For the fifth consecutive year, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria is partnering with Mealshare to help end youth hunger in Canada, one jar of tomato sauce at a time. You can also enter to win a $100 gift card from Famoso!

Continuing a heartwarming yuletide tradition for the 16th consecutive year, staff at the Kingsway Vancouver and Richmond Centre White Spot locations will donate their time and tips on Christmas Day to support local charities.

Now in its 7th year, the Whalley Santa Cause has been collecting donations of toiletries and personal hygiene items. On Christmas Day, they will meet at Gateway station to walk around the neighbourhood to hand out the hampers, jackets, sweaters, and socks.

Holiday Heights at Bloedel Conservatory. From December 15, 2017 to January 7, 2018 experience an Arctic Oasis at Bloedel Conservatory with seasonal lights, music, and a holiday scavenger hunt.

Canuck Place has launched the online Light A Life campaign to invite the public to join donors at the Lighting of the House event in contributing to Canuck Place care

Seasonal Symbiosis in Stanley Park – This month’s Stanley Park Ecology Society guest post, contributed by Ben Hill. While flowers are long gone, there are still many ways that plants and animals rely on each other during the winter months.

8 Ways to Enjoy a Night Out in Coquitlam When Visiting Lights at Lafarge: Hot chocolate or craft beer, shopping or manicures, wave pool swims, family movie nights and more.

BC’s largest outdoor carolling competition, Yule Duel takes to the streets of Gastown on Thursday, December 7, 2017 to fill the neighbourhood with holiday cheer, for a great cause! Wander from show to show, and for a $5 donation to May’s Place Hospice, you can purchase a button and vote for the choir you enjoy the most.

Free Christmas Activities in Metro Vancouver 2017 including Surrey, Langley, Richmond, New Westminster, and the North Shore. Free and festive events and attractions.

5 Things You Can Recycle, But Probably Didn’t Know That You Could: Recycle BC has the very easy, and straightforward, “What Can I Recycle” tool to help you sort your discarded items.