The Grand Opening of the Tikwalus Heritage Trail in Canyon Country BC Big thanks to: Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor More »

Supernatural (adjective) departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature. More »

Ghost Hunters International – Hell’s Gate Airtram Episode

A Really spooky clip of the smoking man at Hell’s Gate Airtram – From Ghost Hunters international Investigation GHI. Ghost More »

Fraser Canyon – BC In the fall of 2011, Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc from Los Angeles (producers of “Ghost Hunter’s International”) picked Hell’s Gate Airtram in the Fraser Canyon as 1 of 2 Canadian locations to shoot their popular paranormal TV show. A crew of about a dozen set up lights, cameras and it didn’t take long for “action” as the crew got busy setting up in one of the most spectacular backdrops in southwestern B.C. Accompanying the crew were popular cast members / investigators: Barry Fitzgerald, Joe Chin, Paul Bradford and Kris Williams. The October weather co-operated perfectly providing a misty, foggy and creepy set during the two nights and one day worth of shooting. “It was fun watching their reaction as they were shooting here” says General Manager Debbie McKinney. “They were in awe of the natural surroundings and like us are very excited to see this spectacular scenery on HD TV – both day and night”. “As far as the findings are concerned viewers will just have to tune in and see for themselves but it will give you goose bumps” adds McKinney. The air date is set for the first week of April, but viewers are asked to check their local listings for times and channels in their area as these are subject to change and vary between Countries. The attraction has been the subject of numerous unexplained paranormal goings on since the winter of 2006, when guests and staff starting coming forward with testimonials of disembodied activity. Hells Gate Airtram opens for the season on April 20th. Media Contact: Debbie McKinney (604) 867 – 9277 ext 102

Here our some videos we produced for our youtube channel http://youtube.com/travelthecanyon about a year ago.

Video Clip # 1

Video Clip # 2

http://travelthecanyon.com/GHIhellsgate.pdf for the official Hell’s Gate Airtram Media Release PDF

and stay tuned at http://facebook.com/canyoncountry

http://travelthecanyon.com/hauntedhellsgate.html

Hell's Gate Airtram investigated by Ghost Hunters International

April 2012 Calendar of Events for Hope &  Beyond

This information was compiled by Destination Hope &  Beyond Services for the Hope Visitor Centre. It is subject to change without  notice so please confirm all dates and times by contacting the event organizers  or the Hope Visitor Centre. Organizers of events that wish to be added to this  list should forward their information to the Hope Visitor Centre. Contact info  is: destinationhope@telus.net;   FAX # 604-869-2160; PH # 604-869-2021 or 1-866-HOPEVIC. The Hope Visitor Centre  is located at 919 Water Avenue and is open daily 10AM to 4PM throughout  April 2012.

April  TBA – Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park re-opens for the 2012  season.

April  1^st – April Fool`s Day

April  1^st – Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park re-opens for the 2012  season.

April  1^st – Minter Gardens re-opens for the 2012 season! Open 10AM to  5PM.

April  1^st – Edible Book Day program at the Hope Library from 2–4PM. What’s better than a  book you can read? An Edible Book, of course! Stop by the library and enjoy a  piece of Book Cake!

April  1^st to 28^th –  “Creative Endeavours” presented in the Backroom of the Hope Arts Gallery (349  Fort Street) featuring new works by members of local art group, “Artists at  Work”. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 11AM to 4PM.

Starting April 2^nd – North to Alaska event at the Hope Rec Centre. Grab your pedometers (or get one  at the Rec Centre for free) and help us on our virtual walk to Barrow, Alaska – the furthest northern point in Alaska. Sign up at the Rec Centre front desk and  return there weekly to report your weekly pedometer readings. Remember 10,000  steps a day keeps the doctors at bay! Rec Centre open 6AM to 8PM. Everyone  welcome! Free!

April  3^rd – Hope & District Chamber of Commerce Meet & Greet event at the Blue Moose Café  from 5 to 8PM sponsored by Chill-Air. Come on out for a drink, some delicious  appies and excellent networking opportunities. For more info call  604-869-3111.

