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Vancouver & Richmond Night Markets Opening for 2012

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Vancouver and Richmond Night Markets are re-opening for the season this month with shopping, entertainment, and the hottest street food around. With three night markets now in the area (including a new market in Richmond) I thought that an overview was in order. Photo credit: Pat Z – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. Photo […]

Richmond 365: Public Voting Open Now

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Tourism Richmond‘s search for a “Food Blogger for a Year” continues as they have sifted through 1,500 applications and pusblihed their Top 12 candidates. Photo credit: hawaii & mhaithaca & Chi (in Oz)on Flickr The next step is a public vote, the winner of which will have an automatic spot in the Top 3 (the […]

YVR Airport: Best in North America

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For the 3rd straight year, Vancouver International Airport (“YVR”) has been named the Best Airport in North America by the Skytrax World Airport Awards. The awards, announced today in Vienna, Austria, recognize product and service quality across the world’s airport industry and are based on an independent survey of 12 million passengers from 108 countries. […]

New Richmond IKEA Opening & Contest

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IKEA in Richmond, which was one of the first IKEAs in Canada, will be moving across the parking lot to a new 334,000 square foot store this April. The new building will have a 600-seat restaurant, over 1,4000 parking spaces, and 100 bicycle racks. Photo credit: Tanenhaus on Flickr Features of the new store Geothermal […]

Easter Egg Hunt: Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Vancouver, North Vancouver

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Easter arrives in early April this year as it brings spring showers, blooming flowers, and the ability to finally wear all that white you put away at Labour Day. There are several family-friendly Easter events happening around the Lower Mainland including egg hunts, swims, and afternoon tea. Photo credit: jamieanne on Flickr Burnaby What: Easter […]