Travel Top 5: Canada's newest tourist attractions

If the sinking loonie wasn’t enough to keep you in Canada for your vacation this summer, then several new attractions might make you want to stay anyway.

This summer will see several important new tourist attractions open in Canada, adding to an already impressive number of things to see and do in this country. Here are five for you to consider:

1. The Sea to Sky Gondola, Squamish, B.C.

Squamish sits roughly half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. While it is a gorgeous destination in its own right, with plenty of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery, it is often unjustly overlooked as people rush past on the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

That will change May 16 when the Sea-to-Sky Gondola opens for business. The high-speed aerial tram will whisk eight passengers at a time past The Chief, a massive granite monolith that is a signature landmark of Squamish, on to the mountainous plateau that overlooks the city for magnificent views of the Howe Sound Fjord and Coastal Mountains....

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Story written by Mark Stachiew