Archive for 2014

Comox Glacier Tour with Harbour Air

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Disclosure: Review — This is not a paid post. Views are my own. Our tour was compliments of Harbour Air as a part of a charter with the BC Shellfish Festival. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

There’s the feeling of adventure you get while taking a floatplane flight. Skipping along the water before taking off and flying just high enough to top the Lions Gate Bridge or the tallest timber in Stanley Park. Waching the pilot’s careful movements, taking photos of a propeller spins so quickly it’s nearly impossible for the […]

2014 Global Games Quidditch in Burnaby

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An international quidditch championship, featuring a competitive sport from the wizarding world of the Harry Potter books and movies, will be hosted in Burnaby this Saturday. 7 countries will take part in the tournament, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, the UK and the USA. Photo credit: John Morgan & Joe on Flickr It’s been […]

Theatre Under the Stars: Win Tickets to Legally Blonde: The Musical

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Theatre Under the Stars (“TUTS”) returns to the historic Malkin Bowl at Stanley Park for a new summer season of musicals. In one of the most beautiful venues in the city, you can enjoy two shows this season under the cool canopy in Stanley Park. Legally Blonde: The Musical and SHREK: The Musical are on […]

Surrey Night Market

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The Surrey Night Market joins the lineup of open-air, summertime markets loaded with local merchants, food vendors, and live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights. Photo © Surrey Leader on Flickr When: Open as of July 5th, until August 30th. Fridays and Saturdays from 6:00pm to 11:00pm. Admission: $2 for adults, children (under the height […]

Oystercatchers Along the Stanley Park Seawall

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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 […]