The Vancouver International Auto Show is coming up next week so with all of the event notifications I’m receiving this week I have cars on the brain. Therefore in the search for today’s Vancouver history piece, Canada’s first gas station came to mind. 1920 – Imperial Oil at 590 Hornby St. Donated by J.E. Hayden. […]

Personal trainer, reality show personality, talk show host and entrepreneur Jillian Michaels is bringing her Maximize Your Life Tour to Vancouver on April 9, 2013. From Tallahassee to Toronto, Jillian will be engaging audiences in a two-hour show to Imagine. Believe. Achieve. and provide inspiration. When: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 7:30pm Where: Queen Elizabeth […]

Stanley Park Ecology Society‘s 25th anniversary and Stanley Park’s 125th anniversary are cause for celebration and the SPES would like to do just that by rewarding talented local nature photographers in their new Stanley Park Photo Contest. Photographers of all skill levels are invited to submit their top pics that feature Stanley Park’s wildlife, nature, […]

Listed on Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 List of Endangered Sites in 2012, the Main Post Office has definitely come into the spotlight over the last year. The massive building in downtown Vancouver, between Georgia and Dunsmuir, Homer and Hamilton was recently sold, moving Canada Post operations to a main processing plant in Richmond by 2014. […]

Rock the Vote BC is a non-partisan voter registration campaign to increase voter turnout among BC’s university and college students and they want to make sure that May 14, 2013 is on everyone’s calendar. In 2009, only 51% of eligible voters in BC went to the polls in the general election and more than 500,000 […]

We have returned from South by Southwest (“SXSW”), an interactive festival combining technology, software and hardware, and all things that have made social networking a smash in recent years. It was where Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare were first promoted to the general public and this year, as John Biehler points out, software gave way to […]

Y.E.S! Vancouver (Young Executives for Success) is hosting a networking event with craft beer, local food, and proceeds supporting Dress for Success Vancouver. Photo credit: vissago on Flickr Event Details Join Y.E.S. members and newcomers at Incendio Pizzeria in Gastown (103 Columbia St) on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Admission is $25 […]

It’s a new tradition: The first day of spring in Vancouver means that you can take part in a public pogo bounce challenge in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery and raise funds for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. The annual Boink Day – “Boinking For a Cause” campaign returns on Wednesday, March 20, […]

Green tea in Vancouver is a way of life. Prepared in clear tea glass containers, on the go at your favourite cafe, or even mixed up into delicious recipes or ice cream treats. In fact, 27% of Canadians now consider themselves primary tea drinkers, and it just might be green tea leading that charge. Drinking […]

The Vancouver Lego Games are coming up on Sunday, April 28, 2013 and will include an afternoon of games, prizes, and fun for the whole family. How it Works Each person in attendance can participate and will be provided bricks. Those wanting to throw their hat in the ring will have 15 minutes to build […]