Voting is now open for the Connecting the Community Award, the “Peoples’ Choice” component of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards that also allows nominees to give back $10,000 to YWCA programs, thanks to Scotiabank. All YWCA Women of Distinction nominees are eligible to win the Connecting the Community Award, which raises vital funds for […]

This post has been contributed by Michael Murray, Communications Volunteer 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, […]

There’s always room for more love in this world, and when it’s written right across a giant, inflatable, bouncy ball, it brings even more smiles to faces. This weekend you can get your photo with the Big Love Ball in Stanley Park. Big Love Ball in Stanley Park When: Sunday, April 10, 2016 from 2:00pm […]

It’s April and that means that the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is once again hosting Jeans Day. Purchase your $5 dollar button or $20 lapel pin and deck yourself out in denim on April 28th. Grab your jeans, denim shirt, denim jacket, cover your laptop and bag in denim and #JeanUp for BC’s Kids! Jeans […]

Since its inception in 1995, BC Youth Week has grown to include over 30 municipalities and non-profit organizations throughout the province. This internationally celebrated event aims to recognize the positive contributions youth make in our communities and to celebrate the valuable work youth and youth organizations do all year round. The BC Youth Week Committee […]

There’s a park on tip of Downtown Vancouver that has gorgeous city and mountain views along the shores of Burrard Inlet — and it’s not called Stanley. While it doesn’t have the towering cedars and dozens of kilometres in forest trails that our Crown Jewel boasts, Portside Park (CRAB Park) is a slice of serenity […]

Enjoy a night of great wine, curated by Marquis Wine Cellars, all for a great cause! McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group and MAC Marketing Solutions created Grape Juice to raise much needed funds to facilitate the matching process for the over 100 at risk young girls on the Big Sisters waitlist. Grape Juice Wine Auction and […]

The Surrey Youth Showcase is one of the city’s largest annual youth events, featuring a full day youth basketball tournament, breakdance competition, youth-focused resource tables, fun activities, a pool party, prizes and more on April 30th. Surrey Youth Showcase This free, annual event is a unique opportunity for Surrey’s youth to get involved in their […]

The nominees for the 33rd annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards have been announced and tickets are now on sale for the gala awards evening on June 8th. 87 outstanding women in Metro Vancouver have been nominated, recognized for their contributions to their workplace, industry, and community. Nominees for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards […]

The city is hosting the very first Vancouver Tree Week, coming up April 2-10, 2016. There will be walking tours and special events, along with community tree sales that will help the city grow its urban forest and reach its goal of planting 150,000 trees by 2020. Vancouver Tree Week The Stanley Park Ecology Society, […]