Tips for planning the perfect Alberta winter vacation this year
Category: Travel
High avalanche danger for the Sea to Sky region
Low pressure system, heavy snowfall, equals high avalanche danger Beacon Staff Reporter The Sea-to-Sky region is predicting a high avalanche danger over the next few days. A heavy snowfall forecast north of Vancouver has pushed the avalanche danger rating up to high for the first time this season. Alpine areas in the region are forecast [...]
The regeneration of European Baltic states
Troy Media – by Gwyn Morgan My wife and I recently returned from a fascinating Baltic expedition arranged through the Washington-based Smithsonian Institute in cooperation with the National Geographic Society. The trip began in St. Petersburg, Russia, where our group spent two fascinating hours with former President Mikhail Gorbachev, the man whose negotiations with former [...]
