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Campbell Valley Wine Run

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Join the 4th annual Campbell Valley Wine Run, winding through scenic South Langley and visiting four local farms and wineries along the way. Photo credit: BillXu Photos on Flickr What: Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 9:00am Where: Start/Finish at High Point Equestrian Center (658-200 St Langley) Registration: Register online or in person at one of […]

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Victory Square Block Party

by Rebecca Bollwitt

CiTR 101.9FM and Music Waste are teaming up for their annual summer wrap-up, Victory Square Block Party (“VSBP”) on September 4th. This free community music festival in the DTES is celebrating its 12th anniversary by highlighting emerging artists, local vendors, and independent media. Victory Square Block Party Where: Victory Square (Cambie @ West Hastings, Vancouver) […]

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Easter Seals BC Drop Zone Giveaway

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Easter Seals BC is inviting thrill-seekers from across the Lower Mainland to take part in their annual Drop Zone event, where you can rappel down a 20-storey downtown Vancouver office building! This adrenaline-inducing fundraiser takes place on September 13th in Downtown Vancouver, and raises funds and funds and awareness for the BC Lions Society for […]

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VOKRA Walk for the Kitties

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 7th annual Walk for the Kitties benefitting VOKRA (Vancouver Area Kitten Rescue Association) is coming up on September 18th. It’s a walk on the beach that supports and volunteer-driven non-profit that cares for more than 1,800 cats and kittens each year! VOKRA Walk for the Kitties Where: Beach Path, West of Jericho Sailing Club […]

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Big Yoga for Big Sisters

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Attention local yogis! Gear up for fun, teamwork and a whole lot of stretching all in the name of a good cause, as the Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is set to launch its inaugural Big Yoga for Big Sisters on September 10, 2016 at Jonathan Rogers Park in Vancouver. Big Yoga for Big […]

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Oasis Beach Club: Get Your Tickets and Support Canuck Place

by Rebecca Bollwitt

For the first time, Vancouver’s most stunning beach vista, Second Beach in Stanley Park, is being transformed into a music & art event produced by The Social Concierge. Oasis Beach Club on September 9th will benefit Canuck Place children and the families who love them. Oasis Beach Club Experience and define what it means to […]

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The Big and the Small of It in Stanley Park

by Guest Author

This post has been contributed by Kathleen Stormont, Communications Specialist with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End over a decade ago and I have been a member for four years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, […]

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Big Beer Tasting for Big Sisters

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Big Beer Tasting for Big Sisters will transform you from a rookie to craft beer conversant in one afternoon. Julia Hanlon, Brew Master at Steamworks Brewery will spend an afternoon with 100 attendees teaching us about beer, as we taste and tour our way through the state of the art facilities. Grab your friends […]

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Just for Cats Festival at VIFF

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The best cat videos on the internet are returning to the VIFF Vancity Theatre this month for the Just for Cats Festival. Programmed by Will Braden, creator of the Henri Le Chat Noir, and created by the Walker Art Center, you can revel in all things feline while enjoying the best cat videos the internet […]

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Covenant House Donation Matching June 2016

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This month, every dollar you donate to Covenant House Vancouver will be doubled up to $100,000! Many of us come face to face with homelessness every day in Metro Vancouver. Homelessness can look like a young person sleeping in a doorway, other times it might be someone asking you to spare some change. Often it […]

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