ABOUT WEST COAST ESCAPES TV
Season Two
West Coast Escapes, Season Two is hosted by veteran producer John Lovelace (Wings Over Canada, Season 1-10, Men TV, Shaw, APTN) and Lisa van Reeuwyk (Discovering Great Towns, Season One APTN, PBS, SCN). Our first season delivered a lot of feedback from our loyal viewers and our producers were listening! This season the show features definitive west coast experiences while staying true to its roots of hidden getaways and sharing the stories of life on the road less travelled. This season promises to be even more adventurous and entertaining as we hop in the Navajo and discover new terrain, cool gear and inspirational stories.
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Season 2 of West Coast Escapes will see many great changes. Lisa Van Reeuwyk from Discovering Great Towns takes over as co-host from Adera Angelucci. Lisa has 10 years experience in producing and hosting TV under her belt, and this year West Coast Escapes looks even better.
This season aviation plays a larger part in the series as we move around the west. The Twin Engine Navajo will be featured in a flight up to the subarctic and the F J Cruiser has been replaced by a float plane to access those hard to reach places. We have added new air to ground technology for great point of view shots.
Our HD camera work this year is by Devin Lund, the same camera operator that did Wings Over Canada and the Aviators TV for PBS. Also on Camera is Cliff Markham, an experienced outdoor camera operator as well.
The result is that this season is new and improved, and we have added many more broadcasters including Travel + Escape, Shaw TV, as well as PBS in the USA. CHEK TV has renewed for season two, and the series will be released to markets in Europe and Asia this fall.
Episode # 1 Quesnel Forks Ghost Town:
John journeys by plane and car to discover a remote hidden valley in the only inland rain forest in North America, and home to a lost town.
Episode # 2 Yukon Discovery:
We journey 1200 miles by private plane to discover the remote Gold town of Dawson City and abandoned Fort Selkirk
Episode #3 Nature Trust and the Giant Fish:
What starts off as a show about the Fraser River turns into a fight to land a giant 300 pound Sturgeon
Episode #4 Marine Link Working Boat:
Lisa hops aboard a working ship for a trip to Discover the Inland Passage
Episode #5 Uranium City:
John joins 100 other pilots and their aircraft as he flys the Piper Navajo into the 60th parallel at the very top of Saskatchewan. He discovers the town of Uranium City which lies abandoned after the collapse of uranium prices 30 years ago
Episode #6 Cortes Island:
For a change of pace John jumps into the Cessna 180 and flys into Cortes Island
Episode #7 Vancouver Island Discovery Show:
Both John and Lisa file reports from the island and the inside passage
Episode #8 The use of The private aircraft in Tourism Adventure:
In this show John flys into 108 mile house to talk to pilots and look at private aircraft used today
Episode #9 Harrison Mills:
We get back in the float plane to look at hamlet of Harrison Mills. We also head up to look at a home on the ocean where a couple live completely off the grid
Episode #10 Aircraft adventure into northern Canada:
John joins 100 other pilots and their aircraft as he flys the Piper Navajo into the 60th parallel at the very top of Saskatchewan.
Episode #11 Uranium City:
We discover the town of Uranium City which lies abandoned after the collapse of uranium prices 30 years ago
Episode #12 Tofino:
Lisa travel to the remote and wild west coast of Vancouver Island
Episode #13 TBA