A west coast feast...

Cedar-planked salmon remains one of Canada's most iconic warm-weather dishes and the perfect centrepiece celebration for Canada Day on July 1.
(Image credit: Getty Images / Karandaev)
A celebratory July 1 Canada Day table in British Columbia is a sight to be seen.
There might be spot prawns piled onto a platter beside a bowl of strawberries. Cedar-planked salmon comes off the grill while someone else flips burgers.
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Nicole MacKay is a wine writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada. She’s passionate about everything related to wine, food, and travel and has more than a decade of wine industry experience working with brands, distributors and liquor boards. Nicole is the current managing editor for the SOMM TV Magazine and a freelance writer for a number of wine and drinks publications. She’s a Spanish Wine Scholar through the Wine Scholar Guild and holds her Level 3 certificate from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
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