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New Travel Books

Lake Superior to Manitoba by Canoe

Mapping the Route into the Heart of the Continent

by Hap Wilson

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25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit

by Jody Robbins

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More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies

3rd Edition

by Andrew J. Nugara

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Camping British Columbia, the Rockies, and Yukon

The Complete Guide to Government Park Campgrounds, Expanded Eighth Edition

by Jayne Seagrave

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Touring the Cabot Trail and Beyond

Third Edition

by Susan Biagi
photographs by Keith Vaughan

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Splendour of the Canadian Rockies

photographs by Paul Zizka
by Meghan Ward

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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island 4th Ed.

4th Edition

by Lonely Planet

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Lonely Planet Vancouver 7th Ed.

7th Edition

by Lonely Planet

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Vancouver Island Book of Musts 2nd edition

by Peter Grant

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Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies

photographs by Paul Zizka
by Meghan Ward

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Beauty of the Canadian Rockies

photographs by Paul Zizka
by Meghan Ward

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Newfoundland and Labrador Field Guide

by Michael Collins

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Lonely Planet British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies 7th Ed.

7th Edition

by Lonely Planet

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25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit

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On the Blog

2017 Summer Books

By Kerry Clare

Books about road trips, swimming, canoe paddling, long lazy days, and even a little bit of summer intrigue. These are the books that means summer starts NOW.

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Kindness and Caring

By Kerry Clare

Picture books featuring traits from character-based education.

Your CAN'T FAIL Summer Fiction List

By Kerry Clare

Smart, gripping, utterly absorbing fiction that is guaranteed to make a perfect summer's day, well, even more perfect.

The Chat With Michael Harris

By Trevor Corkum

On the heels of Michael Harris’s Governor General's Award-winning The End of Absence comes Solitude, an exploration of what it means to be alone in a world constantly demanding our attention.

Quick Hits: Stunning Fiction and Poetry PLUS a Brilliant Cookbook

By Kiley Turner

In Quick Hits, we look through our stacks to bring you books that, when they were published, elicited a lot of reaction and praise. Our selections will include books published this year, last year, or …

"Love Song," by Theresa Kishkan

By Kerry Clare

"The table is set; time to come up from the lake." An excerpt from The Summer Book.

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