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Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival: I SPY with UniverCity

Comments 28 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival is coming up on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Deer Lake Park with top acts such as Blue Rodeo and Charles Bradley (the Screaming Eagle of Soul). A soulful mix of quality tunes, a green backdrop at the lake, the ability to bring your own blankets, low-back beach chairs […]

Metro Vancouver Trails: Quarry Rock

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

There are a few photo themes you’ll come across pretty much every day when you join the popular mobile photo sharing site Instagram. Images of food, cats, feet (running shoes, heels, barefoot at the beach), airplane wings, and sunsets. In Vancouver, you can probably add Quarry Rock to that list. The main attraction of this […]

Vancouver Fireworks Photos: Canada at the Celebration of Light

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canada was on display last night at the Celebration of Light fireworks in English Bay as hundreds of thousands took to the shoreline to witness the show in the sky. Although the UK received praise for their James Bond-themed fireworks last Saturday, the chatter online seems to favour the home country: Btw, tonight's @CelebOfLight #Canada […]

Molson Canadian Live Summer Concert Series at The Cellar

Comments 15 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Molson Canadian Live and The Cellar Nightclub on Granville have announced their Summer Concert Series line-up and it’s packed with local talent. After a day in the sun, duck inside to enjoy live music from the following acts: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 We Hunt Buffalo, The Wild!, Slow Wave Saga Friday, August 9th, 2013 The […]

August Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Wake up, grab a coffee, slip on some sandals and head towards the water. Awake even before the hum of floatplanes fill Coal Harbour, but in time to catch the rising sun. A lap of the Seawall complete before breakfast, thousands of keystrokes on the laptop by lunch. A trip to the market, fresh greens, […]