The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is hosting the Vancouver Citywide Food Drive this month, online and in person, making it easy to give where you live this season. At Your Door Over the next week or so, volunteers, organized by the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive, will leave environmentally-friendly, paper donation bags on the doorsteps of […]

Immerse yourself in a virtual experience this summer with MIRAGE at Metropolis at Metrotown. Launching in June, this exciting visual, audio and digital experience runs until September 5, 2016. MIRAGE has been custom designed for Metropolis at Metrotown using state of the art projection technology and a mirrored ceiling and floor. Summer Installation at Metropolis […]

What could be better than a warm, sunny, Friday night on the coast celebrating our nation’s 149th birthday watching a dazzling fireworks display with friends and family? This Canada Day, you can enjoy many free activities around the region including these fireworks events: Canada Day Fireworks Surrey Canada Day takes place at the Bill Reid […]

Burnaby Heights merchants celebrated their community this past Saturday during Hats Off Day. This free family event spanned Hastings Street, from Boundary to Gamma, with a jungle-themed parade, show & shine, activities, live entertainment, and plenty of street food. I was out of town but I followed the tag #HatsOffDay online and watched it trend […]

Burnaby Heights Merchants present Hats Off Day 2016, a free celebration of community along Hastings Street in Burnaby. This is a huge one-day extravaganza featuring a colourful main-street style parade with real local flavour, followed by a big street party with a jungle theme this year. Burnaby Heights Hats Off Day The first Sunday in […]

Since its inception in 1995, BC Youth Week has grown to include over 30 municipalities and non-profit organizations throughout the province. This internationally celebrated event aims to recognize the positive contributions youth make in our communities and to celebrate the valuable work youth and youth organizations do all year round. The BC Youth Week Committee […]

There’s plenty of family fun to be had this month, with spring break just around the corner coupled with two weekends of Easter egg hunts and activities, from Squamish to Fort Langley. Photo credit: jamieanne on Flickr Specific fees and ticket prices can be found by clicking the link in the title of each event […]

You are invited to share your Pink Shirt Promises to help end bullying by posting your positive message on the Post-it Pink wall in Centre Court at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey and at the Metropolis at Metrotown Grand Court in Burnaby. Pink Shirt Promises in Surrey Post your message on the Post-it Pink wall […]

Brentwood in Burnaby is hosting a full schedule of holiday entertainment, complete with choir music, live performers, and of course visits with Santa. Holiday Entertainment at Brentwood Saturday Activities Coming up on December 19th, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm, enjoy aerial performances, balloon artisans, holiday stilt walkers, cotton candy artisans, live canvas painter, 2 DJs, and […]

It’s tough to save money during the holidays while going to gatherings of friends and family, hosting dinners, and exchanging gifts. However, I know of several activities that will get you in the holiday spirit without sliding you into debt. Here are my top picks for FREE Christmas activities in Metro Vancouver over the next […]