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Surrey Youth Showcase 2016

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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 […]

Nominees for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2016

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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 […]

Vancouver Tree Week

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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, […]

Surrey Party for the Planet 2016

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BC’s largest Earth Day celebration, Party for the Planet, returns to the Surrey City Hall Plaza on April 23rd. This year’s festival headliner is 2016 JUNO nominee for Breakthrough Artist of the Year Scott Helman. Surrey Party for the Planet Scott Helman leads a lineup of free family entertainment that includes Vince Vaccaro, family entertainers […]