Izzy Cheung News Today

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer With a seemingly endless supply of rain, many people refer to our city as Raincouver — but there’s another place across the globe that has claimed the title of “Rain Town.” Taiping, Malaysia, is endearingly called Rain Town due to its status as “the wettest town in Malaysia,” and sets…

No more than an hour-long transit ride away from the hustle-and-bustle of downtown Vancouver and a 37-kilometre drive away from the peacefulness of Golden Ears Provincial Park, Coquitlam is the town to visit if you’re looking for the perfect mix of busy city and outdoor adventure.

Many know of The Lions near West Vancouver or the Stawamus Chief near Squamish, but there are plenty of other places to hike outside of the general Vancouver area. Here are some of our picks for hikes near Maple Ridge and Mission.

There are plenty of fun spots to explore in the Port Moody area. From Rocky Point to the lakes near Belcarra, here are some of our top picks.

For some of us, the two or three months of scorching weather leaves us melting in our hiking boots, desperate for a beach, watering hole, waterfall or lake to cool off at. Here are some of the places across Canada that we recommend you beat the heat at.