Archive for September, 2014

SPES Saturday: The Birds of Winter: Just One More Reason to Love Stanley Park

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This post has been contributed by Don Enright, Volunteer and Past President with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End almost a decade ago and I have been a member for two years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Ticket Passports Now on Sale

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Canada is hosting the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and Vancouver will play a big role with matches — including the final — hosted at BC Place. Ticket passports are now on sale for multiple games at each of the host cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa, and Moncton. Ticket Sales Timeline September 10, 2014 […]

BC Culture Days Events

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Culture Days is an annual, national, three day celebration where Canadians are encouraged to participate in free and interactive activities to discover their cultural spirit and passion. Here in BC, there are 449 events and activities listed on the Culture Days calendar between September 26th and 28th and a provincial launch event will take place […]

Win a $50 Doolin’s Gift Certificate

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. While this dinner date was courtesy of Doolin's, we are there many times a month on our own dime. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Doolin’s Irish Pub on the corner of Granville and Nelson has become our second home on Whitecaps match days (due to it being the official base of the Southsiders supporter club) but John and I recently enjoyed a different Doolin’s experience when we stopped by after work for a flight of local brews and some […]

Vancouver History Photo Prints

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Yesterday I posted my latest (and probably my only) home decor tip on Instagram by sharing a Vancouver history photo that I downloaded and printed from the Vancouver Archives. It was a hit there so I thought I would share the tip here as well. The Big Idea The other day I set out to […]