1shareWhen you dine out on Thursday, March 26th — for breakfast, lunch or dinner — you’ll have the opportunity to support members of your community through this year’s Dining Out for Life campaign. Participating restaurants will donate 25% of their food sales that day to registered not-for-profits Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful, which […]

15 Nostalgic Photos of Expo 86 in Vancouver from May to October, 1986 from the City of Vancouver Archives

1shareParty for the Planet, BC’s largest Earth Day event returns to Surrey City Hall on Saturday, April 25th with free family fun all day long. Photo credit: John Bollwitt for Miss604 Surrey Party for the Planet Attended by over 25,000 last year, Party for the Planet is adding more activities and entertainment to the lineup […]

2shares2016 Update: This event isn’t happening this year but check out the NEW Abbotsford Tulip Festival from March 25-May 1 and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival throughout April, 2016! The Tulips of the Valley Festival in Agassiz opens for the season on April 1st, with millions of bright and beautiful petals blanketing the valley below […]

1shareTickets are now on sale for the YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards, coming up on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Earlier this month the nominees were announced with a near record-setting number of remarkable women recognized for their contributions to their workplace, industry, and community. YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees […]

177sharesIn BC we’re known for our creative runs and races, and there’s nothing quite like the Half Corked Marathon hosted by the Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association. This 18km race through the vineyards of the Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country (“OOWC”) was inspired by the legendary Medoc Marathon in Bordeaux. Participants of the Half Corked Marathon are […]

1shareThis post has been contributed by Robyn Worcester, Biologist and former Conservation Programs Manager with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End a decade ago and I have been a member for three years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share […]

1shareBack in the early days of the Vancouver online media and tech scene, before social media was even a word and “Web 2.0” dominated conversations between open MacBooks covered in stickers at local coffee shops, there were unconferences. These events were open to everyone, they cost nothing, anyone could be a speaker, and ideas flowed […]

179sharesThe best part about a glass of wine is that it can be enjoyed in almost any setting. On a sunshine soaked patio with friends, at a multi-course pairing dinner, or sitting on the couch while binge watching your favourite series. The latter is the focus of a new campaign partnership between Woodbridge by Robert […]

Deadmau5 and The Weeknd are coming to Surrey this summer as Holland Park hosts the inaugural FVDED in the Park Summer Music Festival. Presented by Blueprint and Live Nation Canada, the all-ages event will take place July 3rd and July 4th, 2015 featuring world-class artists from a variety of genres, performing across two outdoor stages.