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This summer is a season of reawakening, and for British Columbians, it’s an opportunity to open our hearts and minds to long-overdue adventures in our own backyards.

HERE are 10 quintessential BC experiences that are sure to quicken the pulse, fire the imagination, and inspire us to leave our four walls behind in search of something new.

These smoke forecasts are produced by the BlueSky Canada Smoke Forecasting System operating at the University of British Columbia. Their primary service is smoke forecasts from wildland fires using the BlueSky Canada system. This system produces forecasts of hourly ground-level concentrations of PM2.5 smoke particles from wildfires up to two days into the future. Find the forecast map HERE.

Forest fire smoke is a complex and dynamic mixture of gases and very small particles that can irritate the respiratory system and cause systemic inflammation. If you are feeling unwell, remember you can call 8-1-1 for free provincial health information. If a medical emergency please call 9-1-1.

Call Control is a free optional home Telus feature that automatically screens robo-callers and prevents them from bothering you.

HOW CALL CONTROL WORKS
With Call Control on, when a caller phones you for the first time, they’ll be prompted to enter a number on their keypad. If they enter it successfully, the call will go through to you, and they won’t be prompted again (as long as they’re one of your 25 most recent callers). More information and instructions HERE. There is also a mobile solution; however, we recommended (and still do) to use the free software YouMail for more control of your mobile calls and spam.

Gisele Bruhwiler moved to Tofino when the now renowned Canadian surf town was nothing more than a small fishing village. Since then, she has raised an entire family of pro-surfers, but did so the old way, showing them how to sail and live off the land. Despite speaking a different language and being generations apart, Gisele and her grandson Kalum share an unconditional love for the ocean and this primitive lifestyle that’s been lost with changing times.