The reason why the world thinks of beavers, moose and bears when they visit "the great White North" can be found here. Kitchen "Vancouver" has every you could want for your kitchen -- just kidding -- but it does boast an exciting array of Canadiana-"eh"-saying-husky-mushing-beaver-damming I've seen in a while.
Honourable mentions for tackiness go to the totem pole pepper grinder, but the taker of the tackiest award must go to the "Pacific Salmon Spread" complete with a 3Dimensional bear, gripping the can with a salmon flailing in it's mouth. I know, I know, that's what I regularly see too whilst out for a stroll in Stanley Park circa 2009!
Oh, and this is in the International Terminal of the airport - inside gate D, past the security check point. read more