Archive for January, 2015

Giveaway: The Liberty Distillery on Granville Island

Comments 96 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We often want to eat local, but what about drinking local? Granville Island’s own The Liberty Distillery is the only distillery of its kind in BC to make all of their spirits from local, certified organic wheat and barley that is grown in Vernon and Armstrong, BC. Specializing in vodka, whiskey, and gin, The Liberty […]

Vancouver Photos of the Week: January 6, 2015

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Pond hockey, polar bear swims, snow-capped mountains, and foggy mornings. The first week of 2015 has been captured in spectacular form by local photographers who have shared their work with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and #Photos604 on Instagram: Vancouver Photos of the Week Photo credit: Clayton Perry on Flickr Photo credit: Karen Lee Colangelo on […]

Wedding Shows in Vancouver

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Love is in the air for brides and grooms to-be all across Metro Vancouver and as appointments for flower arrangements, photographer bookings, and dress shopping fill calendars over the next few months. To make it easy on the happy couple, there are several wedding shows in Vancouver and the surrounding area that will have everything […]

Dine Out Vancouver 2015

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The 13th annual Dine Out Vancouver Festival returns this month with more than 70 food-themed events, 25 hotels offering special room rates and packages, a record-setting 277 restaurants dishing up prix fixe menus at $18, $28 and $38 price points (many with BC VQA wine pairings available at an additional cost). The diverse mix of […]

The City Before The City

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Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the City of Vancouver a few years ago was very fun but for anyone who is truly into local history and the roots of the place which we call home, we know that our town sits on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. With […]