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Don’t Miss These 6 Events at the Vancouver Writers Festival

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The Vancouver Writers Festival is celebrating its 30th year with more than 95 events and 110 authors this month. From October 16th to October 22nd, you can catch a literary all-star lineup including Margaret Atwood (fresh off the launch of the Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale TV series), Adam Gopnik, Nicole Krauss, Mary Gaitskill, Barbara Gowdy, […]

Vancouver Opera Presents Puccini’s Turandot: Win Tickets

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Vancouver Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, the opening production of the company’s exciting 2017–2018 season. Vancouver Opera Presents Puccini’s Turandot Life, Death & Love: Puccini’s Final Opera When: October 13, 19, 21 @ 7:30pm & Sunday, October 15 @ 2:00pm Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton St) Tickets: Tickets ranging in price from $49 to […]

BC Films at VIFF in the Sea to Sky Stream

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The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) shines a spotlight on BC films in the Sea to Sky stream this season. They have lined up 12 titles that will leave audiences inspired by the talent being developed right here in British Columbia. BC Films at VIFF in the Sea to Sky Stream c’əsnaʔəm: the city before […]

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

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I walked through the wrought iron gate off Matthews Avenue in Shaughnessy and the sweet smell of late summer blossoms filled the air. Immaculate gardens and ambient water features circle around an accessible playground, and the west entrance to a very important home. Glen Brae Manor was built in 1910 by Scottish lumber baron William […]

Nestlé Toll House Café in Vancouver

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Vancouver is getting a new café inspired by delicious morsels of chocolate that get baked into ooey gooey cookies and treats. At the Nestlé Toll House Café you’ll be able to build your own ice cream sandwich or pick up cupcakes, enjoy a smoothie, macaroons, brownies, and of course some of their signature chocolate chip […]