VANCOUVER BLACK BOOK

How to spend your stopover en route to, or from, Whistler. STAY OPUS Vancouver This winter, the ultra-chic Yaletown hotel offers a $249 SkiScape Package, which includes a deluxe room with a fireplace and fun extras such as free ski storage and two hot buttered rums served on check-in. #coolgirldestination DINE Hawksworth Restaurant The city’s most elegant dining option is also its most daring. Executive chef David Hawksworth constantly ups the culinary ante with unexpected ingredients and sophisticated flavour pairings, such as the slow-cooked lobster served with bacon, Parmesan, cauliflower and thyme. #yesplease

SHOP Secret Location This elevated concept boutique carries the world’s most cutting-edge designers, many of them exclusively in Canada. On that list: Jacquemus, Anthony Vaccarello and Delfina Delettrez. #major