Archive for July, 2012

Pioneer Park in Ferndale

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I have a bit of an affinity for historic places, museums, and walking tours thanks to family outings as a child and treasures like Fort Langley. On a recent media trip to Whatcom County in Washington State one of our stops was at Pioneer Park in Ferndale, home to a collection of eleven pioneer log […]

Nita Lake Lodge Whistler Creekside

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Before you get to Whistler to enjoy the shopping, outdoor recreation, and cuisine, you’ll first come across the Creekside community along the Sea to Sky. Home to some Olympic and Paralympic alpine events during the Vancouver 2010 Games, families love the local restaurants and the activities you can enjoy along a string of fresh lakes. […]

VFS Summer Intensives: Voice & Movement for Actors

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This week I have gone back to school, kind of. The world-renown Vancouver Film School has invited me into their Summer Intensives classes, which are brief crash-courses, each representing a slice of a full multi-month program and course load. The intensives run for eight hours, five days this week and should they desire, students can […]

The Lost Camera Phenomenon: Win Skrillex Tickets

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Cameras are falling from the sky and they’ve been seen all around Vancouver. If you find one, keep it and follow a few simple steps to win a free ticket to Playland. You’ll also be entered to win tickets to any PNE concert in 2013. Here’s a video recovered from one of the cameras, the […]

Free Swing Dancing on Granville 2012

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When the summer sun shines, people love to dance outside in this city and the Vancouver Swing Society wants to help you with your moves. Bringing the sounds of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Big Band music to Granville, they’re hosting free swing dancing this Sunday, July 22, 2012. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr […]