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Things to do in Northern BC
Wednesday July 07, 2010  | Bergeron Falls
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Northern BC Tourism is often asked “What’s New” in your region? Sometimes, people who live here don’t realize how unique things are - just down the road. In that spirit, we’re sharing with you some of the interesting new tourism experiences in northern BC!
Dinosaur Discovery Gallery – Although Tumbler Ridge’s first dinosaur footprints were discovered just ten years ago, the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre (PRPRC) has been so successful at locating and collecting archaelogical finds, that it outgrew its home. The PRPRC just opened the 6,000 square foot Dinosaur Discovery Gallery, which has not only a larger work area for resident palaeontologists Rich and Lisa, but also holds the title of having Canada’s largest exhibit of dinosaur footprints. www.prprc.com
Seashore Charters, in Prince Rupert, owns the largest North coast style canoe in North America. This new 65 foot, custom-built canoe is as long as an accordian bus, can seat up to 40 people, and is almost seven feet wide at its widest point. The canoe is used to on Seashore’s Canoe & Rainforest Walk tour. www.seashorecharters.com
Sleep like it’s 1896! Fort St. James National Historic Site is offering a dinner, bed & breakfast experience, where guests stay overnight in the Officers House, and have after-hours use of the site. Contact the front desk at 250-996-7191, ext 25 or email stjames@pc.gc.ca to book your stay.
Bergeron Falls, nearly twice as high as Niagara Falls, at 330 feet, is one of the highest waterfalls in Northern BC. The spectacular falls are is now accessible by a new 11 kilometer, round trip trail, which takes visitors to both the lip and the bottom of the falls. http://wnms.pris.ca/brochures/bergeronfallswithcircular.pdf
Ramada Prince George has an impressive and expanded lobby, and added a Starbucks to the coffee scene in downtown Prince George. The hotel is now undergoing major guest room renovations, and its investment has been a catalyst for revitalization in the city. www.ramadaprincegeorge.com
Did you know?
·that the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary is a 44,300-hectare area dedicated to the protection of grizzlies in their natural habitat? Day tour operators in Prince Rupert take visitors on excursions into the Khutzeymateen Inlet, viewing bears munching on sedge grass along the pristine shores, outside the sanctuary. Prime grizzly viewing for this area runs from mid-May to the end of July. (Then, it’s whale-watching season!) For a longer visit inside the sanctuary, see the operators listed at www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/khutzeymateen
·that over 320,000 people travel the Alaska Highway each year?
·that the mountain bike trails in Burns Lake are so impressive that Bike Magazine visited in June, to feature them in an article? August 6 - 8 is this year’s “Big Pig Mountain Biking Festival”. Both the bike festival and the bike park’s trails have swine-related names, inspired by Boer Mountain, the park’s home.
About us: Northern British Columbia Tourism Association is a regional destination management association whose purpose is to increase tourism to northern British Columbia and the province. In conjunction with Tourism British Columbia (now the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts), Northern BC Tourism works with communities to develop and market the diversity of northern BC travel experiences, and to create greater awareness and pride in the role that tourism plays in social, cultural and economic development.
Northern BC Tourism is a non-profit association governed by an elected board of directors, with offices in Prince George, Fort St. John and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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