April 4^th – Easter Story Program for  children at the Yale Library from 6-7PM. Come to the library for  stories, activities and an egg hunt! Call 604-863-2279 for more info.

April 4^th - Men’s Night at  the Hope Golf Club starts for 2012. This first night will be 9 holes of golf  followed by a brief meeting about the upcoming season and the start of a team  league. Tee times starting at 4pm. A burger bar will be available for dinner.  For more info call 604-869-5881.

April  4^th – End  of Season Skate at the Hope Ice Arena from 7:15 to 8:30 PM. Everyone welcome – $2 per person.

April 5^th – Kilby Historic  Site at Harrison Mills re-opens for the 2012 season.

April 5^th – Easter Story Program for  children at the Boston Bar Library from 6-7PM. Come to the library  for stories, activities and an egg hunt! Call 604-867-8847 for more info.

April  6^th – Good  Friday Statutory holiday. Hope Rec Centre closed today.

April  6^th to 8^th – The  Upper Similkameen Spirit Festival Pow Wow in Princeton at the Princeton  Secondary School. For more information see www.princetonarts.ca

April  6^th to 9^th – Hope  Library closed for the Easter Holiday weekend.

April  7^th – 2^nd Annual Hope for Kids Swap Meet from 10AM to 3PM at the Hope  Eagles Hall (386 Fort Street). Come and pose for pics with Easter Bunny at 11AM  (bring your own camera or pay for a photo). Girl Guides will be face painting.  Table Rentals $12. Children’s items and businesses catering to children are  welcome. Hotdogs, chips, pop, coffee and tea will be available. Admission 50  cents – children free. Raffle tickets at the door for great prizes donated by  local businesses. If you would like to donate a prize, please contact Darlene at  604-860-0960 or lemontreeevents@hotmail.com. Door  admissions, table rental fees & photo sales will be donated to the  Children’s Hospital via the Hope Eagles 2690. Sponsored by Lemon Tree Events & the Hope Eagles 2690.

April  7^th – Easter Egg Party at the Dan Sharrer’s Aquatic Centre from 6 to 8PM. Come to the  pool and play games with the lifeguards! Look for tokens which can be traded in  for Easter candy at the end of the party. Everyone Welcome! Cost: $3.25 per  person

April  8^th – Easter Sunday.

April  8^th – Easter Egg Hunt at the Yale Historic Site. Begins at 11AM. For children 12 years  and under. See www.historicyale.ca for  more info or call 604-863-2324.

April  8^th – Annual Hope Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt at Silver Creek Elementary School (63831  School Road) starting at 1PM. For children 10 years old and younger. Donations  of canned goods will be accepted for the Hope Food Bank.

April  8^th – Last  day of the ski season at Manning Park Resort. See www.manningpark.com for  details

April 8^th &  9^th – Easter Celebration at Kilby Historic Site. A traditional  Easter celebration with an Easter egg hunt on the grounds of the historic site  from 11 am until 1 pm daily + fun crafts for the children throughout the day.  See www.kilby.ca for  details.

April  9^th – Easter Monday. All schools in Fraser Cascade School District #78 plus Hope Rec  Centre closed.

April  12^th - Dinner with John Winter, President & CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce – presentation topic is “Community Transformation”. Location: Hope Golf &  Country Club. Time: Starts at 6pm Finishes at 9pm. This is one of four Idea  Exchange Events – presented by The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce, in  collaboration with Advantage Hope. Cost for all four events is $120 including  HST per person. Tickets for this event only – $40 per person. For more  information contact the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce at 604-869-3111  or Advantage Hope at 604-860-0930 or email info@hopechamber.bc.ca. Limited space  is available.

April 13th –The Packing House in  Spences Bridge presents performer Linda McRae. Reserved seating only – call  250-458-2256.

