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Athena McKenzie

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Athena McKenzie is the Content Manager at Fresh Tracks Canada. An experienced lifestyle journalist, she has written about travel, design, arts and entertainment. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Zoomer Magazine, Elle Canada and YAM Magazine. Based in Victoria, British Columbia, she has written about her travels in Canada, the U.S., China, and Europe. Her favourite Canadian destination is Quirpon Island off Newfoundland, where you can see both whales and icebergs from the shore.  

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Cabin at night in Whitehorse

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Local Voices: Northern Tales in the Yukon

The Rocky Mountaineer train passing Pyramid Falls on the Journey Through the Clouds route.

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Rocky Mountaineer train going around Morant's Curve in the Canadian Rockies

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A couple enjoying the view of the mountains and water in Lake Louise

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View of Toronto downtown, Lake Ontario, and surrounding parks.

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Coyote running through the woods

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blue Lake Louise with trees and Fairmont Hotel in background

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