Fraser Valley First Night, a family friendly New Year’s Eve celebration, will take place at TRADEX in Abbotsford on December 31st. Family Friendly New Year’s Eve in the Fraser Valley When: Saturday, December 31, 2016 5:00pm to 12:00am Where: 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford Tickets: *$12 pre-purchased, $15 at the door. Children four & under are […]

This year I sent a guest contributor, Lara Marie Lampe, to check out Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker. The following is a review in her own words: On December 13, 2016, I had the opportunity to see one of this year’s performances of the Goh Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”. As expected once again it transported the audience into […]

This is one time of year where we really start watching our spending (and our waistlines) with so much to do, so many gifts to give, and so much delicious food to eat. It’s tough to stay on budget, but there are a few ways to avoid breaking the bank while still having a lot […]

The East Van Foodie Book in out just time for the holidays, featuring 47 restaurants, over 100 locally-inspired recipes, and 1,000 photos of East Van’s unique dishes and dining spaces.

Enter to win a Vancouver Christmas Market Date Night including tickets for two and an entire prize package with goodies from market vendors…

Enter to win a pair of Mt Seymour lift passes, valid for a day of riding in the 2016/2017 season. Mt Seymour is Vancouver’s family owned and operated ski resort offering a relaxed West Coast feel only 35 minutes from Downtown Vancouver. Skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, tubing and tobogganing.

Starting Saturday, December 17th, you can enjoy Heritage Holiday at Fort Langley. Taste chestnuts by the open fireplace, craft a handwritten letter with pen and ink for a loved one, then relax with coffee or lunch at lelem’ at the fort Café.

I have a one month membership to the new Spacekraft by CMPNY co-working space in the Tri-Cities to give away along with a 4-pack of Vancouver hockey tickets…

The BC Sports Hall of Fame, located at BC Place, is hosting a variety of activities and event during winter break. From December 19th to December 31st, starting at 3:00pm, the Hall will have everything from the marshmallow Olympics to archery painting!

This post has been contributed by Patricia Thomson, Executive Director for the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). As a member of SPES for the last five years, I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, and work so I created the “SPES Series” where they contribute and share stories with […]