Setting Sail to a Secluded Resort in Desolation Sound with Pacific Coastal Cruises: Departing Lund, on the Sunshine Coast, and traveling by boat to Homfray Lodge. Part one of my multi-day series about my stay.

The 2nd annual Nanaimo International Jazz Festival will have the city’s downtown hopping for three days and nights with the beats and grooves of live jazz September 21-23, 2018. Enter to win passes from Miss604.

Stay and experience the Historial Lund Hotel. It hugs the rugged coastline of British Columbia’s mainland coast and truly lives up to its original Tla’amin First Nations’ name of Klah-ah-men. Klah-ah-men translates into “a place of refuge, a place to relax,” and that it is.

Fall is one of the best times to visit Fort Langley National Historic Site! From the deliciously fun and seasonal Cranberry Festival, to spooky tours and tales around Halloween, there’s something for the whole family at this heritage attraction.

The West End Heritage Tour on September 29, 2018 opens 15 sites between Robson Street and English Bay, and Burrard Street and Stanley Park making it ideal for getting around by bike, foot, public transit or car.

Enter to win tickets to see Aida Cuevas at the Chan Centre at UBC, September 22, 2018. The ‘Queen of Mariachi’ is Set to Dazzle in One-Night Engagementand Tribute to the Late Juan Gabriel.

Join Bike the Night, the largest night ride in BC, on September 15, 2018 for a relaxed and colourful 10km ride through car-free Vancouver streets. Deck out your bike in lights and spread good cycling vibes with over 5,000 other riders of all ages on this slow roll.

Vancouver Fashion Week (“VFW”) is September 17 to 23, 2018 at the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza, followed by Vancouver Kids Fashion Week running September 22 & 23, 2018. Presenting a combined 80 runway shows featuring national and international designers’ innovative Spring/Summer 2019 collections.

Enter to win tickets to see Marion Bridge at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, on stage September 6-20, 2018. This is the 20th Anniversary of Daniel MacIvor’s classic Canadian drama.

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank has launched Goodly Foods, a unique initiative that aims to develop a viable social enterprise repurposing surplus produce from local suppliers while creating supportive community employment opportunities, thanks to a $1.1M investment grant from the Walmart Foundation.