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Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week

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Showcasing the power and beauty of authentic Indigenous art and design, Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week (“VIFW”) starts today and is a part of Canada 150+ and The Drum is Calling Festival. Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week Where: Larwill Park & Queen Elizabeth Theatre Atrium When: July 26-29, 2017 Tickets: Free! But registration is required to book […]

7 Tours to Get to Know Vancouver This Summer

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Be a tourist in your hometown, or offer guidance to out-of-town guests, when you experience these tours of Vancouver that each showcase different aspects of our city. Whether you’re walking through Stanley Park or on a walkway 20 meters above the forest floor, you’re touring back alleys or theatre balcony seats, tour Vancouver like a […]

Vote Sandy Teel for MLS Works Community MVP

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Each season Major League Soccer clubs recognize a community champion and this year Sandy Teel, strong supporter of Covenant House Vancouver, is the selection for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. As the Whitecaps’ Community MVP, she is now entered into the running to become the MLS Works Community MVP, where she could win $25,000 for the charitable […]

Arts on the Fly Benefit Concert

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Last month I toured around the Cariboo and visited communities to learn about their upcoming festivals. I met creative, talented, and passionate people who, unfortunately, are in the middle of the BC wildfire devastation right now. One of the events I was set to promote was Arts on the Fly in Horsefly, BC. With a […]

The Drum is Calling Festival

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Immerse yourself in a nine-day festival of Indigenous and diverse arts and culture! In partnership with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, the City of Vancouver will launch the Canada 150+ anchor event, The Drum Is Calling Festival, July 22 to July 30. The Drum is Calling Festival When: July 22 to July 30 […]