What do grizzly bears, earthquakes and Vancouver Island golf have in common? A "duck and cover strategy", that's what! New technology has allowed even novice golfers to hit the ball a long way. Trouble is, when you're just a couple degrees off course and you hit the ball far, then you're really off course, prompting more and more piercing bellows: "Fore!"

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is golf Mecca. Imagine, on this beautiful 500 km (300-mile) long island in the Pacific Northwest, there's a golf course for every level. No matter what your skill, you can find a course that will best suit you.

No bears on Bear Mountain