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The Fish House Shrimp Festival

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The Fish House in Stanley Park serves up a 100% Ocean Wise menu on the edge of the city’s crown jewel, tucked between its sandy beaches, rhododendron garden, and forest trails. From September 15th until October 15th, Executive Chef Curtis Demyon and his team at this award-winning restaurant are serving up the Fish House Shrimp […]

Then and Now Stanley Park Seawall

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The Stanley Park Seawall officially opened on September 26, 1971 although it had been under construction for decades — and wouldn’t be declared “officially complete” until 1980. That September though, the loop was 9 kilometers around Stanley Park and it completed James Cunningham’s vision for the Seawall, which he began working on in 1917. View […]

SPES Saturday: Exploring Stanley Park

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This post has been contributed by Julie Sims M.Sc., Volunteer Coordinator & Nature House Interpreter with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End almost eight years ago and I recently became a member. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their […]

Stanley Park Ghost Train For Halloween

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Though the weather is currently reflecting late July temperatures, autumn is just around the corner and with it comes all the fun and excitement (and fright) of Halloween. This year the Stanley Park Ghost Train‘s theme, running October 11th until November 2nd, is “Monster Movie Mashup“: Stanley Park Ghost Train Mortal Coil Performance Society has […]

Stanley Park 125 Festival Schedule

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This weekend we’ll be celebrating the 125th anniversary of Vancouver’s crown jewel, Stanley Park. This peninsula means a lot of many of us with its forest trails, Seawall paths, attractions, beaches, and as Xwayxway, a traditional village site of the Squamish First Nation. On Saturday, August 24th and Sunday, August 25th, you will be able […]