Community festivals and holidays will take us outside this month, under the natural confetti of the cherry blossoms. Spring is here and so is another big list of events including dozens of Cherry Blossom Festival activities, the Surrey Party for the Planet, a selection of theatre performances, and the Stanley Park Easter Train. Photo credit: […]

BIL is TED’s cousin and wherever the TED Conference goes, BIL follows. However, unlike TED’s exclusivity, BIL has a ‘pay what you can’ donation system and it also follows the very welcoming “unconference” model. What is an unconference? It’s a free-form conference where anyone can be a speaker and the schedule isn’t even created until […]

The Hugs for Hunger Food Bank fundraiser is happening on the first day of spring as it supports the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, while you get to shed your lonely winter shell and hug some cuddly characters for the cause. Photo courtesy of Spring Ad Throughout the day on Thursday, March 20, 2014 five teams […]

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is right around the corner as the brown branches we’ve known throughout winter turn various shades of pink. Vancouver boasts 40,000 trees that will burst with blossoms over the next few weeks and there are dozens of ways that you can enjoy the sights, from community events and walks to […]

Today the CBC launched a very handy map, one that shows where the best (and worst) parking deals are located in Downtown Vancouver. Source: CBC Vancouver The Google Map shows meter parking as well as city-run EasyPark lots, where you might find a better deal parking in a lot than a nearby meter — or […]