Alberta · Family Fun Canada

Pack Up for a Moms’ Weekend Like No Other: The Jasper PJ Party

Jen Mallia Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews April 15, 2019

Why do Vegas when you can do the Jasper PJ Party? The dance floor is packed. Girls Club DJs are pumping out the early 90s hip hop and House of Pain is demanding we “Jump Around”! So jump we do. I’ve always been pretty ...Read More

Travelling Your Roots: A Return to Canada

Jennifer Morton Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Nova Scotia March 29, 2019

Returning to Canada after a lengthy absence, Jennifer Morton discovers the joys of ‘coming home’. When I left Canada on a 12-month working holiday to Australia in 2001, I had no idea that I would end up calling Down Under home. But, like a ...Read More

A Four Stop Do-It-Yourself Pastry Crawl Through Calgary

Shelley Cameron-McCarron Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews February 6, 2019

I’m about to sample my first piece of kouign-Amann at Calgary’s LaBoulangerie Bakery Café, the French bread and crepe shop revered for its all-butter pastries, including this flaky goodness inspired from France’s Brittany region, when owner Shosh Cohen tells me people have been known ...Read More

Plan a Family Overnight Kananaskis Winter Getaway

Tanya Koob Alberta, News & Reviews, Ski Hills December 17, 2018

My family has taken an annual pre-Christmas Kananaskis Winter Getaway getaway for the last several years, and we always enjoy spending a couple of days with friends playing in the snow, skiing, hiking, and taking a break from the business of the holiday season. Later ...Read More

Ski (Or Board) a Lot? Season Passes and Multi Mountain Passes are the Way to Go!

Jacqueline Louie Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, News & Reviews, Ski Hills December 12, 2018

Feel the sun on your face and breathe in the clear crisp of a blue sky day. Make snowmen and snow angels. Sip hot chocolate beside a crackling fire. These are just a few of the pleasures of winter in the ...Read More

Canucks, Crafts & Cheer! Find It All at These 8 Best Christmas Markets in Canada

Adele Paul Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Newfoundland, News & Reviews, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan November 22, 2018

Christmas is just around the corner, and no one knows how to celebrate better than the citizens of the great, white north! Canadians love to ring in the season with mistletoe, plenty of snow and, of course, Christmas markets. From Victoria to St. John’s, ...Read More

Escape From Real Life at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge

Jen Mallia Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews, Spas October 8, 2018

A visit to the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge might be the perfect escape from real life. Sitting in the dwindling sun, before the mosquito hordes hit full bore, my husband reaches across the bench for my hand. “Let’s move here.” Birds chirping in the ...Read More

Rodeo Fan? 3 Ways to Get Excited for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Central Alberta

Family Fun Canada Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews September 26, 2018

The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) heads to Red Deer from October 30 to November 4, 2018. For six days, Westerner Park will play host as the best Canadian rodeo competitors square up for one final showdown: the chance to be crowned national champions. Yee-haw! ...Read More

Look Up! Look Waaay Up for Tree Top, Mountain Top, & Zip Line Aerial Adventures Across Canada

Jacqueline Louie Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, News & Reviews, Quebec August 27, 2018

Looking for an adrenaline-filled, action-oriented adventure? Here are a few aerial adventures across Canada where the hair-raising fun is guaranteed: Victoria & Nanaimo: WildPlay Element Park “The great part about this park is that even though you’re in an urban setting, you get a ...Read More

Historic Mount Royal Hotel in Banff Re-Opens After Fire Showcasing the Fabulous Restoration

Family Fun Canada Alberta, Canada, News & Reviews July 11, 2018

The Mount Royal Hotel in Banff suffered a devastating fire in 2016 and has emerged from the ashes, restored to its historical glory in a thoroughly modern way. One night during dinner a few years ago, my husband looked at me and ...Read More