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Off Season Rates available February 17 and 18 Prince George BC

Posted on February 15, 2012 by arborbb

We have last minute availability for our whole B&B ( both rooms) for February 17 and 18. Our off season rate is $90 double or $160 for both rooms up to 4 people. Breakfast for all is included as well as use of all amenities. Experience our award winning hospitality at off season prices. To book a room go to www.arborbnb.ca and click on check availability or phone Toll Free 1-877-612-1144.

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation in Prince George, BC

Posted on December 6, 2011 by arborbb

For reservations, contact information and more details please go to our website: www.arborbnb.ca

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Pefect Place to Stay for CNC trade students, locums …..

Posted on December 2, 2011 by arborbb

Our off season Bed and Breakfast Suite is available January 1, 2012 until April 1, 2012 for short and long term stays. We have been full all Fall with tenants of varied backgrounds – tradespeople working on the Northwood Shutdown and seasonal vendors at Pine Center Mall.

Our B&B is located only a 10 minute drive from CNC, UHNBC, UNBC and all city amenities, but is very quiet, private, has great air quality and is adjacent to over 100 km of trails. Our rates our reasonable and our accommodations very comfortable.

For more information call Julie at 1-877-612-1144 or email julie@arborbnb.ca

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The seasons have changed in Prince George BC

Posted on November 8, 2011 by arborbb

All the garden has been put to bed, tender perenniels mulched, the lawn mower replaced with the snow blower and shovels and the Christmas lights up! Yesterday we had our first skiff of snow that stayed with more coming down as I write.

Soon we will be skiing at the Otway Ski Trails located less than 15 minutes from our B&B. Skiing in Prince George is something that we look forward to and hopefully we will be able to start in a couple of weeks.

The Otway Nordic Ski Centre, located minutes west of Prince George BC, includes 45km of groomed trails, daily night skiing (5 km of lit trails), a dog trail, a biathlon range with small cabin, and a large comfortable day lodge complete with heated washrooms, change room, wax room, kitchen, small concession (snacks and drinks), ski school, rentals, and of course, very friendly staff.

Otway Ski Centre is operated by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, a non profit organization, whose mandate is to provide you with a great ski experience at a most affordable price. Typically the ski season starts early to mid November, and ending mid to late April.

Bliss … a few days stay at Arbor B&B, Ski Otway , return back for a wonderful outdoor Hot Tub, and dinner out at one of Prince George's many restaurantes!

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Discount Accommodation in Prince George

Posted on October 4, 2011 by arborbb

The 2011 Bed and Breakfast season is coming to a close in Prince George! Our off season and short term rental rates are now in effect.

We have decided to offer a special price for all reservations for May 1, 2012 – September 30, 2012. All confirmed reservations made before December 31, 2011 will be at the 2011 not the 2012 rate. To check our availability and rates go to our Arbor Bed and Breakfast website.

A warm thank you to all our wonderful summer guests – it is just amazing who sits down at our table. This year we had guests from The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, UK, Australia, Spain, France, Canada, the US AND for the first time Beijing. Although English can sometimes be an issue it is just amazing what stories are told.

Fall is in full swing and although we have had several frosts the gardens are still looking good. The local colours are beautiful and we realize how lucky we are to live in a place so close to nature and at the same time have our lives so enriched by the wonderful B&B guests that pass through our door.

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Growing Cucumbers in a Green House in North Central BC

Posted on August 8, 2011 by arborbb

Living in P:rince George BC growing cucumbers can be a bit hit and miss. This year I did some reading and decided to do an experiment. I planted 2 Sweet Slice Cucumber plants from seed. After transplanting they were placed in my green house and trained to grow up some twine. I read of two different methods of “pruning” – both guaranteed to give greater yields and quality. So the very unscientific Julie decided to do an experiment. One plant with no pruning, one plant with the plant buds pruned out and one that had the buds, flowers and tentacles pruned out until there were seven leaves.

Sweet Slice Cucumber with no pruning

This is a picture taken August 8 of the Sweet Slice Cucumber with no pruning – just let it grow and fertilized regularly. Today there is no sign of any baby cukes

Pruned until 7 leaves appeared

This is a picture taken August 8 of the Sweet Slice cucumber with pruning of the flower, bud and tentacle until there were 7 leaved. We have a few flowers but not much in the way of fruit developing.

Just the leaf buds were pruned

This is the cucumber that had all the leaf buds pruned out. We have already eaten one large very tasty cucumber and as you can see there are many more! Now we have to admit that July was really lacking in heat and sunshine and that many have been a factor but it looks like I have found the pruning method that work best for Sweet Slice in my greenhouse.

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One of our Breakfast Recipes at Arbor Bed and Breakfast

Posted on July 26, 2011 by arborbb

One of our most popular breakfasts at Arbor B&B in Prince George is our “Dutch Baby Pancakes”. This morning we had guests from Reunion Island ( a beautiful place in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar). The Dutch Baby Pancakes were a hit with seasonal strawberries, blueberries, orange zest and a topping of icing sugar. The strange thing is none of our gusts from Holland have ever heard of “Dutch Baby Pancakes” prepared this way so we are a bit unsure where the name came from! Many of our guests have requested the recipe so I have included it below:

Dutch Baby Pancakes ( per person)

preheat the oven to 475F
preheat individual casserole dishes ( approximately 6″ in diameter)
Spray with non-stick oil
for each pancake put in a blender 1 egg, 1/4c flour, 1/4c milk and a pinch of salt – blend well on high
Pour into the preheated casserole and cook 12 minutes ( they will rise up and brown)
Turn out onto warm plates and fill with fruit in season. Top with orange zest and a sprinkle of icing sugar
This breakfast can be served as is for our “meatless” guests or accompanied with bacon
For the Canadian touch I suggest a drizzle of maple syrup.

Bon Appetit!

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A Web Marketing Video from Avelient

Posted on July 25, 2011 by arborbb

My friend Jeff Logan at Avelient is a Google Guru. He recently posted a video on how to respond to a review on Google Places which is very interesting.

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Pidherny Bike Trails Prince George BC

Posted on July 14, 2011 by arborbb

Bikers, hikers, trail riders , naturalists and other outdoor enthusiasts who don’t know about Pidherny Trails in the North Nechako Bench of Prince George ( right next to Arbor Bed and Breakfast) have a great experience waiting. This 650 ha. area has been used year round for about 50 years. It became an official established recreational site on Crown land two years ago.

The International Mountain Biking Association is helping to give the trails the same standard as found in Whistler as to width and rating the difficulty with international signage of a green circle, blue square and black diamond.

Development of the trails locally is by the Prince George Cycling Club. For a map of the trails click on the map.

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World Baseball Challenge Prince George, BC July 8 – 17

Posted on July 3, 2011 by arborbb

The 2011 World Baseball challenge set for July 8 – July 17 offers world level excitement at Citizen field in Prince George. The opening game at 7 pm July 8 comes with the Sound Addiction good time rock and roll band starting the activities at 6pm.

Each day three world-level games will be played: at noon, 3pm, and 7pm .. the semi-final games will be at 3pm and 7pm July 16 followed by the final game at 3pm July 17.

Prime seating tickets behind home plate at $199 while open seating tickets are $149 for the week and are available at Ticketmaster .

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