Grab the family and head down to the West End Community Centre rink (870 Denman Street) January 3rd from 11:00am until 1:00pm for a free skating event with Canada Ice Dance Theatre.
“Canada Ice Dance Theatre (CIDT) is a non-profit organization that teaches children and adults to skate.”
Rentals will be available as well as free instructions [...]

On official snow days we’d get packed into our snowsuits, pull our socks up past the top of our boots and put on so many sweaters it was an impossible feat to put your arms down flat at your side. With the ’swish swish’ of our snowsuits being the only sound in the neighbourhood as [...]

Seeing as how we’ll be spending Christmas in Surrey before heading out to Iowa to ring in 2009 here’s a link fest with a bit of Surrey flare.

Shelter beds are open in Surrey - to lend a hand call The Front Room (604) 589-7777 [Leader]
A third of re-planted trees in the extremely sensitive salmon habitat [...]

Tomorrow (December 7th) at 1:00pm the downtown core will be filled with floats, music, and a visit from the big guy himself during the Rogers Santa Claus Parade.
Photo credit: w_yvr on Flickr
There’s always quite the crowd (rain or shine) so you may want to stake out your spot a bit early.
Photo credit: mussels on Flickr
“With [...]

In just two days the Bear Creek Park Christmas Train will ride again for this holiday season. From December 6th until January 4th you and the kiddies can ride this miniature railroad through the woods, in and out of tunnels, and around lighted paths and decorations.
From Tourism Surrey’s “Top 12 Things to Do in Surrey”.
The [...]

A few weeks ago I got the heads up about re:place Magazine. It’s an amazing local site that shares stories, thoughts, discussions and ideals about Vancouver’s ever-changing urban landscape.
Mission Statement:
To be a forum for discussion on relevant issues pertaining to Greater Vancouver’s public spaces and urban landscape.
To educate citizens about the workings of the [...]

At 6:00pm today a Christmas tree will be lit in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery to welcome the holiday season in Vancouver.
Photo: SqueakyMarmot
The second annual Amacon Christmas Tree lighting will be held in front of the Art Gallery done in the same style as the Rockefeller Center.
The tree is 50 feet high. Light [...]

The 12th annual Eastside Cultural Crawl is taking place over the next three days and will be filled with art appreciation and free events.
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The Eastside Culture Crawl is an annual 3-day November event that involves artists who live in Vancouver’s Eastside in an area bounded by Main St., 1st Ave., Commercial Drive, [...]

Last weekend we had a great time getting our boots nice and muddy trekking through the forests of the North Shore, which now leads me to adding another mini-adventure to my Metro Vancouver Park Series, Lynn Canyon Park.
Metrics: 250 hectares (618 acres)
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How to get there: You can take Hwy 1 to the [...]

While watching the “halibut battle” on Iron Chef tonight I was reminded of an email I received inviting me to the 1st Annual BC Sustainable Seafood Chowder Competition taking place tomorrow at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Come, watch and taste the creations of five of BC’s finest chefs during the first Annual BC Sustainable Seafood Chowder cook-off. [...]