Photo courtesy Whistler Eco Tours

Get back to nature and learn about Whistler’s flora and fauna as you paddle down the River of Golden Dreams with Whistler Eco Tours (pictured). This earth-friendly company has been working with the Whistler Blackcomb resort to clean up the riverbanks—just one of the ways the resort is going green. Since 2000, Whistler Blackcomb has reduced waste by 60 per cent and, this year, it was named one of Canada’s greenest employers for the fourth year in a row. —Kristina Urquhart