by being open to change,
big prairie sky, being by the river and
                                          ing has developed as the technical        new modes of working and the possi-
the proximity to the mountains and
                                          approach is totally different. I will     bilities of creating work that responds
the foothills. The landscape is really
                                          always love working with paper,           to my surroundings. Travelling to new
special to me.
                                          ink and watercolour. It is so satisfy-    environments, creating in a collabora-
2. What inspires your art? How do         ing to really learn to work with a        tive manner and expanding my skills
you find that inspiration?                medium — playing with bleeds,             are approaches that I hope breathe
                                          textures and washes.                      individuality in my artwork. I hope that
    What inspires my art seems to be
in constant flux depending on the                                                   there is a visual friction in my work that
                                          4. You also create sculptures and         makes people ask questions.
experiences I’m having. I love being      puppets, can you talk a bit about
taken into different worlds where         that?                                     6. Do you have any upcoming shows?
possibilities seem limitless. I think
                                              About a year ago I started                This summer I’m painting three of
that’s one of the most exciting things
                                          becoming interested in the process        the largest murals I have yet to take on!
about making artwork, that you have
                                          of translating 2D work into objects,      At the end of August I will be painting
imaginative control to conjure some-
                                          specifically in the form of mask and      a mural in Calgary as part of BUMP, the
thing that otherwise wouldn’t exist.
                                          costuming. It was really exciting for     Beltline Urban Mural Project. Painting
I’m inspired by surrealism, science,
                                          me to see how a painting or draw-         murals is a great opportunity to be cre-
rituals, myth, folklore, narrative,
                                          ing could become a living character       ative about how we share public space.
children’s drawings, mask making,
                                          when you start integrating the body.      The festival will be taking place August
textiles, patterns, puppetry…and the
                                          Last fall I started working for Calgar-   30th to September 1st, and there will
list goes on!
                                          ian puppet company The Old Trouts,        be a total of twelve new murals being
3. What do you love most about            building and painting puppets for         painted from local and international
painting? Do you have a favourite         their most recent production Jab-         artists.
style or aesthetic?                       berwocky. It has been really influ-
                                          ential for my practice to integrate       For more information, visit
   It seems that there is always more                                               katiegreenartist.com
                                          my creative process within different
and more to learn when it comes to
                                          disciplines, such as sculpture and
painting and understanding colour. I
                                          performance.

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| CMA CALENDAR

CMA Calendar                          VANCOUVER
                                  3rd Annual Mural Festival
                                  ➔ August 6-11
                                  Founded in 2016,

                                                     jeanpaul langlois
                                  the Vancouver
                                  Mural Festival
                                  aims to foster
                                  local artistic tal-
                                  ent and promote
                                  Vancouver as
                                  a major con-
                                                                                   CR Live Streets Series
                                                                                   ➔ Wednesdays until August 15
                                  tributor to the
                                                                                   Check out this free outdoor music series with
                                  international art
                                                                                   local musicians and great food! Enjoy the live
                                  scene—and it shows! In the last two years
                                                                                   music as you nosh on tapas, local beer and
                                  over one hundred stunning murals have
                                                                                   wine (cash only) in Tidemark Square from
                                  popped up in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant
                                                                                   7:30pm to 10pm Wednesdays. Sponsored
                                  neighbourhood and along South Main Street,
                                                                                   by the City of Campbell River and Tidemark
                                  with 60 murals produced for the 2017 festival
                                                                                   Theatre, the action takes place along Shoppers
                                  alone. And there’s more to come: the 3rd
                                                                                   Row between 11th and 13th Ave.
                                                           annual festival will
                                                           take place August
                                   Altheana Picha