April 13^th – Amazing Race  Friday at the Dan Sharrer’s Aquatic Centre from 6 to 8PM. Come celebrate and  play with us. Games, prizes, entertainment and fun for everyone!  Cost$3.25

April  14^th – Hope  Secondary School Band Fundraiser from 6 to 10PM at the Gold Rush Pub. $10 ticket  includes steak dinner or fish & chips. Evening also features – Toonie Toss;  silent auction & 50/50 draw.

April  17^th – Hope  Library Book Club meeting at the Hope Library from 6:30–8PM to discuss the novel “Monkey Beach” by Eden Robinson . If you love books, want some great reads and  interesting conversation then this is the place to be.  Contact Inge 604-869-9262 for more  information.

April  17^th - Men’s night at the Blue Moose Cafe. If you are a gentlemen who is in  business, planning to get into business, retired, semi-retired, or maybe new to  the community this evening is for you. Doors open at 7PM. No host bar. A great  evening of networking and fellowship.

April 18^th – Volunteer Fair  at the Hope Arena from 2–5PM. Looking to volunteer in Hope? Check out the  Volunteer Fair! Representatives of local organizations will be on hand to talk  about volunteer opportunities in our community. Co-sponsored by the Hope Library  and Hope and District Recreation and Cultural Services. Drop in. Everyone  welcome! Free!

April 18^th – Interactive  Business Roundtable – Marketing, the Business of People, Positioning Your  Business. Location: Hope Golf & Country Club Time: Starts at 6pm Finishes at  9pm. This is one of four Idea Exchange Events – presented by The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Advantage Hope. Cost  for all four events is $120 including HST per person. For more information  contact the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce at 604-869-3111 or email  info@hopechamber.bc.ca. Limited space is available.

April  18^th – Hope  Minor Hockey Early Registration & AGM.  7PM at the Hope Arena (in the concession area) for early registration – save $50!- and at 8PM in the arena mezzanine for the AGM. Door prize of a free  registration. Additional entries for door prize available with the donation of  used equipment. For more information see www.hopeminorhockey.com

April 18^th … until the blooms  are gone (weather dependent) – Tulips of the Valley Festival at Seabird Island  west of Hope on Hwy #7. Over 40 acres of tulip fields in bloom to explore – a  spectacular show of colour! Open  Wednesday to Friday from noon to 4pm; Saturdays & Sundays 10AM to 5PM. Field  entrance fees – adults $3; seniors $2.50 and kids 12 and under are free. Groups  of 10 or more are $2.50 each. Parking costs are extra. See www.tulipsofthevalley.com for more  info.

April  19^th – Hope Women’s Network gathering  5:30 to 8:30PM at the Owl Street Cafe (19855 Owl  Street). Please invite your friends or neighbour ladies for a friendly night out  to meet some remarkable women! Dinner available – reservation required. Contact  Jessica at 604-869-7066 for details.

April 19^th to  22^nd – Humdinger RV Show at Chilliwack Heritage Park.

April 20^th – Opening day at  Hell’s Gate Airtram. See www.hellsgateairtram.com for  details.

April 20^th – Grand Opening  of the Tikwalus Trail in the Fraser Canyon at 1:30PM. Location – just north of  the Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park in the Fraser Canyon.  See www.hopemountain.org for details.

April 20^th – Amazing Race  Friday at the Dan Sharrer’s Aquatic Centre from 6 to 8PM. Come celebrate and  play with us. Games, prizes, entertainment and fun for everyone!  Cost$3.25

April 20^th to  22^nd – Spirit of the People Powwow at the Chilliwack Sports  Landing Centre (4553 Spadina Ave) $2 per day, $5 per weekend. See https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3V8EOwaq_QrZ3lSZ3lsNllUQTIwb1U1LXlBaDVjdw/edit?pli=1  for details.

April 21^st – The Art Bus  will be making a trip to VanDusen Gardens in Vancouver. Enjoy a day of natural  beauty and art among the cherry blossoms.  The bus leaves from the Hope Arts Gallery at 8:45AM and arrives back in  Hope at approximately 6PM.    $20.00/person    Pre-registration required. Call 604-869-3400 for details & to  register.

