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YVR Airport T-Shirts to Paradise

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Connect with your community this summer and you could win a flight to an Asian paradise, direct from YVR! Find the YVR Community Festival Booth at an upcoming event, sport one of the contest t-shirts, share your photo, and you could win. YVR has strong linkages to Asia, with up to 134 direct flights per […]

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Richmond World Festival Headliners Announced

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Richmond is getting a full day festival of music, food, and culture and they’re kicking it off in style! This morning the official announcement was made that Matt & Kim, the dynamic indie dance duo from Brooklyn, will headline the Richmond World Festival, presented by Coast Capital Savings. Richmond World Festival Where Minoru Park, 7191 […]

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Where to Watch Premier League Soccer in Vancouver

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Following the success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the continued — and amazing — fan support for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Donnelly Group pubs are preparing for the launch of the Barclays Premier League season. Starting August 8th, soccer fans all over the Lower Mainland can wake up early and head to the pub […]

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Win Tickets to Colin Mochrie and Friends

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Canada’s best-known improvisor, Colin Mochrie, will team up with Vancouver TheatreSports League (“VTSL”) for three special shows this month at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Colin is an alumnus of both VTSL and Toronto’s Second City comedy troupes and he was a regular on both the British and American versions of Whose Line Is […]

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August in Vancouver History

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver was incorporated in April of 1886 and the months that followed were full of growth, development, and unfortunately a giant setback in the form of the Great Vancouver Fire. By the time August rolled around, the city was rebuilding and as Chuck Davis notes in his History of Metropolitan Vancouver, it was usually a […]

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Sunshine Music Festival in Powell River

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This summer I have the enviable task of sharing adventures and writing about some of the Sunshine Coast’s many festivals through a partnership with FestivalSeekers. Once I’ve published my story for them, I’ll be posting an accompanying photo collage on Miss604. Follow all of these stories through my Sunshine Coast tag. Sunshine Music Festival in […]

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Team Canada Fireworks Photos at the Honda Celebration of Light

by Rebecca Bollwitt

On Saturday night it was Team Canada’s turn to dazzle half a million fireworks spectators in the 25th Honda Celebration of Light. Following strong showings from China and Brazil, SHOREfest concerts, and aerial shows in the skies, it was a special anniversary year for the festival. At the end of the night, Team Canada was […]

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Vancouver Pride Parade 2015 Route, Viewing, Road Closures

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s Pride Week in Vancouver and that means there will be no shortage of events for the LGBTQ2+ community and beyond. This weekend alone there is the Pride Youth Dance, Laugh Out! Starring Elvira Kurt, and the Pride in the Village BBQ, and next weekend is Pride Night at the Whitecaps Match. The biggest of […]

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Team Brazil Fireworks Photos from the Honda Celebration of Light

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The second night of the Honda Celebration of Light saw an estimated 300,000 people pack Vancouver beaches for Team Brazil’s display in the longest running offshore fireworks competition. While I’m still out of town in New Orleans, I followed the comments online that called the show amazing, spectacular, and gave it an A+! Team Brazil […]

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August Events in Metro Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This August, Miss604 is proud to be a sponsor/media partner of Movies Under the Stars in Surrey’s Holland Park, Squamish Logger Sports Festival, and the brand new Salt Spring Garlic & Music Festival. Enjoy free movie nights, farmers markets, pride events, theatrical performances, and more! This event list is updated several times a week so […]

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