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Vancouver Icons: Point Atkinson Lighthouse

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The Point Atkinson Lighthouse and Lighthouse Park are located in West Vancouver however they’re so frequently photographed, from above, below, the rocks, and the water, that they’re the perfect fit for the Vancouver Icon photo feature series: Charted and named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792, Point Atkinson was an ideal geographic aid to shipping […]

Shop West 4th in Kitsilano Giveaway

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Kitsilano is a big part of what makes Vancouver such a great city – from beaches and restaurants to fashion and yoga. At the core of the community is West 4th avenue, linking the East and West sides of the city and providing a walkable shopping district. “Kits is a very, very healthy part of […]

PlayDome at BC Place 2013

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Spring Break wouldn’t be complete without PlayDome at BC Place, Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival with over 45 rides and attractions. Photo credit: John Biehler for Miss604 Where: BC Place Stadium When: Saturday, March 16, 2013 to Sunday, March 24, 2013 Hours: Open daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm (until 6:00pm on March 24th) PlayDome at […]

An Evening to Conquer Oral Cancer

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An Evening to Conquer Oral Cancer is coming up next month in support of the BC Cancer Foundation. It aims to increase awareness about oral cancer and raise funds for putting cutting-edge research into action. Oral cancer is one of the major human cancers (more common than cervical cancer) with one of the worst survival […]

Herons Return to Stanley Park

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The Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) is reporting that the Pacific great blue herons have returned to their nesting site in Stanley Park after successful 2012 season. This is the 13th year the herons have nested in the park and they have started to return to the trees above the Park Board’s Administrative Offices and […]