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Community Day at Playland 2015

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Enjoy a day at Playland this Saturday and you’ll help benefit the amusement park’s neighbourhood. On Saturday, May 30th, $10 from every ticket sold for Playland at the PNE will be donated to the Hastings Community Little League on the fourth annual Community Day at Playland. Photo credit: Tim Cheung on Flickr Community Day at […]

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Win Tickets to the Okanagan Spring Brewmaster’s Dinner

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Beer pairing dinners are a great way to get to know a brewery, be inspired for meal ideas, and of course delight your taste buds with perfectly matched flavours. Okanagan Spring‘s Brewmaster Stefan Tobler is hosting a special Brewmaster’s Dinner at Mamie Taylor’s restaurant in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Thursday, May 28th. The event will feature […]

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Araxi Longtable Series Summer 2015

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Araxi Restaurant is now accepting reservations for their popular summer longtable series happening in Vancouver and Pemberton. This al fresco dining experience is set in two striking locations, driving home the farm-to-table concept through locally sourced and crafted four course menus. Photo credit: John Bollwitt for Miss604 Photo credit: John Bollwitt for Miss604 Araxi Longtable […]

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FIFA Women’s World Cup Free Fan Zone

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place coast to coast in Canada from June 6th to July 5th, making it the largest live spectator sporting event in our country’s history. Throughout the event, Fan Zones will be located in all six official Host Cities: Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Ottawa, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; […]

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Burnaby Heights Hats Off Day 2015

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The first Sunday in June sees tens of thousands of people take to Hastings street in Burnaby Heights for Hats Off Day, a free family festival where Heights merchants “take their hats off” to their community and their customers. This is a huge one-day extravaganza featuring a colourful main-street style parade with real local flavour, […]

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PNE Concerts Summer 2015

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Summer in Vancouver means a trip to the PNE with the family and no experience is complete without checking out the amazing entertainment lineup that the fair offers each year. This summer is no exception with a roster of exciting concerts announced today. Photo credit: Rikki / Julius Reque on Flickr The Summer Night Concerts […]

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Vancouver Heritage House Tour 2015

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 13th annual Heritage House Tour is coming up on Sunday, June 7th. This popular event, that usually sells out, will give participants and exclusive look inside 14 historic Vancouver homes through a self-guided tour. 1928: Queen Charlotte Apartments at 1101 Nicola Street, Vancouver. Archives #Bu N261.1. Vancouver Heritage House Tour From […]

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Photos of Vancouver Dogs

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Vancouver is a city obsessed with its four legged friends, as companions, members of the family, and as fun photography subjects. I scoured the Miss604 Flickr Pool to find a collection of photos of Vancouver dogs to share with you all in this lighthearted feature: Photo credit: Mark Faviell on Flickr Photo credit: Guy on […]

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My Pemberton Music Festival Playlist

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Presented by Pemberton Music Festival The Pemberton Music Festival lineup packs a punch this year with alternative, EDM, rap, DJs, indie folk, and good ol’ rock and roll complimented by a guest list of comedians that are sure to have you in stitches between sets. I have studied the list of artist that will take […]

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