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Archive for June, 2016

Vintage Photos of Canada Day in Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

On the western coast of the country, Vancouver, which is 19 years younger than Canada itself, has always known how to celebrate our nation’s birthday in style. Known as Dominion Day until 1982, Canada Day has traditionally been a time for family fun, parades, picnics, and afternoons at the beach. Not much has changed — […]

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Similkameen BBQ King

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The annual Similkameen BBQ King competition, held at the historic Grist Mill & Gardens in Keremeos, is coming up on July 9th. If you’re passing through or staying in the South Okanagan, it’s a great way to sip and taste your way through the region’s best culinary offerings. Similkameen BBQ King Enjoy an extraordinary evening […]

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Free Drive-In Movie Night in Surrey for the Fountain Tire Open Road Cinema Tour

Comments 19 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Fountain Tire is going across Canada this summer to commemorate its 60th anniversary with unique Open Road Cinema Tour. In appreciation of the loyalty and support its customers have given over the last six decades, Fountain Tire is hosting a free, family-friendly drive-in movie night on Monday, July 4, 2016. Fountain Tire Open Road Cinema […]

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Stay in Whistler and Take the Shuttle to Pemberton Festival

Comments 158 by Rebecca Bollwitt

There’s going to be a whole lot of music and fun pumping through the bucolic Pemberton valley, in the shadow of majestic Mount Currie this summer. The four-day Pemberton Music Festival is set to return Thursday, July 14 to Sunday, July 17 with headliners like Pearl Jam, The Killers, J. Cole, Kaskade, Snoop Dogg, Wiz […]

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Air Canada enRoute Film Festival

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This year’s 20 selected shorts for the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival will be announced at a free public event at Robson Square in Vancouver on July 20th. The festival will then showcase these emerging Canadian short film talents on Air Canada flights around the world from August 1st to December 31st, 2016. Air Canada […]

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