28sharesThe 12th annual Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala takes places on October 15th. Throughout its history, a highlight of the evening has been hearing from a Canuck Place family speaker. Last year, in front of a crowd of over 700 guests, Amy and Regan Ross bravely spoke about the loss of their daughter, Gabrielle. […]

22sharesComedy is alive and well at the 35th Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”), where you’ll find screenwriter/star Taylor Hill’s latest satire, Marrying the Family. I had the chance to chat with Hill ahead of her previous VIFF hit, Leap 4 Your Life back in 2013, and I’ve followed up three years later to find out […]

0sharesThe 14th annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival is coming up on Saturday, September 17th. Starting out at Slocan Park, this festival celebrates the nature and beauty of Renfrew Ravine and Still Creek. There will be a Harvest Fair from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, followed by a lantern art, music, and a fireworks finale from 7:30pm to […]

2sharesThe Vancouver Mural Festival launched this summer, with walking tours and live music all around the Mount Pleasant, Main Street, and False Creek Flats area. Over 40 murals popped up, splashing the neighbourhood with colour and providing many priceless photo ops. If you missed the tour on opening weekend, there’s another coming up on Saturday. […]

0sharesThis year’s Stanley Park Ghost Train theme is the Day of the Dead. Gather with friends and family to remember our loved ones and celebrate this festival of life. Be serenaded by a mariachi band of cockroaches, ride the train through the tunnel of flames with the Aztec Lord and Lady of Death, and picnic […]

0sharesCelebrate all things hiking with free guided hikes, backcountry education and fun, educational family activities on Sunday, September 18th during Hike Fest at the Sea to Sky Gondola. Hike Fest: Registered Activities Registered activities include a Sea to Summit Trail Hike, the Via Ferrata Experience, Al’s Habrich Trail (full version to pond), Half Version of […]

0sharesThis season you’ll be able to get your Glühwein and Spätzle (and more) near the Olympic Cauldron as the Vancouver Christmas Market moves from its original location at the QE Theatre Plaza, over to Jack Poole Plaza near the Vancouver Convention Centre. The city’s signature yuletide celebration will expand its revelry with more than 50,000 […]

0sharesThis post has been contributed by Michael Murray, Communications Volunteer with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End over a decade ago and I have been a member for four years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, […]

60sharesThe Vancouver Alpen Club has been Vancouver’s main location for the Oktoberfest for over 30 years, serving traditional Bavarian cuisine. Of course there’s also beer and the Alpen Club has partnered with two German breweries, Krombacher as well as Erdinger, the world’s largest wheat beer brewery, founded in 1886. Since the early 19th Century in […]

0sharesThe Seaforth Highlanders will host a Highland Homecoming on September 24th. This day of celebration will include a parade and ceremonies as the Regiment returns home to the Seaforth Armoury at 1650 Burrard Street, after four years away. 1936: Seaforth Armoury on Burrard. Photographer: Stuart Thomson. Archives # CVA 99-4876. The day’s festivities will begin […]