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Canada Day 2010: North Vancouver

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North Vancouver is hosting Canada Day festivities this July 1st at Waterfront Park. Photo credit: Derek Miller Where Waterfront Park in North Vancouver, very easy to get to from the Sea Bus [Google Map] When July 1st, 2010 12:00pm – 4:15pm Activities The Rotary Club presents a full line up of activities for the entire […]

Canada Day 2010: Richmond, Steveston

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Canada Day celebrations will be happening on July 1st in Richmond with the Steveston Salmon Festival. Photo credit: Yai&JR on Flickr Where Steveston Village in Richmond. The parade route will be Garry Point Park, through Steveston, then past the Community Centre to Railway Avenue. [Google Map] When July 1, 2010 10:00am – 6:00pm Activities The […]

Olympic Cauldron Re-Lit for Canada Day

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The Vancouver 2010 Olympic cauldron will be re-lit for Canada Day 2010 once a few renovations are complete. The site is surrounded by a fence and the distinctive 2010 blue-and-green hoarding that once surrounded all Olympic venues. The redesign will include a reflecting pool with a map of Canada showing the torch relay route under […]

Canada Day 2010: Granville Island

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Canada Day is coming up in just a few weeks and for many, it’s the official start of summer (since the May long weekend was rained-out around here). I’ll be profiling about half a dozen community events and festivals over the next few days using the tag: Canada Day so that when the series is […]

Five Hole for Food

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Five Hole for Food will see Vancouver hockey bloggers taking to the streets across Canada this summer to play hockey and raise funds for local Food Banks. The tour will stop in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria and wrap things up in Vancouver this July. “I love hockey and I wanted to […]