Data Collection
A guide to getting out, and a map of what locals actually want.
Burrard Bulletin works on two layers. The first is the one you came for: checked, practical guides to what’s worth doing from Vancouver to Whistler. The second sits quietly on top of it: anonymous reader signals that turn our Places to Go guides into real, data-backed insight into how this region likes to spend a day out.
Layer one: the guides
Informing, inspiring and occasionally talking you into the ferry.
Our Places to Go articles cover waterfalls, ghost towns, mine tours, salmon runs, eagle counts, farm days, island towns and the rest of what makes the corridor worth exploring. Every date, price and direction is checked against the operator’s own source. That part works exactly like any good local publication.
Layer two: reader signals
One tap at a time, and only if you feel like it.
Reactions
A heart or thumbs-down under a photo, with an optional one-tap follow-up on why: the scenery, looks crowded, too far for a day trip, costs too much.
Been there · Want to go · Not for me
One tap per place. Together these rank the region’s outings by real local intent, not by how many ads a destination buys.
Quick polls
Short questions between sections: rain or shine, how far you’d drive, what you’d spend per person, hidden gem or famous spot, ferry or no ferry.
Photo matchups
On some guides you can pick between two photos of places. Thousands of picks show which kinds of places draw people in.
Saves
Save a photo or a whole guide to come back to. Saved items live in your own browser; we only count that a save happened.
Reading patterns
Standard page analytics: which photos were viewed, how far down a guide people scroll, time on page.
What travels with a tap
What we keep
A random session ID that isn’t linked to your name, email or any account. Your device type (phone or desktop), how you arrived (newsletter, search, social) and an approximate region at the province or state level, read from the network. If you arrived from one of our ads, we also keep that ad platform’s overall audience mix for the ad (for example, the age ranges it reached). That is never information about you personally.
What we never collect
Through these features we don’t collect names, email addresses, accounts, precise location, IP addresses or anything you type. Photos are described by what they show (waterfall, heritage site, season), never by who is in them. There’s no facial recognition and no one is identified.
How results are published
Only as totals and percentages across many readers. Small groups aren’t reported. You’ll see live splits under a photo once enough people have answered, and larger findings will appear in our guides and the Bulletin.
Your choices
Every signal is optional. If you’d rather not take part, just don’t tap. Clearing your browser storage removes anything you’ve saved. Subscribing to the Bulletin is separate and covered by our Privacy Policy, as are advertising and analytics partners. Questions: [email protected]. More about us on the About page.