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Western Canada’s Largest Mural in the Downtown Eastside

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Through the Eye of the Raven, Western Canada’s largest mural, was unveiled last week on the side of the Orwell Hotel in the Downtown Eastside. Photo credit: BC Housing on Flickr Through the Eye of the Raven features cultural elements from several First Nations as well as community landmarks such as the iconic red “W” […]

Tourism Vancouver Wins Canadian Tourism Commission Award

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On the last day of the Go Media conference in Toronto awards were presented by the Canadian Tourism Commission in several categories and I was very proud to hear that Tourism Vancouver picked up “Best Online Media Centre”. Photo credit: ecstaticist on Flickr Tourism Vancouver has had many challenges over the last few years including […]

Boat Cruise Party, Win Your Way In

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This Friday No More Strangers, BeatRoute Magazine and Winniecooper.net will be hosting a boat cruise party around Vancouver on the Abitibi and they have kindly invited a Miss604.com reader to join them. This isn’t your regular dinner and dancing boat cruise however, it has a jam-packed lineup of local dance acts as well as live […]

Vancouver History: Ironworkers Memorial Bridge

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On this day 50 years ago, Premier W.A.C. Bennett officially opened the Second Narrows Bridge. This was the second “Second Narrows Bridge” replacing the other that was built in 1925. The First Narrows being the Lions Gate Bridge, this additional crossing provided broader access to the North Shore and Coastal Mountains and contributed to Vancouver’s […]

Dusty’s Dinotown Closing

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Those who grew up in Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley might still call it “Flintstone’s Bedrock City” (home of the 40-foot Fred) but Dusty’s Dinotown — North America’s only cartoon dinosaur town — will soon be extinct. The attraction is set to close September 6th and they’re currently offering unlimited rides and a blowout […]