On Saturday night, TELUS invited me to the second to last home game for the BC Lions this year. Since 2001, TELUS has been a major sponsor of leading Canadian sport properties, currently sponsoring six of the nine CFL teams. My involvement was two fold: Promote TELUS’ campaign for KidSport BC, wherein they would donate […]

Canuck Place hosted their 13th annual Gift of Time Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. The event raised over $1.24 million for Canuck Place families in BC.

Dress for Success Vancouver (“DFSV”) will host their 5th annual Success Luncheon Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. The event celebrates dynamic corporate culture that fuels employees and encourages leaders to flourish. Dress for Success Luncheon When: Thursday November 2, 2017 11:15am to 1:30pm Where: Fairmont Pacific Rim, 1038 Canada […]

Haunted Houses to Visit in Metro Vancouver: A List of 2017 attractions and Halloween events in North Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam and beyond.

I’m spending one miserable night out on the street in Downtown Vancouver, in the middle of November, so that homeless youth won’t have to. It’s a small gesture, but it can have a big impact. Covenant House Sleep Out 2017 The Covenant House Sleep Out takes place at Covenant House locations across the world, supporting […]

Imagine being at the same event as Oprah, Jay Leno, Steven Tyler, Dr. Phil, Goldie Hawn, and more – all for a great cause! These are just a few of the high profile guests that will be in Vancouver for the David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Miracle Gala on Saturday. David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary […]

This post has been contributed by Ben Hill, Communications Volunteer with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). If you’ve walked from Lost Lagoon to Second Beach recently you might have wondered why the landscape at Ceperley Meadow has changed from mown grass to scrub and shrubs. Ceperley Meadow in Stanley Park. Kathleen Stormont/SPES This isn’t […]

Canuck Place’s 13th Annual Gift of Time is taking place on October 14th at the Westin Bayshore and each year, a highlight of the evening is a speech from a Canuck Place family. This year, Maureen Laforge will be speaking about her daughter, Angela. Angela was a recent high school graduate living in Campbell River. […]

Cineplex Entertainment will host a morning of free movies on Saturday, October 14th at local Cineplex theatres across BC for its 7th annual Cineplex Community Day. All proceeds from donations and select concession sales will support its national charity partner WE – a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change […]

I walked through the wrought iron gate off Matthews Avenue in Shaughnessy and the sweet smell of late summer blossoms filled the air. Immaculate gardens and ambient water features circle around an accessible playground, and the west entrance to a very important home. Glen Brae Manor was built in 1910 by Scottish lumber baron William […]