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Burnaby Heights Contest: Park It Where Your Heart Is

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesThe Burnaby Heights Merchants Association is known for its engagement with the community, especially with the annual Hats Off Day festival (which I have sponsored for the last few years). Now they’re hosting a contest called “Park It Where Your Heart Is” to highlight 20 free parking lots along the Heights and the 350 businesses […]

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Burt’s Bees at Best Buy Giveaway

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189sharesKnown for its electronics selection, Best Buy has recently expanded its online assortment to include new product categories such as Health and Wellness, Baby, Beauty, Fashion, Home and Lifestyle and more. From luggage, baby blankets, and bedroom furniture to exercise equipment and lipstick — you can now get it all at Best Buy online. One […]

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Les Miserables Vancouver Pre-Sale

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1shareBroadway Across Canada recently announced its 2013/2014 line-up of musical theatre productions that they’re bringing to Vancouver over the next year including Les Miserables June 12th to June 23rd, 2013. Photo credit: Deen van Meer. “One Day More” The Company of the New 25th Anniversary of Les Miserables. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th […]

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Vancouver Photos of the Week: Rainbows

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesRainy days are just a part of living in Vancouver and when the sun shines for a few days in a row — revealing lush, green, natural views — we all remember its benefits. In fact you could almost say that the best part of Vancouver is all the rain because it makes us appreciate […]

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Blogger Profile: Urban Sketcher Sigrid Albert

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1shareOver the years I have profiled bloggers from the Northwest Territories to the Fraser Valley, anyone that interests me and that I hope will interest you as well. A few years ago I started asking a standard set of questions and on occasion I send these out to local bloggers to continue the series. Click, […]

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Parallel 49 Brewing: From East Van With Love

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118sharesVancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing has just released their latest craft beer, in collaboration with Portland’s Gigantic Brewing Company, called From East Van With Love. Paying tribute to their community in the title, this seasonal brew is a bourbon-aged imperial maple stout that offers a rich and dark combination of flavors including chocolate, roasted barley, and […]

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Vancouver International Auto Show: Ford Canada CEO Dianne Craig

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesThe Vancouver International Auto Show is underway at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) until Sunday, March 31, 2013 featuring the latest and greatest vehicles from the auto industry. I caught up with Ford Canada’s CEO Dianne Craig yesterday just as Ford’s “Ambassador of Innovation”, Hank the Robot, welcomed some of their dealers (there are 433 […]

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Canstruction Vancouver 2013

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1shareCanstruction Vancouver is on now in two locations in downtown Vancouver featuring 22 sculptures made entirely of canned food. Teams of designers, engineers, architects, students and businesses have put together these creations made of thousands of cans, packages, pouches, and bags that contain food that will be donated to the Vancouver Food Bank when the […]

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Stanley Park Easter Train 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesThe Stanley Park Easter Train has rolled into town over Spring Break and it’s only here through the weekend. Until April 1, 2013 the family can enjoy the wonders of Stanley Park’s natural beauty and stop in for a train ride (with an Easter theme) around the miniature railroad. Photo credit: Pat Z on Flickr […]

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Easter Dino Egg Hunt at Britannia Mine Museum

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesThe Britannia Mine Museum is just a quick drive up the Sea to Sky highway and it’s full of history, activities, environmental and educational information, and more. This weekend, it will be the scene of an Easter Egg Hunt of epic proportions. Photo credit: kennymatic on Flickr The Easter Bunny’s favourite cousin, the loveable Britanniasaurus […]

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