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MONTECRISTO Blog: Sea to Sky Gondola

Sea to Sky Gondola

British Columbia’s provincial motto is “splendour without diminishment”. Not yet a year old, the Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish is a stellar example of those words manifested.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Strathcona 1890 Seed Collections

Strathcona 1890 Seed Collections

Strathcona 1890 Urban Seed Collections is a seed company aimed at getting Lower Mainland residents excited about growing their own food.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Azuridge Estate Hotel

Azuridge Estate Hotel

A short drive southwest of Calgary on Highway 22X, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is the stately hamlet of Priddis, Alberta. A dusting of snow outlines the pavement’s shoulders along winding back roads, pointing visitors to the area’s best kept secret, Azuridge Estate Hotel.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Spin Studios

Vancouver Spin Studios

It’s not that Vancouver’s active drug of choice (yes, it’s yoga) has become old news—quite the contrary—but just as a bevy of new juiceries have recently poured their way into our hearts and meal plans, so too has spin’s moment, and momentum, come.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Return to Willow Stream Spa

Return to Willow Stream Spa

It is often the case that a sequel cannot retain the soul and gravitas of its predecessor—although The Godfather II comes pretty close. One revisit of late that did not disappoint was a trip back to the Willow Stream Spa at Vancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Sweeney Todd at the Vancouver Opera

Sweeney Todd at the Vancouver Opera

There are sharp, shiny things coming to the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre April 25 through May 3, when the Vancouver Opera debuts its first-ever production of Stephen Sondheim’s complex musical drama Sweeney Todd.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Falken Reynolds

Falken Reynolds

Chad Falkenberg and Kelly Reynolds seek to design spaces that truly fulfill the needs of their clients—not the needs of their egos.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Tom Dixon

Tom Dixon

Following his rebel start as a club kid who rode motorcycles, Tom Dixon left art school by the wayside and somewhat haphazardly became a self-taught industrial designer and British patriot.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Easter with Chez Christophe

Easter with Chez Christophe

Easter treats are elevated in the hands of Christophe Bonzon: intricate, modern, and a pleasure to admire—qualities MONTECRISTO was able to appreciate firsthand during an evening of egg-making at his chocolate factory.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Mountain Equipment Co-op

Mountain Equipment Co-op

The athletic landscape of the Lower Mainland could easily be divided into tribal territories: the downhill devoted, the backcountry bound; the climbers, the hikers, the yogis. Across the nation, these groups summit at Mountain Equipment Co-op.

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