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Raise Your Hand for the Record

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

One of the most memorable moments during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics was walking down a pedestrian-only Robson or Granville at any hour and being able to high-five almost everyone you passed. Now, Paralympic silver medallist Josh Dueck is leading the Raise Your Hand for the Record campaign with WorkSafeBC to see if he […]

Free Subway Breakfast, Customer Appreciation

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Subway is offering up a free breakfast combo as a part of a customer appreciation campaign tomorrow, August 19th. The offer is valid 7:00am until 10:00am for a ham & cheese egg muffin melt and a coffee. This is available only at participating restaurants in BC so you may want to call ahead to your […]

Grease in Vancouver: Pre-Sale Code

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Grease is coming to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, hot on the heals of Disney’s The Lion King (that broke box-office records for Vancouver and Canada during its run). Grease was Time Magazine’s 2007 pick for “#1 musical of the year” and will be rockin’ its way across the country in this new production, […]

Crazy Sustainable Commute 2010

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Crazy Sustainable Commute is for fun as well as promoting alternatives to driving to get from A to B. On August 27th commuters are being asked to find their way to work in a unique and creative way. Suggestions include canoeing, stilt walking, rollerblading, skateboarding, kayak, pogo stick, etc. “The goal is to inject […]

BrazilFest 2010 on Granville

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

BrazilFest comes to Granville this Saturday from 10:00am until 8:00pm on the stretch between Robson and Georgia that is pedestrian-only. There will be guitar and full band shows, samba dancing, a soccer performance, capoeira, ballet, an art exhibit from Beth Maia, and more. The festival is entirely free and open to the public. The goal […]