The Greater Vancouver Food Bank has launched Goodly Foods, a unique initiative that aims to develop a viable social enterprise repurposing surplus produce from local suppliers while creating supportive community employment opportunities, thanks to a $1.1M investment grant from the Walmart Foundation.

Join the VOKRA Walk for the Kitties at Jericho Beach Park on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Help VOKRA raise much needed funds so they can rescue more than 1,400 cats and kittens each year.

September Events in Metro Vancouver: Activities, festivals, films, and fun around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley happening throughout the month of September 2018.

Experience the charm of an old-fashioned country fair that combines nature, heritage, agriculture and community at the Campbell Valley Country Celebration, September 8 & 9, 2018.

National Play Day is August 17th. To support getting kids out to play, Peekaboo Beans is hosting their inaugural Day of Play, a national playdate in Vancouver and North Vancouver including an event with Bobs and Lolo.

Photos from the Kaleidoscope Arts Festival in Coquitlam’s Town Centre park on Saturday, August 11, 2018 with Mathew V, Kytami, The Philosopher Kings, and many more!

Birding From Dawn to Dusk in Stanley Park: Join Stanley Park Ecology Society on August 19-26, 2018 as we celebrate Vancouver’s bird diversity alongside the International Ornithological Congress and Vancouver International Bird Festival. Read this month’s guest post from the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

Join YVR Airport for free family fun, live entertainment and more at the 3rd annual YVR Chill Out at one of the coolest little parks in Greater Vancouver, Flight Path Park, on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. FREE!

For each Pirate Pak sold on August 15th, White Spot will donate $2.00 to Zajac Ranch for Children. Adults throughout the province can feel like a kid again when they enjoy an Adult Pirate Pak to support White Spot’s 9th annual Pirate Pak Day charity initiative.

My tour of the Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks barge. The event draws half a million spectators to the shores of English Bay each year, where 3 countries present spectacular displays over 3 summer nights.