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friendly site, this farmyard attraction includes plenty of hands-on displays plus a collec-
tion of more than 200 domestic animals. Your wide-eyed kids can pet some critters,
watch the milking demonstration and feed some squawking, ever-hungry ducks and
chickens. The highlight is the daily (around 3:30pm) 'running of the goats,' when
starving hairballs streak from the paddock to their barn for dinner.
The top 'extra,' though, is the behind-the-scenes tour where your sprogs can learn
what it's like to be a farmer, from grooming (the animals, not the kids) to egg collecting
and getting the feed ready. Book ahead: these hour-long tours are popular.
FERRY BUILDING ART GALLERY
GALLERY
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( www.ferrybuildinggallery.com ; 1414 Argyle Ave; 11am-5pm Tue-Sun; 255) F Housed
in a cute wooden heritage building, which was once a ferry terminal when transit boats
plied the waters between West Van and Vancouver, this popular waterfront community
gallery is well worth a look if you're in the Ambleside Park vicinity. Shows change
once or twice a month and there's a strong commitment to showcasing local artists.
Time your visit well and you can drop in for an opening reception and meet the
artists themselves.
CAPILANO RIVER HATCHERY
FARM
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(4500 Capilano Park Rd; 8am-8pm Jun-Aug, to 7pm May & Sep, reduced off-season) F
Just 2km north of Capilano Suspension Bridge, this government-run fish farm works to
protect coho, chinook and steelhead salmon stocks. Visit from July to November and
you'll likely catch adult salmon swimming through fish ladders past the rapids in a
heroic effort to reach their spawning grounds upstream, after which they promptly die
in a scripted lifecycle possibly penned by Samuel Beckett.
Eye-level tanks display the creatures while enlightening exhibits help explain the en-
tire mysterious process. If you're driving here (rather than swimming with the salmon)
head north along Capilano Rd, then turn left onto Capilano Park Rd and continue for
1km.
 
 
 
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