Even though the weather isn’t quite cooperating, Vancouver’s social calendar is heating up toward the end of the month. The following community events, presented in Link Fest form, have been either researched or submitted via my contact form. Photo credit: ng.kelven on Flickr Tuesday June 1, 2010 Book launch for Show & Tell – Unlocking […]

Music Waste is an annual art, comedy, and music festival taking place this year June 2nd until the 6th. Music Waste 2010 from Global Mechanic on Vimeo. There will be over 100 bands at dozens of venues including three comedy revues, eight art exhibitions, a bowling party, and a park BBQ with a basketball tournament. […]

The Museum of Anthropology is one of my favourite places in Vancouver, and I even shared that with the world through a feature I did with Google a few months ago. I recently visited for the first time since their renovation and was given the grand tour by Karen Duffek, Curator Pacific Northwest, Contemporary Visual […]

This afternoon City Council passed a motion to support Fair Trade, making Vancouver the first major city in Canada to achieve “Fair Trade Town” status. The application process has taken about a year however this afternoon’s vote sealed the deal. From a press release issued today, “The city’s endorsement of the application was the last […]

It may seem cliche but when visitors ask me what there is to do in Vancouver the first item on my list is Stanley Park. I’m not talking renting some rollerblade or a tandem bicycle, doing the seawall then having ice cream in English Bay (although that is pretty fun). My idea of Stanley Park […]