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What is Niagara Parks?

Niagara Parks is both the environmental and cultural steward of the 56 kilometres that make up the Niagara River Corridor.

What do you offer visitors?

We have seven attractions in Niagara Parks. Journey Behind the Falls takes guests right next to the iconic Horseshoe Falls, where they can feel the thunder and power of the falls vibrate through their body. They get a little wet, but we give out ponchos!

Niagara’s Fury! is a 4D motion theatre that offers a multi-sensory simulation of the last Ice Age. The temperature drops, mist and snow falls, the floor trembles and stunning visuals along the mighty Niagara River surround you.

We also have North America’s largest butterfly conservatory, with over 2,000 butterflies flying freely among tropical plants and gorgeous blooms. Then there’s the historic cable car that goes across the whirlpool, and White-water Walk, a quarter-mile boardwalk that takes guests past Class Six rapids, which are some of the wildest in North America.

And you have a brand-new attraction?

Yes, Niagara Parks Power Station was formerly a hydroelectric generation power station. It was built between 1901-1905 and decommissioned in 2006 but is now open for guided or self-guided tours. It tells the story of power generation but also one of engineering, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Surrey, a town that is a part of Metro Vancouver, is looking to tempt the taste buds of UK visitors by introducing two new food trails.

The self-guided Spice Trail takes in 65 independent restaurants, cafes and retail stores across Surrey’s six neighbourhoods that showcase the enormous culinary diversity in Surrey – ranging from the flavours of Nepal, Jamaica, Afghanistan and many others.

Within the Spice Trail is a curated Street Food Trail, with the focus on ‘small packets’ of food from SouthEast Asia, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, and Latin America.

“Where the Spice Trail is more of a driving experience, the Street Food Trail has been designed to allow parts of the experience to be walkable, and we think both will appeal to UK visitors,” said Ange Chew, Executive Director for Discover Surrey.

Surrey can be reached from Vancouver Waterfront via a 45-minute ride on Sky Train. discoversurreybc.com

Features include the 600-foot generator floor or tunnel, where guest can follow the flow of the water as they make their way to a spectacular new viewing platform extending into the river, with panoramic views of the lower Niagara Gorge.

Are there any experiences that highlight the First Nations story?

We are working with Indigenous communities to tell the story of Indigenous history.

A new tour features locations along the Niagara Corridor that has Indigenous connections. Also, we have the Landscape of Nations Monument at Queenston Heights Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This tells the story of the Indigenous warriors who fought alongside the British in the War of 1812. niagaraparks.com