                                                           6-11, with private      Last Blast of Summer
                                                           and public walking      ➔ August 31
                                                           tours available year-   Summer draws to an end and school days are
                                                           round, and weekly       set to begin. Enjoy one Last Blast of Sum-
                                                           tours starting in the   mer with your family and Campbell River
                                                           spring of each year.    Recreation. Join in at the Splash Park for a
                                                           Locals and visitors     free fun-filled evening with a wide variety of
                                                           alike can also down-    activities for the whole family, including crafts,
                                  load a map to go on a self-guided tour of the    old-fashioned relays, clowns, a Bounce-a-rama
                                  murals at vanmuralfest.ca.                       and much more. From 4pm to 7pm on Friday,
                                  NOTE: The dates for the mural festival have      August 31st at the Sportsplex, 1800 South
                                  changed since the previous issue of CMA’s        Alder Street.
                                  Inflight Magazine.
                                                                                    FORT ST. JOHN
                                      CAMPBELL RIVER                               Doc Kearney Solar Prints Exhibit
                                  Croquet and Tea at the Museum                    ➔ Daily to August 24
                                  ➔ Most Wednesdays until August 22                Who performed surgery by radio, used his
                                  Join in with some good old-fashioned fun on      Model-T Ford as an ambulance and neglected
                                  the lovely grounds of the Haig-Brown House.      overdue patient accounts? Dr. Kearney, Fort St.
                                  Light refreshments are provided while you        John’s second doctor. This exhibit examines
                                  enjoy a round or two of croquet from 1pm to      Dr. Kearney’s extraordinary life from medical
                                  4pm. Space is limited, so pre-registering is     training and service in the First World War to
                                  recommended. Cost is $12 per adult, $10 per      his career as Fort St. John’s doctor for over 25
                                  senior. FMI and to register: 250-287-3103 or     years. Dr. Kearney’s niece, Margaret Rodgers,
                                  summer.programs@crmuseum.ca                      developed these solar prints depicting his life
                                                                                   on vintage linens. At the North Peace Museum,
                                                                                   100 Street. Regular admission applies. FMI:
                                                                                   250-787-0430

                                                                                    PRINCE GEORGE
                                                                                   Live Music at Northern Lights Estate
                                                                                   Winery
                                                                                   ➔ Fridays to September 28
                                                                                   Enjoy exclusively acoustic live music every
                                                                                   Friday evening in the intimate Bistro at the
                                                                                   Northern Lights Estate Winery. From 7pm to
                                                                                   9pm, at 745 Prince George Pulpmill Rd.
                                                                                   FMI: facebook.com/northernlightswinery.ca/
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CrossRoads Street Festival:                                              CALGARY
Powersports, Skiing and Snowboarding
➔ September 29                                                          Sunday Brunch
This first annual powersports, skiing and snowboarding festival         and Farmers’
celebrates the fantastic outdoor lifestyle in downtown Prince           Market Tour
George. From 10am to 4pm, enjoy a free outdoor recreation               ➔ Sundays
show with plenty of family friendly community events featuring          Join Calgary Food
displays, demos, clinics and show and shines. Then make sure            Tours for a light and
you’ve got your ticket for the Evening Street Party from 6pm            lively Sunday Brunch,
to midnight, with live music, local craft beer, food and outdoor        and sip and savour
party games. At the crossroads of George Street and 5th Ave.            your way through the
Event tickets are $29 plus fees, and include a souvenir glass and       market. Enjoy pas-
your first drink. Party is 19+; tickets available at crossroadscraft.   tries, salads, cheeses,
com. FMI: crossroadscraft.com or 250-614-2337                           meats, veggies,
                                                                        sweets and sips, and
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In the mini gallery, see Mairead Sikkes work. Born in Belfast,
Northern Ireland, Mairead is particularly taken by the effect of
strong light contrast in a scene, whether landscape or floral,
and over the years has been influenced by the French Impres-
sionists and the Group of Seven. Opening reception is August
2nd from 7pm to 9pm at the Smithers Art Gallery; admission
by donation. FMI: smithersart.org
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and enter to win a grand
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a wide range of art to
view and purchase, including paintings, photography, pottery,
sculpture and textile arts, from more than 60 artists. Keep an
eye out for Arty the Art Walker with his oversized brush and
paint palette, and if you drop in on the Thursday, you can also
check out the weekly Buskers Festival. FMI: facebook.com/
williamslakeartwalk or artytheartwalker@gmail.com

41st Annual Harvest Fair
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