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Park and Tilford Hi-Light Festival

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This winter in Vancouver it’s all about lights, which make dark days and nights brighter and illuminate the holiday spirit. On the North Shore, you’ll find over 150,000 twinkling bulbs on display at the Park and Tilford Hi-Light Festival. Park and Tilford Hi-Light Festival Where: Park and Tilford Gardens (333 Brooksbank Ave, North Vancouver) When: […]

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Nutrition Education Facts Grocery Giveaway

Comments 290 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Earlier this year I got to know the Nutrition Facts Table (the “Nft”) and last weekend I tested my knowledge at the Nutrition Education Facts booth at the Vancouver Home + Design Show. Along with my nephew, I was quizzed on ten facts about the Nft, where we also learned how to read the table […]

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Win Museum of Anthropology Passes

Comments 44 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s no secret that the Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) at UBC is my favourite museum that I definitely would call a must visit location for any visitor, and local. They now have a new visually spectacular and immersive exhibition on global textiles starting this month called Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures, which will […]

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Metro Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

A list of Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Metro Vancouver including Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Surrey, Langley, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Delta, and more.

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Vancouver Christmas Tree at Robson Square

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

There’s a bit of a holiday shuffle going on around Vancouver, with the Vancouver Christmas Market moving to Jack Poole Plaza and a new Christmas Light Maze in False Creek. Now the iconic 50 ft. Christmas Tree will find a home at Robson Square this season, with a free lighting ceremony and family event at […]

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