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detoxifying butter completes the pampered ASIAN INFLUENCES ancient underground seabed, contain such

journey. Treat the kids to a Glacier Spa SPA OFURO, MORIN-HEIGHTS, QC compounds as Epsom salts and a variety of
fruit-scented manicure and pedicure (www. Ofuro’s Nordic-style spa off ers replenishing minerals to soothe weary muscles and
fourseasons.com/whistler/spa). rituals in several Asia-inspired buildings in relieve tension. At the Sun Tree Spa, aquatic
the Laurentian Mountain retreat. Immerse yoga classes take advantage of the water’s
yourself in a variety of hot and cold indoor buoyancy to improve fl exibility and balance
BY THE SEA and outdoor pools, steams and saunas. Or in an exceptional rooftop prairie setting.

THE SPA AT THE ALGONQUIN, take a dip in the river. Try a shiatsu massage The spa also practices the ancient healing
ST. ANDREWS, NB or consider a Zen pedicure. Prolong your art of refl exology (www.templegardens.sk.ca).

The Algonquin Resort opened in the seaside healthy holiday with a stay in one of fi ve
resort town of St. Andrews in 1889. In 2014, guest rooms on the property (www.spa SCANDINAVE SPAS, FOUR
after a $50 million renovation, the resort ofuro.com). LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA
reopened as the fi rst Canadian property in Scandinave Spas are designed so guests may
Marriott’s “Autograph Collection.” Combined TEN SPA AT THE FORT GARRY relax and rejuvenate by participating in a

with AVEDA products, local organic honey HOTEL, WINNIPEG, MB cycle of heat therapies, refreshing cool
fi gures prominently on the spa menu. Try Pamper yourself like a sultan. Ten Spa in the rinses and relaxation periods. The pre-
the Lavender Honey Facial, Warm Honey Fort Garry Hotel off ers a variety of cleansing scribed routine: spend about ten minutes
Body Scrub or Warm Honey Manicure and and purifi cation therapies modelled after warming your body in a sauna, eucalyptus-
Pedicure. Honey possesses natural anti- the ancient bathing rituals of the Ottoman scented steam bath, hot tub or thermal
bacterial properties and antioxidants. It is Empire. All hamams begin with Moroccan waterfall. Heating the body helps increase
extremely moisturizing and soothing to mint tea and a Turkish delight. After that, blood circulation which, in turn, cleanses
the skin (www.algonquinresort.com/spa). chose from several steamy journeys by promoting the elimination of toxins.
including a self-administered salt rub, Then it’s time to close the skin’s pores by
THE DOL-ÁS SPA FOX HARB’R preceding a head, scalp and foot massage, cooling off beneath a bracing Nordic
RESORT, WALLACE, NS olive oil washes and the application of waterfall or a dip in a cold tub. The third
The recently renovated Dol-ás Spa was warm mud. Add on a facial, manicure, part of Scandinave’s routine is chill-out
named one of the “Top 25 Spas in Canada” pedicure and lunch with a glass of bubbly time. Snooze in the solarium, swing in a
in the 2017 Canadian Spa & Wellness Awards. (www.tenspa.ca). hammock or cosy up with a good book
Owned by the multi-millionaire co-founder and a cup of organic tea. The warming,
of the Tim Hortons fast food restaurant chilling and relaxing steps may be repeated
chain, the Dol-ás Spa at Fox Harb’r Resort TAKING THE WATERS as often as you wish. Most people spend
excels at pampering its clientele. Consider a TEMPLE GARDENS HOTEL & at least three hours. The optional fi nal

massage using stones from the sea in the SPA, MOOSE JAW, SK step to ultimate bliss is a relaxing massage
outdoor gazebo. The spa off ers a full range Take a soothing soak anytime of the year in that promotes circulation and recharges
of treatments, including a Men’s Executive Canada’s largest indoor/outdoor therapeutic the body’s cells by releasing toxins.
Menu and the Fox Harb’r Signature Facial, geothermal mineral pool on the rooftop of Scandinave Spas are located in Whistler,
developed exclusively for the resort by the Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa. Similar to BC, Blue Mountain, ON and in Mont-
Cellcosmet, an anti-aging skin care line the famous pools in Bath, England, the Tremblant and Old Montréal, QC (www.
from Switzerland (www.foxharbr.com/spa). “liquid gold” waters, piped in from an scandinave.com ).

STE. ANNE’S SPA, GRAFTON, ON SPA OFURO, MORIN-HEIGHTS, QC