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Free Day at Science World and the Around the Dome Science Festival

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver’s annual Around the Dome Science Festival, presented by Genome British Columbia, is taking over Science World for the next month. Starting this weekend with a FREE day of admission on Sunday, September 27th (thanks to BC Hydro) the fun continues with special events and workshops through to October 25th. Saturday, September 26 & Sunday, […]

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Heli-Hiking in Revelstoke with Selkirk Tangiers

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It was like a scene from an action movie or survivalist reality show. The clouds had rolled in and the first hesitant raindrops began to fall. I had to put away my camera and my phone, which I had used to document our 6km hike along unnamed ridges, peaks, and grassy alpine slopes, at 7,000ft […]

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BC Craft Beer Month

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BC Craft Beer Month returns this October and the BC Craft Brewers Guild is launching a month full of craft beer events with a #BCFirst kick-off event at Central City on Beatty on Thursday, October 1st at 6:00pm. The taps will be taken over at Central City on Beatty as BC Craft Brewers showcase the […]

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Vancouver Seawall History

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Vancouver’s Seawall has been a work in progress since 1917, and over the last 100 years it has grown from a retaining wall into a 28km seaside path for runners, walkers, strollers, and cyclists. The Vancouver Seawall stretches from Coal Harbour, around Stanley Park, through to Sunset Beach, False Creek, over to Granville Island, under […]

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VIFF Wrap Closing Night Party

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Film festivals mean great parties (on top of great movies) and this year the Vancouver International Film Festival is stepping up its closing night celebration by hosting “VIFF Wrap“, a finale where 1,000 revellers will partake in an immersive celebration incorporating film, digital content and music. VIFF Wrap Closing Night Party Normally an invite only […]

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