But there is a tastier side to Salt Spring creativity, with a growing menu of artisan food and drink producers on the island.

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Beer nuts are well served over at Salt Spring Island Ales, occupying a rustic, cedar-built shack hidden between trees 11km north of the vineyard.

BBC: Canada��s creative island escape

Nearby Salt Spring Island Cheese provides further sustenance.

BBC: Canada��s creative island escape

Some 106 miles to the southeast is a network of salt lakes that are home in spring and summer to vast flocks of pink flamingos.

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He has attended 53 Harvard basketball games in four years and flew to Salt Lake City this week on spring break to see his team try to win its first-ever NCAA tournament game.

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As the NAIC moves toward reform at its spring national meeting from March 12-15 in Salt Lake City, lots of issues still have to be thrashed out.

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With a net employment outlook of 22%, Salt Lake is the third best place for finding a job this spring.

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In the spring, tourists come from all over the world to see the natural wonders: crystalline salt popping out of the ground, sand dunes surrounded by mountains, vibrantly colored, unearthly-looking rock formations and, if there's been enough rain, blooming wildflowers.

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