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barn owl, Tyto, who just overcame a battle with a near fatal fungal lung infection. “It looked so serious that we didn’t have much hope that he would survive actually,” said Grouse Mountain veterinarian Dr. Ken Macquisten.Tyto wasn’t eating, lost a lot of weight and had great difficulty breathing.“Even though we got the diagnosis we weren’t 100 per cent sure that he would respond still to the

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Sunshine lives atop Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC. Sunday, December 27, 2009 – With afternoon temperatures peaking at around 12 degrees Celcius, Grouse Mountain’s alpine offers ideal escape conditions for those lamenting the dreary grayness of Vancouver’s urban landscape.Ski, snowboard, ice skate, or snowshoe in stunning sunshine high above the clouds. With a total snow

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countries, across five continents. Dedicated to nurture, promote and leverage its world-class community of artists in support of our natural world, AFC drives its mission through three key programs: Art & Environmental Education; Field Work & Research; and Artist Development. The Artists for Conservation Festival is AFC’s annual flagship initiative to showcase, support and further these programs

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to spur them on to even more activity.  We are still managing their feeds to get their metabolism up to full speed and at the moment their diet consists of lettuce and carrots.  Soon we will add in sweet potatoes and finally apples and protein (meat and dried dog kibble) as we get closer to June.After a hard day of play, the boys have been retiring into their bear hotel each evening to spend the

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elevation gain and uphill trek in an effort to raise valuable funds for Rethink Breast Cancer. This year’s Seek the Peak winner was seasoned course veteran Colin Dignum with a time of 1:28:11. The course record set by Simon Driver of 1:24:08 still stands. Among the participants were the friends and family of North Vancouver resident Kim Tempest, an avid Seek The Peaker, who passed away from advanced

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Columbian activities including The Eye of the Wind Tour, Mountain Ziplines and Birds In Motion demonstrations. Feed your appetite for authentically Canadian fare as you tuck into a Pacific Wild Sockeye Salmon Burger at Altitudes Bistro washed down with drink specials on proud, local Whistler Brewing Company pitchers and pints. Be sure to try the new Whistler Brewing grapefruit ale which is a refreshing

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they want a mix of snow and sun they can have this too by napping on a cool bed of ice.We've reached the point where the bears are on their summer maintenance diet which allows them to maintain a healthy weight.  They are getting a daily feed of dried dog kibble, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes and the occasional servings of nuts and honey.  After roaming around eating for the morning, Grinder and

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Mortimer the Marmot spotted hanging out at local Country Club Mortimer the Yellow-bellied Marmot, who has been spotted in West Vancouver has decided it was time for a bit of a break from the hustle and bustle of Marine Drive and has moved uphill to a local Country Club where he has been spotted relaxing by the tennis courts.  The photo above was taken (thanks Danielle!) this week of Mortimer

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, we'll lower our *beer prices by $0.50/pint and $1.00/pitcher.The special price drops are as follows: First game, or no consecutive wins: $5.50/pint or $17.00/pitcher.1 WIN Streak: $5/pint or $16/pitcher2 WIN Streak: $4.50/pint or $15/pitcher3 WIN Streak: $4/pint or $14/pitcherWe also have a great food special to pair with your pints! Altitude's signature Hot Wings for only $0.75/wing (minimum 6) So

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Bears Build Bed Close to hibernation now! On Thursday morning, November 18th, Grinder and Coola suddenly decided it was time to build their hibernation bed! We had provided them with lots of nice soft fir branches a couple weeks before hand but they had gone largely ignored until today. The trigger for their bed building was probably our dropping temperatures and our first serious dump of snow

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