April 21^st – Earth Day  program at the Hope Library from 2–3PM. Earth-friendly stories, contests,  displays. Help celebrate Mother Earth – she deserves it. Drop in.

April 21^st, 22^nd,  28^th & 29^th – Fraser River Gold Panning with Yukon  Dan

Learn the art of panning for real gold!  See www.yukondan.com for more info.

April 22^nd – Earth Day “Altered Art Workshop” with April Wilding from 10AM to 4PM at The Art Machine  (777 Fifth Ave.). Free. Drop in for an hour or spend the whole day creating  original art pieces from found and recycled materials. Re-purpose items that  might otherwise be put in the trash. Recycle, re-use, reduce. Children are  welcome accompanied by adults. Materials will be available or bring your own  items to use or share.

April 22^nd – Earth Day Clean  Up! Come out to the Hope Rec Centre at 1PM and join other community members in  cleaning up Hope! Gloves and bags will be provided. All ages welcome! Free! For  more information call 604-869-2304

April 22^nd to  28^th – BC Arts and Culture Week! See various events organized by  The Hope & District Arts Council.

April 22^nd to  28^th – The Hope Arts Gallery (349 Fort Street) presents a special  exhibit of hand built Raku fired pottery created by the Katimavik volunteers  currently living in Hope.  Free.  View works made by these novice potters and follow their experience from first  holding that lump of clay through the glazing and firing process to the finished  piece.

April 23^rd – “Altered This & That” workshop from 10-4 pm at The Art Machine (777 5th Ave). Join us to  celebrate Earth Day where you can use, re- use, embellish, paint & play!  Children welcome accompanied by adults.

April 24^th – Excell Student  Art Exhibit from 11:30AM to 2:30PM at the Fuse Box Youth Centre (895 Third Ave.)  Free. View new works created by students. Refreshments will be served.

April 25^th – Little Reader’s  Theatre at the Hope Library from 10–10:45AM. Join in this interactive pre-school  storytime as we explore the use of props, puppets, and books to “tell and act” stories. Come play!

April 25^th - “Art and  Serendipity – Beautiful Oops!“ program at the Hope Library from 3–4 PM. Free  for all ages! Co-sponsored by The Art Machine. Join us for an afternoon of art  and serendipity. Based on a book, of course! – Barney Saltzburg’s “Beautiful  Oops”. Enjoy stories about creativity and art & use your imagination to  create your own art work. The finished pieces will be exhibited at The Art  Machine Open House on Saturday, April 28^th.

April 25^th – Ila’s Shark  Story at the Hope Arts Gallery (349 Fort Street) from 7-9 pm. Ila will read from  her book “My Sunset Rendezvous“.  Refreshments served.

April 26^th – Valley Chamber  Players perform at the Hope Rec Centre in the Multipurpose Room at 7PM.  Featuring a concert of Hayden music including the Lark String Quartet and the  Sunrise String Quartet. Refreshments will be served. Adults $15 and  students/youth $10. For more information call 604-869-2304.

April 26^th – “Ghosts of the  Rainforest” -a Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor  Learning Discovery Night at the Blue  Moose at 7PM. Featuring a film presentation by Hereditary Chief, Harvey Robinson  from Klemtu on the coast of BC about the Kermode bears of Princess Royal Island.  Robinson was a guide for Canadian Geographic, when they shot this video about  the Spirit Bears. He will also do a talk about the cultural back ground of his  Nation and the Spirit Bears. Event partnered by Hope Mountain Black Bear  Committee. Admission – a minimum donation of $ 5.00 which will be going towards  educational materials for the Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee.

April 27^th– Pro D Day. All public schools in the Fraser  Cascade School District #78 are closed today.

April 27^th– School Daze Off program at the Hope Rec Centre for  kindergarten children through to 12 years of age from 8:30AM to 5PM. Activities  will include games, crafts and swimming. Snacks provided. Please bring a lunch,  swim suit and towel. Cost is $32 per child. For more info and to pre-register  call 604-869-2304.

