Today is We Day in Vancouver as thousands of school-aged children congregate in Rogers Arena to hear some of the most inspirational and motivational speakers of our time. Last year I had the chance to live blog throughout the day, meeting Jane Goodall, Mia Farrow, and listening to the sage advice of His Holiness the […]

It’s been 30 years since Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope changed Canada, and the world, forever. Terry Fox feature on ESPN a few years ago In 1976 a boy living in Port Coquitlam, BC was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of cancer that develops near the knee. His leg would be amputated and he would […]

Tomorrow morning you may notice something a little unusual outside the Vancouver City Centre Canada Line station. Scantily-clad businessmen will show how they’ve given “the suits of their backs” to promote the Moores Canadian Suit Drive this September. Photo credit: _Davo_ on Flickr What: Moores first annual Canadian Suit Drive When: Launching September 1st and […]

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, led by the Vancouver Aquarium, takes place this September on beaches and waterfronts across Canada. Sign up to volunteer to cover a stretch of beach in the Vancouver area or lead your own cleanup campaign if a location you see an open location yet to be covered. You can host […]

We’re stationed out in Surrey today to celebrate Canada Day. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Though I went to bed with a fever last night and woke up shifting between being extremely pale and extremely red-faced, I just figured my body was showing its patriotism. We made it out in time for the opening […]

A few month ago I was invited to attend Bloggerpalooza at Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Vermont. It was a whirlwind tour filled with chocolate chunks, raspberry swirls, and my first-ever Vermonster experience. It was at that time that I found out about a uniquely Canadian flavour that was about to launch called Caramel Hat […]

Canada Day 2010 is almost here and over the last few weeks I have been profiling events from Whistler to Langley that are (mostly) free and fun for the whole family including the re-lighting of the Olympic cauldron downtown. Here’s a roundup of each post by location: Granville Island July 1st, bike parade, concerts with […]

Lilith (related to the 90’s music festival Lilith Fair) returns to Metro Vancouver on Canada Day this year. Originally it was to take place in Pitt Meadows but has now been moved to West Vancouver. Following her successful show at Ambleside last year, Sarah McLachlan will be headlining the festival. Where Ambleside Park, West Vancouver […]

For the third year in a row we’ll be covering Canada Day in Surrey live from the Cloverdale Millenium Amphitheatre. John and I head out to Western Canada’s largest Canada Day celebration each year to provide live blogs, Tweets, photos, and videos. This year is no exception and with an ever-impressive line up, this free […]

While making my way around the region with the Canada Day series, I am happy to include Whistler’s Canada Day event. Whistler is a part of the “604” after all and they have a great lineup of activities and entertainment to compliment their Canada Day festivities this year. Where The resort municipality of Whistler When […]