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LiveCity Vancouver 2010 Public Live Sites

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

LiveCity for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games is the name for the public celebration sites that will be hosted around downtown Vancouver. Back in March cutbacks were announced but today the City revealed that it’s all about the party. LiveCity Vancouver includes two dynamic celebration sites in downtown Vancouver that will be open to the […]

Wine on the Mountain 2009

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The Adoptive Families Association of BC presents their fourth Wine on the Mountain event coming up November 7th. This fundraising event takes place atop scenic Grouse Mountain and will combine food, entertainment and wine tastings. The theme this year “Arouse your Senses” will have you indulging smell, sight, touch, taste and sounds with the exquisite […]

Araxi Cookbook Launch

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This evening I grabbed my gal Keira-Anne and took her up to the penthouse (suite 5801) of the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver. We were attending the cookbook launch of Araxi Restaurant in Whistler and got to taste delectable canapes the recipes for which are all included in the book. I got to finally meet Executive […]

ASIA Celebrity Dim Sum 2009

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo credit: Sifu Renka on Flickr The Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS is hosting their annual “Celebrity Dim Sum” fundraiser and I’m honored to take part. On October 24th join us at Sun Sui Wah Restaurant (3888 Main Street) where you will be served dim sum by local celebrities. Individual tickets are $55 […]

Google Street View Vancouver

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Google Map’s Street View service has officially launched in Canada and includes sidewalk-level images of Vancouver, Squamish, Whistler, Banff, Calgary, Kitchener/Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. Vancouver’s coverage also includes Richmond, New Westminster, Surrey, and all Metro Vancouver cities as far East as Chilliwack. This morning at the launch we got the full rundown of […]