Farm sights in Vancouver
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Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Located in Capilano River Regional Park, about 2km north of the Capilano Suspension Bridge, this fish farm is run by the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to protect valuable Coho, Chinook and Steelhead salmon stocks. Visit from July to November – October, when the Chinooks return, is the optimum month – and you’ll catch adult salmon swimming through fish ladders past the rapids in an heroic effort to reach their spawning grounds upstream, after which they promptly die in a scripted lifecycle that must have been written by Samuel Beckett. Eye-level tanks display the creatures and enlightening exhibits help explain the entire mysterious process. Drivers head north…
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Miniature Railway & Children’s Farmyard
A short walk from Vancouver Aquarium, these twin, kid-friendly attractions are a big summer draw. The farmyard allows youngsters to interact with llamas, sheep, goats, cows, hens and other small animals in a way that will make you wonder why you bother spending money on much pricier zoos back home. In contrast, the railway offers a 15-minute forest train ride that kids of all ages can enjoy. At Halloween the railway rises from the dead of the off-season to become a ghost train, while at Christmastime its carriages and route are adorned with fairy lights. The farmyard was under threat of a funding-related closure at the time of research – call ahead before you set out with…
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