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Bird's Eye View An Unforgettable Experience It was the second day of my internship and I arrived not knowing what the day was going to consist of. I walked into the office and my boss, notified me that we are going to a photo shoot today for Shaw TV for a segment on Blackcomb Aviation’s Helitours that will be shown on the television show The Express. I was excited because I had never been to a

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Avian Predators Practicing Young Sharp-shinned Hawks Learn to Hunt I was woken this morning by a high-pitched chirping bird call and upon further investigation I discovered that a pair of young Sharp-shinned Hawks, or Sharpies as they are affectionately referred to, were practicing their hunting outside the Wildlife Centre here on Grouse Mountain.  Their chirps seemed to be out of frustration at

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Sleepy Bears Almost Ready for Hibernation Yesterday afternoon marked the start of one of the final stages of Grinder and Coola's preparations for their winter dormancy period.  Since the bears are getting quite sleepy and less interested in food, we moved the two boys into their Hibernation Habitat beside the Bear Den (or Bear Hotel as we like to affectionately call it).  This move also allows

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An Unusual Visitor to our Refuge Recently, I was walking around the corner of the office and caught a flash of white and blue perched nearby.  My first thought was that it was an unusual Steller's Jay, as we have quite a few that hang out nearby.  Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be a brilliant blue and white budgie!Budgies, or Budgerigars, are common household pets - perhaps

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Are You Ready to Step Up for BC's Sick Kids? If you’re a regular Grouse Grinder, you’re already committed to your own heart health. How about stepping up your commitment and raising funds for the new Cardiology unit at BC Children’s Hospital? Now in its fourth year, the Grind For Kids campaign has raised over $450,000 for BC’s sick kids. Grinders sign up and ask friends, family and co-workers to

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SnowShoe Grind Mountain Run 2013 Results and Congratulations! Saturday, Feb 9th, atop Grouse Mountain, close to 100 snowshoe enthusiasts filled the starting gate for the annual Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run. With great trail conditions, racers tackled the newly extended 5.5 kilometer course which included not only the Snowshoe Grind trail but also the Dam Mountain Loop. The participants ranged in

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Win the Ultimate Golden Ticket Tell us why you Y2Play for your chance to win the once-in-a-lifetime $10,000 grand prize. Ever dream about spending the ultimate year at Grouse Mountain? We will be giving one lucky Lower Mainland resident the chance to make that dream a reality. We are giving away a one-of-kind Golden Ticket - 365 days of VIP access plus a huge array of priceless perks. From

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Carleigh, the Wildlife Ranger! A Wild Day to Remember... My next adventure here at Grouse Mountain I knew was going to be an eye-opening one as I was getting the opportunity to tag along with one of the Wildlife Rangers for a morning. The Wildlife Rangers are integral members of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife working with the education teams, giving informational talks and

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Guess Our Opening Date For a Chance to Win! What day will we open for the 2013/14 season? Have a knack for guessing games? Does your heart start beating faster at the sight of the first snowfall? If you answered ‘yes’ to those two questions, then you just might want to enter our Opening Date contest! Predict what our 2013/14 Winter Season Opening Day will be and if you’re correct, you'll be

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Mortimer the Owl Meets Vanessa the Girl Getting Social: Vanessa came up to meet the young owl she named through Social Media. We participate online in conversations with our guests, residents of Vancouver and tourists from all over the world every day. We get to hear your stories about the visits and adventures you have with us and in turn we get to share our news with you. Through that

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