Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas November 24, 2018 to January 4, 2019 – FREE admission! Enjoy a season of old-fashioned fun and spectacular light displays.

Pet Photos with Santa Hosted by the BC SPCA: Various locations across BC from November 17 – December 9, 2018. The whole family can come meet Santa and get your holiday photos for Christmas cards or keepsakes, and the funds will help support animals at your local BC SPCA branch. All well-behaved pets on leash or in a carrier are welcome.

CBC Vancouver Open House & Food Bank Day is Friday, December 7, 2018 6:00am to 6:00pm at CBC Vancouver (700 Hamilton St). Enjoy a variety of activities including newsroom tours, live radio broadcasts featuring musical guests and meet-and-greets with local and national CBC hosts and reporters, including the new CBC Vancouver News team.

Free Surrey Education & Career Fairs on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at KPU. Join ECF’s 22nd annual series of events across BC that can kick start your career this fall. Free admission.

Owls and racoons are easy to spot but some of the best gifts of Stanley Park come in very small packages, and it’s worth the time it takes to find them. Read about these tiny discoveries in this month’s Stanley Park Ecology Society Guest Post by Kathleen Stormont.