BC & Alberta Festival Stories & Event News

Before arriving in the 1930s Gold Rush town of Wells, B.C., people told me to expect a mini- Newfoundland, because of the brightly painted buildings.

Summer is here! And that means the bustling festival season kicks into high gear.

Alex Cuba's mirrored aviators glint neon green as he tilts his face toward the sun.

Nothing brings people and communities together like gathering for food.

Carving on the Edge delivers a spirited experience that is so special it’s a bit hard to explain, but ideally this story will help give you a taste for it.

You’ve been there before – standing at the gates or waiting in line among several or hundreds of others. Then someone pulls open their backpack and takes out their wireless mobile charging stand.

Music Festival season is just around the corner and if you don’t start planning now, you’ll blink and miss the whole season.

Ahh, spring and love are in the air. Where? All over British Columbia and Alberta. Here’s our list of top spring festivals to impress your date this season.

It's that time again. Beers on the patio, Frisbee at the park and best of all - OUTDOOR FESTIVAL TIME! Spread out the calendar and grab the felt pen and start circling dates for an epic summer.

What would possibly make a beautiful young lady decide she needs to step out of a plane and stand on the wing while the plane dips and dives above a crowded airport?

Getting on to midnight, we’re close to the sweet spot for glimpsing the dancing bands of colours that can range from vivid shades of green to dazzling pinks.

JASPER, AB - Ever since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, it can be argued we’ve lost touch with darkness; we usually experience it when sleeping, with our eyes closed.

Shin pads in place. Gloves firmly on. Cricket bat at the ready. Feet in the proper stance. I swing and miraculously connect with the yellow dimpled ball … and it goes about five feet.  

Spring is the time to get out and explore and feed our awakening senses from the slumber of winter.

Along the western shoreline of Vancouver Island lies a rugged and wild region.