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wilderness resort located 90 km. south of Prince Rupert on the B.C. coast.

King Pacific Lodge set for another season in paradise

John Goodman

This Week Editor

“OUT the backdoor are bears, out front it’s Tony
Onley paintings,” states chef James Barber succinct-
ly, in his short but sweet introduction to the rarified

surroundings of King
Pacific Lodge.

Normally situated $0 km.
south of Prince Rupert, the
4,800 sq. ft. floating structu
was transported down to
Vancouver in May for a retit by

its North Shore management sea ; a Eaewperamemaa er
teani. While the Fraser River ’ NEWS photo Cindy Goodman NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

doesn’t offer quite the ambience . Gyotaku: guests can learn the Japanese art of WEST Vancouver resident Alex Henry is a mem-
of Douglas Channel the lodge’s , : creating fish prints on rice paper. ber of Team Canada's fly fishing squad.

amenities were on full display as
staff prepsred for a second sea-
son in paradise.

More than just a refit, there
has a been a rethinking of what
Ring Pacific Lodge has to offer
the discriminating traveller.
Originally built in 1988 as a
deluxe fishing retreat the new
owners want to emphasize the
exclusive-by-nature address of
the getaway destination.

You should see people's
faces when they come around
the corner in a kayak and see the
lodge,” says vice-president
Michael Uehara. “In a place
wherc it shouldn't be, with nothing else around. Torally unexpect-
ed.” Uehara, a North Shore resident, is in charge of making the
experience a reality.
he lodge has 12 guest rooms cach with its own private bal-

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