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Sunday Brunch for QMUNITY

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Top Chef Canada winner Dale MacKay will be hosting Sunday Brunch for QMUNITY on April 29th at his latest restaurant, ensemble Tap (“eTap”). This event will serve as a fundraiser for QMUNITY, which is BC’s queer resource centre. QMUNITY is a leading provincial resource centre offering community services and programs that celebrate, support and enhance […]

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Big Baby Drive Surrey

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Big Baby Drive is heading to Surrey this month after a successful campaign at Oakridge in March. Organized by One Big Movement (“OBM”), which was founded by SFU students, the drive collected over 1,100 items for local low-income mothers and their children. Joseph Choi & Lynn Shinto of One Big Movement. Photo by Phylicia […]

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YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2012: Tickets On Sale

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards are fast-approaching and while nominations are now closed we’ll find out who the finalists are on April 10th. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr In the meantime, tickets are now available and they’re going fast. Secure your spot at the awards ceremony, complete with dinner, prizes, and silent auction, […]

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Brian Jessel BMW Charity Gala: Cabriolet with CeeLo Green

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Brian Jessel BMW is presenting their 7th annual charity gala, Cabriolet, this summer with special guest, CeeLo Green. Each year the gala support a variety of local charitable recipients and this year the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation will benefit. Where Brian Jessel BMW, 2311 Boundary Road When Saturday, June 23, 2012 Tickets Available now online. […]

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Penny Smashers in Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Yesterday the Federal Budget was unveiled and it included the news that the Royal Canadian Mint will soon stop producing pennies, saving Canadians 11 million dollars a year. Most of the feedback I saw online was in support of this move but I’m left wondering what I’ll do with the giant bucket of pocket change […]

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Canstruction Vancouver 2012

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Canstruction returns Monday, March 26th as teams create imaginative sculptures using nothing but canned goods. This event will be open to the public with the price of admission simply being a donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Photo credit: The Vancouver Guy on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. Canstruction has […]

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Canucks Autism Network Family Festival 2012

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Canucks Autism Network is hosting a free family festival in celebration of the 5th annual World Autism Awareness Day. The will be live entertainment, food, the autism walk, and family-friendly activities along with visits by surprise special guests. When Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 10:00am to 3:00pm Where Jack Poole Plaza (Vancouver Convention Centre […]

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Dining Out For Life 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Dining Out For Life, an annual fundraiser for AIDS service organizations, is happening in Vancouver on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Over 215 restaurants across the 604 area code will be contributing 25% of sales that day to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life. Search the list of participating restaurants to see if they are […]

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Macaron Day Vancouver 2012

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Macaron Day in Vancouver will see two confectionaries offer up sugary sweets in support local causes. Macaron Day was founded in France (le jour du macaron) by Pierre Hermé years ago. It’s a day to celebrate the colours of spring with a bright palette of treats. Photo credit: Julien Haler on Flickr French Made Baking […]

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Boink Day for Vancouver Food Bank

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Despite the chilly weather and frozen rain pelting down on the coast, winter is almost over and local company Spring Advertising is once again hosting “Boink Day” to celebrate. On the first day of spring, March 20, 2012, stop by the Vancouver Art Gallery for a public pogo challenge in support of the Greater Vancouver […]

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