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While planning a vacation can be a fun and exciting exercise, it helps to know what to do, where to stay, and where to eat.

If you think that all the Whistler and Blackcomb mountains have to offer is snow, you need to get out more – preferably north along the Sea to Sky Highway.

"We have people who fly more than 14 hours across several time zones just to ski Whistler Blackcomb ," says Kevin Small, Marketing Manager for Resort Reservations Whistler .

"The language of music is universal," says Joanna Dundas, Artistic Manager of the award-winning professional vocal ensemble, musica intima . "Without any communication or other type of input, everyone has the urge to move to music; we can't help it.

"One of the unique things about us," explains Joanna Dundas, Artistic Director of the vocal ensemble, musica intima , "is that we are both a professional ensemble and a charitable non-profit society.

Collaboration isn't just a word for the Vancouver-based professional vocal ensemble, musica intima ; it's a way of both connecting with an audience and allowing for a free exchange of ideas, while exploring individual musical creativity.

Heading into their 25th year of performing and recording, musica intima brings a creative approach to what it means to function as a vocal ensemble.

A question that the Memorial Society of British Columbia hears often is "Should I prepay my funeral expenses?" "People asking this question are generally thinking that it would be good to pay for tomorrow's cost today," says Nicole Renwick, Executive

What exactly is a "green" burial? Nicole Renwick, Executive Director of the Memorial Society of British Columbia , uses the analogy of the pilgrims crossing America to describe a green burial.

"It's not a conversation most middle-aged children want to have with their parents, but it's important," says Nicole Renwick, Executive Director of the Memorial Society of British Columbia .