This Saturday Miss604 is proud to sponsor the Portobello West Fall Outdoor Market, happening in front of the art gallery in Downtown Vancouver with free admission! Find this and many more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:
Join the Port of Vancouver for World Maritime Day on Saturday, October 1st as they celebrate with a lineup of free, family-friendly activities along the waterfront.
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World Maritime Day at the Port of Vancouver
When: Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Where: North Point & west promenade of Canada Place
Admission: Free!
World Maritime Day was established in 1978 by the United Nations to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention’s entry into force. Celebrations are held throughout the world every year to recognize the international maritime industry’s contribution to shipping safety, maritime security, and the marine environment. The theme this year is: New technologies for greener shipping.
Vancouver Event Lineup
12:00pm to 12:20pm Traditional welcome & Indigenous performance by Tsleil-Waututh Warriors
12:30pm to 1:15pm Early Spirit
1:30pm to 2:10pm Dawn Pemberton
2:15pm to 2:30pm Boat parade & on-water demonstration
2:35pm to 3:00pm Zynth & Co
3:15pm to 4:00pm Nikita Afonso
4:15pm to 5:00pm The Fugitives
There will be exhibitors and displays from the port community along the west promenade of Canada Place. The event will also have musical performances with maritime flair, stilt walkers, airbrush tattoos, the Shipyard Pals from MONOVA in North Vancouver, and more.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of World Maritime Day 2022
The #CHVCatchUp is a monthly series featuring the latest updates and news from Covenant House Vancouver (“CHV”). Miss604 is proud to be the Official Blog Partner of CHV. This month’s post has been written by Kristy Hayter.
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Suicide Awareness Month and World Suicide Prevention Day
September is Suicide Awareness Month and World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) occurs on the 10th of September.
“Every 45 seconds someone takes their life; an estimated 703,000 people a year around the world. For each suicide approximately 135 people suffer intense grief or are otherwise affected, resulting in 108 million people, annually, who are profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviours. For every suicide, 25 people make a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide.”
Suicide Awareness Month and World Suicide Prevention Day are very important to us at Covenant House Vancouver. It is not uncommon for young people to experience suicidal thoughts amidst painful experiences in their lives.
Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest free literary arts festival, returns this month with over 70 online and in-person literary events featuring 140 authors. The festival brings book lovers of all ages together with authors, publishers, and other industry professionals.
Word Vancouver 2022
When: Online September 16-23, in-person September 24-25, 2022
Where: Online, and in-person at Surrey Central Library and SFU Harbour Centre
Tickets:Get your free ticket online now. Your ticket is good for the entire duration of the festival. Each day you will be sent a reminder of what is coming up for that date.
Enjoy readings by emerging and established authors, attend professional development workshops and panels, and visit a diverse range of exhibitors.
All of the adult readings, panels, workshops and events will be either online from September 16 or in-person with an online (hybrid) component on Sunday September 25th at SFU Harbour Center.
All of children’s programs will be on-line from September 19-22 and in person at the Surrey Central Library on Saturday September 24th. Here are some highlights:
There will be Storytelling with Drag Queens is back in person and online. Naomi Steinberg, Goosefeather: Once Upon a Cartographic Adventurer will describe her year of performing her one woman show around the world. Crime writers Charles Demers, Noonday Dark: A Doctor Annick Boudreau Mystery # 2 (Douglas & McIntyre), Iona Whishaw, Framed in Fire: A Lane Winslow Mystery (TouchWood Editions), Sam Wiebe, Hell and Gone: A Wakeland Novel (Harbour Publishing) read from their new novels. Award winning author Kamal Al-Solaylee will talk about his book Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From, the tale of his journey home and those of other travellers.
Some events that interest me are Editors Aren’t (Always) Evil in-person on September 25th, having taken on the technical editing of three books so far this year myself, and online the Muriel’s Journey Poetry Awards online September 17th where my good friend Dave Olson will be doing a reading from Japan.
Offleashed, Vancouver’s largest event in support of animals, returns in person on October 15th bringing together hundreds of animal lovers to celebrate the BC SPCA’s lifesaving work.
Offleashed BC SPCA Photos submitted & credit Erich Saide
Two words: Cuddle Lounge! Offleashed will be debuting its largest Cuddle Lounge yet featuring fluffy and fuzzy rescue puppies, kitties, and other animals, and you get to cuddle them all. This approachable fundraising event, where youth can also join in, will have all the staples of a glitzy gala with a great auction and 3-course dinner.
About the Cause
Animals and their people across our province need the BC SPCA’s help every day and over the last few years, demand has skyrocketed. Floods, heat domes, COVID, wildfires, financial insecurity – the reasons for need keep increasing.
But the BC SPCA is a constant community presence, providing vulnerable animals and their guardians with critical support such as pet food banks and vet services, emergency boarding assistance, and by serving as a vital resource across the province.
Your generosity changes thousands of animals’ lives. The millions of dollars raised through Offleashed powers the BC SPCA’s essential programs: sheltering and adoptions, pet food bank and outreach services, veterinary care, wildlife rehabilitation, and summer camps and school programs for kids, to name just a few.
Your ticket is a built-in donation. Each ticket purchase covers the cost of one day of shelter, food, love and basic medical attention for an abandoned mother and her young litter of puppies or kittens. Join Offleashed on October 15th!
