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This Day in History - July 13, 1954 In 1951, Grouse Mountain put in a chairlift to whisk skiers from the base of the mountain to the Grouse chalet. The chalet was owned by the Cromie family, which owned The Vancouver Sun, and the paper often carried ads promoting the chalet, the chairlift, and the free skiing lessons The Sun offered to its readers. In the summer, Grouse would lure the masses up

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long standing member of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network out of Arizona.  The Network stations all follow the same banding and monitoring protocols so that data from over 30 stations across Western North American can be collated and compared.  Overall it unfortunately appears that hummingbird numbers are slowly decreasing due to habitat loss and the loss of stopover migration sites.  Studies like

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bears go into hibernation as the amount of snow we typical get could damage the fencing.  After the bears wake up it typically takes anywhere from a couple weeks to a couple months to get the habitat back up.  This year's low snow pack allowed us to get the fencing back up quickly! Please come up and visit Grinder and Coola and see them explore the ponds, hills, trees and fields within their all

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  After a long 2011/2010 hibernation (the longest on record at 5 months!), Grinder and Coola were happy to get out into their habitats in early May this year.  Last winter's unprecedented snowfall left a huge amount for

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everyday athlete. We are so eager to get to the gym, or head outside for a run that we think it's the doing that is important, and if we get the protein afterwards, that’ll be enough. "Not so!" explained Andrew. Consuming a meal with proper simple and complex carbs two hours before is optimal for athletic performance. This is where the Pre-workout energizer is great, without having to think of pairing

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Y2Play Golden Ticket Voting Closes Mar. 27 It's your last chance to make your vote count in our Golden Ticket contest Have you seen our five Y2Play Golden Ticket contest finalists? Visit our Facebook page, view the videos and cast your ballot. Each candidate tells their story, in 30 seconds or less, as to why they should win the Y2Play Golden Ticket. Which candidate is most worthy? Who makes

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12 years and for wild wolves it is 8-10 years.In the past year or so we’ve noticed that Beta has been showing signs of stiff joints due to rheumatism and as such we have had him on anti-inflammatory medications. Last summer we did full veterinary medical evaluations and he was in excellent health for his age. Despite the best care, however, old age catches up with all of us.For the past couple

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Y2Play Is 80% Sold It’s not an April Fool’s Day joke – Y2Play is 80% sold. Time is running out to purchase or renew your Y2Play pass to enjoy skiing and riding for the remainder of this season and all of next season. Grouse Mountain has amazing snow conditions so that you can enjoy Y2Play well into spring. Grouse Mountain has the longest snow season on the North Shore – there’s loads of

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short hold active stretches. If it’s a cold day, keep a jacket on that you can tie around your waist or hand off to a friend on the side. 3.Practice the ABC’s of running at least 1-2x/wk. These are running drills that work on specific components of the running stride. “A” and “C” drills are particularly helpful for trail runners as they focus on picking up your feet, and having a quick turnover

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Wildlife Manager for a Day Y2Play Golden Ticket Winner heads up Grouse Mountain to check out the experience of being a Wildlife Manager for a day... Hey, all. Paul here!As wildlife rangers for the day, my daughter Richelle, her friend Rosalind and I had a fabulous time with Ranger Tracey. When Tracey invited us right into the wolf habitat it certainly raised our eyebrows... maybe she was going to

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