Archive for July, 2016

August Events in Metro Vancouver

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August is here, bringing with it hot summer days, simmering nights by the water, and many activities and events around Metro Vancouver. This month, Miss604 is proud to sponsor Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, the Richmond Maritime Festival, and Movies Under the Stars in Surrey. Throughout the month check out Theatre Under the Stars in […]

Vancouver Pride Parade 2016

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The 38th Vancouver Pride Parade takes place on Sunday, as the West End welcomes one of the most beautiful and diverse parades in the world. Every year this celebration attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators, young and old, and is renowned on the international stage as one of the largest and most successful LGBTQ2+ events […]

Food at the PNE This Year

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Scones and mini pizzas were the highlight of our family’s culinary adventure at the Fair at the PNE when I was growing up. In my teenage years it was fried onions and burgers. The mini donuts have stood the test of time and in recent years it’s all been about the wackiest, most indulgent, state […]

The First Public Garden in Vancouver

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The first public garden in Vancouver was once buried and forgotten, until the storm that decimated the park in 2006 unearthed its history. It’s the Stanley Park Rock Garden was laid out in 1911, the same year that the quarry that would become Queen Elizabeth Park was closed. The First Public Garden in Vancouver The […]

Vancouver Fireworks Photos Netherlands Night 1

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The Honda Celebration of Light kicked off its 26th year in Vancouver on Saturday, July 23rd as Royal Fireworks, representing Netherlands, dazzled almost half a million spectators on the shores and waters of English Bay. Vancouver Fireworks Photos Netherlands Night 1 Thanks to those who shared their photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool, #Photos604 on […]