For as little as ...
Free
… enter to win the Ko-Ko The Koala Contest by April 30 for a chance at a seven-night trip for two to Australia, sponsored by Carlson Wagonlit Canada, Anderson Vacations and Air New Zealand. See rules at cwtvacations.ca.
Free
… B.C. residents can enter the Bon Voyage by Air France contest by March 16 as Air France celebrates its first direct flight from Vancouver to Paris. The prize is two tickets from Vancouver to Paris and accommodation from March 29-April 4. See details at bonvoyageaf.ca.
$15 US
… attend the 12th annual Columbia River Cowboy Gathering and Music Festival (columbiarivercowboygathering.com) in Kennewick, Wash., April 10-12. It celebrates the cowboy way of life through music, poetry and western arts and more.
$23
… enter the Gold Rush! El Dorado in B.C. exhibit at Victoria’s Royal B.C. Museum (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ gold), May 13 to Oct. 31, for interactive displays and artifacts.
There will be more than 400 objects on display, including the Turnagain Nugget (at 1,642g it’s the largest existing gold nugget from B.C.) and an original stagecoach.
$25
… the Britannia Mine Museum (britanniaminemuseum.ca) on the Sea to Sky Highway has the family friendly, interactive Science of Metals Exhibit from March 7 to Aug. 31, which explores the uses of metals in the past, present and future.
Also at the museum is the underground mine train, the historic 20-storey concentrator mill and gold panning.