Light a Life with Canuck Place. Your donations will be matched this season.
Finding Healing in Grief at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
As a parent, you have hopes and dreams for your child—that they’ll be happy, healthy, and celebrate life’s milestones. You don’t plan for your child to receive a cancer diagnosis before their second birthday.
At just 14 months old, Tristan Rempel was diagnosed with ependymoma brain cancer after his brain tumor erupted. While he made a miraculous recovery, his cancer came back when he was three years old, and his parents, Jenn and Matt, received the agonizing news that their son’s cancer was terminal.
It was at this time that the Rempel family was introduced to Canuck Place.
After their initial meeting with Canuck Place clinicians, the Rempels immediately felt a sense of relief in identifying their care goals for Tristan and how they could work with Canuck Place to achieve them. This included receiving care in-home.
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In our family, the holiday shopping season officially starts with our first visit to The Christmas Store at Potters in Surrey. We stock up on holiday cards, ornaments, decor, honey, and other local treats all from the largest store of its kind in Western Canada. Potters is 28,000 sq ft of holiday cheer, making it much more than a store, it’s an attraction all on its own.
Enter to Win
The Christmas Store at Potters
- Where: 19158 48th Ave, Surrey
- When: Open daily through December 24. Open every day from 9:00am to 6:00pm, and until 7:00pm Wednesdays to Fridays
This year, check out over 30 themed Christmas trees throughout the space, including two towering, spinning upside-down trees adorned with sparkling white lights and decorations.
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While the weather might be dreary, the weekend events calendar for Metro Vancouver is looking bright! It’s Grey Cup Festival weekend in Vancouver, HollyDaze in the Heights will shine in Coquitlam, and some major holiday events have now opened their doors. Find these activities and many more things to do listed below:
Friday, November 15 | Saturday, November 16 | Sunday, November 17
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events November 15-17
Friday, November 15, 2024
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Head up the Sea to Sky this season for three weekends of lights, music, and a little bit of magic at Squamish at Dusk. You can enter to win tickets to this festive event in a beautiful, scenic location.
Squamish at Dusk
- Dates: November 28 to December 14, 2024
- Thursday to Saturday nights 4:30pm to 9:30pm
- Location: Rose Park (38550 Loggers Ln, Squamish)
- Tickets: Secure your tickets using code MISS604 for a 10% discount
- Select your preferred entry time from 4:30pm, to last entry at 8.30pm
- Thursdays are discount nights $15 for adults, $10 for youth (5 and up)
- Fridays and Saturdays $20 for adults, $15 for youth
- Free entry for infants and children 4 and under on all days.
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Prepare to be dazzled by beautiful decor, seasonal treats, creative design ideas, and much more at Homes for the Holidays! Your support, through your ticket purchase or silent auction bid, helps youth all over BC through Take a Hike Foundation’s mental health and emotional well-being programs.
Homes for the Holidays
Homes For The Holidays is a self-guided tour, and organizers estimate that it will take about an hour and a half to complete the tour at a leisurely pace. Over 30 interior designers and creatives will be lending their talents to this stunning event, with new additions this year like the Boutique Boulevard, where guests can purchase beautifully curated decorations for their own trees.
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