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Vancouver St Patrick’s Day Parade

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The St Patrick’s Day Parade has been CelticFest Vancouver’s most popular event for the last 12 years! Taking place in Downtown Vancouver on March 13th, the parade will feature marching pipe and drum bands, Celtic music groups, acrobats, drill teams, Irish and Scottish youth dance groups, and many others. Photo credit: janheuninck on Flickr Vancouver […]

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Dining Out For Life 2016

by Rebecca Bollwitt

On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Dining Out For Life returns for its 22nd year in support of individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses in BC. Dining Out for Life With over 100 participating restaurants, from Whistler to White Rock, Dining Out For Life is British Columbia’s largest hospitality fundraiser. A full […]

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Make Your Shaw Pink Shirt Promises

by Rebecca Bollwitt

You are invited to share your Pink Shirt Promises to help end bullying by posting your positive message on the Post-it Pink wall in Centre Court at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey and at the Metropolis at Metrotown Grand Court in Burnaby. Pink Shirt Promises in Surrey Post your message on the Post-it Pink wall […]

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VTSL Grapes of Laugh

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It always feel good to laugh, whether it’s decreasing your stress while releasing your body’s feel-good endorphins, or because you’re simply having a great time with friends and loved ones. Vancouver TheatreSports League (“VTSL”) makes sure audiences get to experience their laugh-inducing shows both at their home on Granville Island and out in the community. […]

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Owls in Stanley Park

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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 a decade ago and I have been a member for three years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, and […]

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Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 43rd Chinatown Spring Festival Parade (Chinese New Year Parade) takes place Sunday, February 14, 2016. This signature event in Vancouver’s Chinatown will feature lion dances, cultural dance troupes, marching bands, martial arts performances and much more. Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade Celebrating the Year of the Monkey, the parade will begin at 11:00am and […]

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6 Reasons to Become a Stanley Park Ecology Society Member

by Rebecca Bollwitt

We all love Stanley Park: The Seawall, the trails, the history, Bright Nights and Halloween Ghost Trains, and of course the nature that’s right on Downtown Vancouver’s doorstep. For just $20 a year you can become a member of the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) and contribute to the conservation of our city’s crown jewel. […]

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Red Mitten Weekend at the BC Sports Hall of Fame

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The BC Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate Family Day with their annual Red Mitten Weekend happening February 6th to February 8th, 2016. Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame Do you still have some red mittens that helped support Canadian athletes from coast to coast? Bring them to the BC Sports Hall […]

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Megaphone Magazine’s Big Sell

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Megaphone Magazine’s local vendors will be showing some local celebrities, politicians, and business leaders the ropes this Thursday as they pair up for the Big Sell. Megaphone Magazine’s Big Sell The Big Sell is a way to raise the profile of homelessness in our communities, and to highlight Megaphone’s social enterprise model as a means […]

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