April 27^th – Amazing Race  Friday at the Dan Sharrer’s Aquatic Centre from 6 to 8PM. Come celebrate and  play with us. Games, prizes, entertainment and fun for everyone!  Cost$3.25

April 27^th – Hawaiian Night  Luau at The Hope Golf & Country Club at 5pm. Luau dinner theme with fresh  fire roasted salmon and much more; bingo, bango, bongo play great for all  levels; lots of prizes; long drive & kp competitions; entertaining  fire/dancing show. $25 (members with Annual Green Fee’s) $40(without Annual  Green Fee’s)

$20(dinner, door prizes & show only). Call  604-869-5881 for more info and to reserve seats.

April 27^th to  29^th – 4^th Annual Spring Thaw Class Car Adventure. A  rally with 65 cars that starts in Hope on Friday at 11:30AM and finishes in Hope  on Sunday between 3 & 4:30PM. Location TBA. For more info see www.classiccaradventures.com

April 28^th – The Art Machine  (777 5th Avenue) Open House from 12-4 pm. Join us in celebrating the final day  of Arts and Culture Week by working on a community painting and/or or partnering  with others to create an “Exquisite Corpse”. We’ll also be creating and trading  art trading cards. View altered artwork created on Earth Day at the “Altered  This & That” workshop, as well as children’s paintings from the “BeautifulOops”event held at the Hope Library. Come and join us for  refreshments.

April 28^th – Antiques in the  Attic program at the Hope Arena from 1–3PM. Has it been a while since you’ve  been up to the attic, down to the basement, or into the back of that crowded  closet? If you’ve been holding on to something because it just might be  valuable, or you’re curious about the value of something you know is an antique,  bring your long lost treasures to be appraised by our local experts.  Representative of the Hope Museum will be in attendance as well. Registration is  required. Tickets will be available at the Hope Library beginning March  1^st. Co-sponsored by the Hope Library and Hope and District  Recreation and Cultural Services. Everyone welcome! Free!

April 28^th – The Hope  Vagabond Filmshow at the Hope Golf & Country Club at 7:30PM. This an evening  of local, independent, films and slideshows produced by Dan Pereda and Justin  Brown of Hope, BC. Tickets are $10  per person at the door.

May 1^st to 28^th –  “The Family Jewels” exhibit is featured in the Back Room at the Hope Art Gallery  with art work by Sharon Blythe, Kim Woodd & Melissa Beaupres. Open Tuesday  to Sunday 11AM to 4PM first half of May/open daily 10AM to 5PM in latter half of  May. Free admission.

May  4^th –  “Leadercast” at Grace Baptist Church (949 Third Avenue) Time: Registration  begins at 7am. Program starts at 8AM & finishes at 3:30pm. See http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com for more info.  This is one of four Idea Exchange Events – presented by The Hope & District Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration  with Advantage Hope. Cost for all four events is $120 including HST per person.  Tickets for this event only are $75 per person – cost includes HST, lunch and 2  coffee breaks. For more information contact the Hope & District Chamber of  Commerce at 604-869-3111 or Advantage Hope at 604-860-0930 or email  info@hopechamber.bc.ca. Limited space is available.

May  4^th, 5^th & 6^th – Skagit Bird Blitz presented by  the Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Education. See www.hopemountain.org for further  information.

May  5^th – Fly  Fishing for Women presented by  the Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Education.  Learn how to fly cast with expert  instructor April Vokey. See www.hopemountain.org for further  information.

May 5^th – Hope Garden Club annual Plant Sale.  Location & time TBA.

May 5^th – Artists reception at the Hope Art Gallery  (349 Fort Street) from 2 to 4PM for “The Family Jewels” exhibit. Everyone  welcome!

May 5^th – Randy Elvis Friskie performs at the Hope  Eagles Hall (386 Fort Street). The incomparable Randy “Elvis” Friskie and his  Las Vegas showband – “The Extraodinaires” – perform in tribute to the King of Rock & Roll … with special performances by Cassandra Friskie. Doors open at  7:30PM and show starts at 8:30PM. Tickets are $20 per person – must be 19 years  and older.