ECHOES

A flash of greatness

by Frances Backhouse

Scrawny Vancouver sprinter Percy Williams shocked the running world at the 1928 Olympic Games, winning double gold to become a British Columbia sports hero.

Issue: Winter 2009

Words: 1000 to 2000

OUTDOOR ADVISOR

The big sleep

by Larry Pynn

How to choose a new sleeping bag.

Issue: Winter 2009

Words: 500 to 1000

WILDLIFE

Faster, higher, stronger

by Bruce Obee

The athletic exploits of our wildlife Olympians

Issue: Winter 2009

Words: 2000 to 3000

FIRST NATIONS

Secrets of Klemtu

by David Leach

The ancient culture surrounding this Kitasoo/Xai’xais coastal village holds unexpected magic for travellers lured to the Great Bear Rainforest by its legendary white bears.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 3000 or more

Main Photographer: Patrice Halley

PHOTO ESSAY

Sea-to-Sky

by Jenny Manzer

Its beauty is mythical. Its knuckle-whitening turns are legendary. This winter, the upgraded highway between Vancouver and Whistler will bring the world to the 2010 Winter Games, flaunting its bounty of mountains, ocean, rivers, and forests.

Issue: Fall 2009

Words: 2000 to 3000

Main Photographer: Michael Bednar

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