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Vancouver Receives Fair Trade Town Status

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This afternoon City Council passed a motion to support Fair Trade, making Vancouver the first major city in Canada to achieve “Fair Trade Town” status. The application process has taken about a year however this afternoon’s vote sealed the deal. From a press release issued today, “The city’s endorsement of the application was the last […]

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Miss World Canada Pageant

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 2010 Miss World Canada Pageant has been hosting events in Vancouver all week that will culminate in the crowning in a ceremony tomorrow night. Photo credit: Jennifer Donley on Flickr When Friday, May 7th, 2010 6:00pm (silent auction starts) 7:00pm (showtime) Where Chandos Pattison Theatre in Surrey (10268 – 168 Street) Tickets for the […]

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2010 Winter Games Street Banners for Fundraising

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The City of Vancouver is releasing several of its 2010 Olympic and Paralympic street banners to local non-profits who wish to use them for fundraising. Photo credit: rwill on Flickr Non-profit organizations are encouraged to fill out applications for use of the banners to propose how they would use them for fundraising. The city is […]

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Hockey Canada Store Giveaway

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It’s the first week of May and hockey fever is alive and strong in Vancouver. The Canucks are 3 games into their round two series with Chicago and around the NHL, eight teams are still vying for a spot in the Stanley Cup final. We’ve had a fantastic year of hockey in Vancouver so far […]

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Whale in False Creek

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This afternoon a grey whale (probably the one spotted in Howe Sound this weekend) wandering into False Creek. The whale swam right past Science World, the Olympic Village, and Granville Island where a few lucky onlookers were able to snap some photos. Photo credit: @katerainy on Twitter Photo credit: CTV Chopper 9 Photo credit: Vancouver […]

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