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POSTED March 5, 2010 BY Bob Kronbauer
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When we originally shared this commercial below with you a bunch of you were asking “who’s that guy” and “where’s that?”. Unlike the producers of the television series Lost, the folks at HelloBC were kind enough to lay it all out, from start to finish, letting us know exactly who and what was featured. Click HERE to see it on their site.

0:03, Hiking the beach on Flores Island, near Tofino.
0:05, Michael J. Fox, star of Family Ties and Back to the Future is a BC native. He stands in some of BC’s old-growth forests in MacMillan Provincial Park, also known as Cathedral Grove.
0:07, View of the Coast Mountains, near West Vancouver.
0:08, Heli-skiing in the Kootenay Rockies.
0:09 – 0:13, Downhill skiing is one of many winter activities in the Kootenay Rockies
0:15, Juno- and Grammy-award winning musician Sarah McLachlan on the beach in Tofino.
0:16, Horseback riding near Chilko Lake in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast.
0:18, Fishing in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast.
0:19, The Salmon Glacier is easily accessible via road from Stewart.
0:20, Canoeing in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
0:21, Whitewater rafting on the Chilko River.
0:22, Ryan Reynolds, star of films that include National Lampoon’s Van Wilder and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, at Emerald Lake Lodge, the only lodge on this majestic lake in Yoho National Park.
0:24, Tobiano Golf Course in Kamloops.
0:25, Kinuseo Falls near Tumbler Ridge.
0:26, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars, just outside of Penticton. One of the many exceptional Thompson Okanagan vineyards.
0:27 Grizzly bear viewing in British Columbia.
0:28 Horseback riding on the Potato Range, west of Williams Lake.
0:29, Kim Cattrall, from Sex in the City, samples wine from one of the Thompson Okanagan’s nearly 150 vineyards.
0:31, Vancouver’s spectacular night skyline.
0:32, Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver.
0:33 – 0:38 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery in Kelowna.
0:39, Sarah McLachlan on the beach near Tofino.
0:41, BC Ferries pass each other in Active Pass in the Gulf Islands.
0:43, Sailing and boating in the waters around Vancouver.
0:45, Flightseeing around Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino.
0:47, The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria.
0:48, Parliament Buildings in Victoria.
0:49, Ocean kayaking in the Broken Group Islands of Barkley Sound, near Ucluelet.
0:50, Whale watching near Victoria.
0:52, Cox Bay near Tofino, an area popular for surfing.
0:55, Actor Eric McCormack, star of the TV series Will and Grace, on the Coal Harbour waterfront, a scenic walking area in Vancouver.
0:56, English Bay in Vancouver, one of the most popular kayak spots in the city.
0:57, Ryan Reynolds at Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park.
0:59, Boats pass through False Creek, which separates two of Vancouver’s most vibrant neighbourhoods: Yaletown and Granville Island.
1:00, Crown Mountain, in Lynn Headwaters Park is just one of the many great Vancouver view points.
1:02, Michael J Fox stands among old-growth trees in MacMillan Provincial Park.
1:03, Dancers in Vancouver’s Chinatown, which is home to great shopping, restaurants and the Vancouver Chinatown Night Market.
1:04, ‘Ksan Museum Historical Village in New Hazelton.
1:05, The Museum of Anthropology is one of the many places to learn about Aboriginal culture in Vancouver. The museum is home to more than 13,000 First Nations and international artefacts.
1:06, Kim Cattrall, see reference at 0:29
1:07, A chef serves up sushi at one of British Columbia’s great restaurants
1:08 Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars, just outside of Penticton. One of the many exceptional Thompson Okanagan vineyards.
1:10 Mission Hill Family Estate Winery in Kelowna.
1:11, Sarah McLachlan, see reference at 0:15
1:12, Flores Island, one of Vancouver Island’s many great hiking spots.
1:13, Wickannish Inn in Tofino.
1:15, Cowichan Bay just 10 minutes south of Duncan.
1:17, Steve Nash, two-time NBA MVP in front of the award winning Vancouver Convention Centre. The new Convention Centre is just a short walk to Stanley Park.
1:18, Whitewater rafting in Wells Gray Park in Clearwater.
1:19, Lake Okanagan, a large lake that borders Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, Peachland and Summerland.
1:20, Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna.
1:21, Red Mountain Ski Resort in Rossland.
1:22, Ski jump, crowd, time clock, skeleton and luge track in Whistler.
1:26, Michael J Fox at MacMillan Provincial Park. See reference at :05.
1:27, Olympic rings sculpture, Richmond.
1:29, Ryan Reynolds at Emerald Lake Lodge. See reference at 0:22
1:30, Sarah McLachlan, see reference at 0:15
1:31, Eric McCormack, see reference at 0:55
1:32, Steve Nash, see reference at 1:17
1:34, Michael J Fox at MacMillan Provincial Park. See reference at :05
1:41, Pacific Rim National Park, near Ucluelet.

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