Born in the Netherlands, Leo Buijs immigrated to Canada in 1978, with his wife and two boys, and lives now in Victoria, B.C. He has traveled all the continents but Australia and Antarctica. He also loves to sail and write. His first book is 50 Best Dog Walks/Hikes around Victoria (Sandhill Book Marketing). He has written for Trips and Journeys, an e-zine, based in Winston-Salem, North Corolina, The Gringo Gazette, an English language paper in Baja California, and The Caplet, a monthly publication of the Pharmacy Department of Saanich Hospital, BC. In 1999, he was featured in the June issue of Boulevard Magazine with winning photographs from Africa and South America.

As of 2010, there were more than 300 different beers brewed in B.C. Leo Buijs's Beers of British Columbia is a full-colour guide that evaluates them and makes recommendations for the novice as well the experienced beer consumer. It comes with a glossary of beer terms and information on how to perform a proper tasting. Buijs includes the history and description of 55 breweries and brewpubs in three regions of BC: the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the south Central Interior.

DATE OF BIRTH: July 28 1946

PLACE OF BIRTH: The Netherlands

ARRIVAL IN CANADA: 1978

ARRIVAL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: 1991

EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: Self employed

BOOKS:

Beers of British Columbia: A Guide to Micro and Macro Breweries, Brewpubs and their Beers (Seaview Investments / Sandhill 2010) $19.95 978-0-9735527-2-0

Best Dog Walks on Vancouver Island (Self-published, 2007). $21.95 978-0-9735527-1-3

50 Best Dog Walk/Hikes around Victoria and Southeastern Vancouver Island
2003, ISBN 141200595-7

[BCBW 2010] "Outdoors"