Make It Vancouver‘s spring market is coming up April 20-22, 2018 at the PNE Forum, featuring 175 artists and makers! Stock up on accessories, jewellery, clothing, art, home decor, food, baby/kid items, and lots of other beautifully crafted goods. Feel good about what you buy, while being inspired by the Makies’ creativity.
Make It Vancouver
Where: PNE Forum (2901 East Hastings St, Vancouver)
When: Friday, April 20, 11:00am to 9:00pm; Saturday, April 21, 10:00am to 6:00pm; Sunday, April 22, 11:00am to 5:00pm
Tickets: Available online. $6 at the door, free for kids 12 & under. Download a printable or sharable $2 off coupon.
As always, there will be delicious food trucks and a beer garden so make sure you come hungry n’ thirsty. When you’re at the show make sure you check out the Grand Prize draw and charity silent auction with beautiful items donated by our generous Makies. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the Union Gospel Mission.
Make It started in 2008 and has grown to be one of the largest craft fairs in Canada with bi-annual shows in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Collectively they work with over 1,000 independent artists, makers, and local brands each year, and the shows attract more than 95,000 conscious shoppers in total.
Win a Prize Pack
I have a lovely prize pack worth $175 to give away that includes a Vancity T-shirt by Ole Original (@oleoriginals), a Chooli Blanket by Elroy Apparel (@elroyapparel), and a Maple Seed Necklace by Shallow Jewellery (@swallowjewellery). The winner will also receive two free tickets to Make It Vancouver.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00pm on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Follow Make It Vancouver on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information.
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I always love being a tourist in my hometown, and learning something new about a place that I’m already very familiar with. The same goes with a simple walk in the forest. You might think all trees are the same, but each one is unique. This spring I met up with Candace Campo, founder of Talaysay Tours, at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park to take a walk near her ancestral home in Sechelt, along BC’s Sunshine Coast.
Getting to Know the Forests of the Sunshine Coast
Talaysay Tours is known for its awesome Talking Trees tour, as well other tours up the Sea to Sky and Sunshine Coast. I got to soak up the wonders of the coastal temperate rainforest of the Sunshine Coast with Candace, who shared her vast knowledge of local indigenous agriculture, aquaculture, and regional history during our tour.
We strolled around the lush green trail beside Angus Creek as she pointed out berries, plants, and trees – giving recommendations, tips, and being the ultimate natural Yelp reviewer for the forest’s bounty. One of the elements that stuck with me the was how the forest was so useful to humans, as well as deeply respected.
I feel like I made new friends that day, by getting to know some of the amazing uses, features, and perks of these trees found on the Sunshine Coast. You can read about the Cedar (aka the Tree of Life), Alder, Douglas Fir, Maple, and Western Hemlock in the story I wrote for ZenSeekers »
I highly recommend that you explore the forests of the Sunshine Coast, in particular with Candace and her team at Talaysay Tours. If you think all trails, creeks, and evergreens are the same – think again! You’ll find yourself making connections, learning, and growing. And as Candace puts it, establishing a new relationship with the forest. It will feel amazing.
The Vancouver Sun Run, presented by Ford, is Canada’s largest 10K road race and the 3rd largest timed 10K in North America. It gets underway at 9:00am on Sunday, April 22, 2018 and organizers would like to remind all participants and the general public of road closures occurring around the event. Road closures will be in effect between 5:00am until 1:30pm on Sunday.
Vancouver Sun Run Road Closures
DOWNTOWN AREA – GEORGIA ST
Seymour to Bute (start area) 5:00am – 11:30am
Bute to the Causeway (all streets crossing Georgia) 8:00am – 11:00am
Lions Gate Bridge access from Pender St only 8:00am – 11:00am
Howe to Burrard from Dunsmuir to Robson 5:00am – 11:00am
Denman St – Georgia to Robson 8:00am – 11:00am
Robson St – west of Denman St to Stanley Park 8:00am – 11:00am
STANLEY PARK
Beach Ave, Stanley Park to Hornby St 8:30am – 11:30am
Stanley Park Dr. at North Lagoon Dr 6:00am – 11:00am
Ryan Rd at Park Lane/South Lagoon Dr 6:00am – 11:00am
PACIFIC ST
Burrard St to Hornby (eastbound lanes) 6:00am- 12:00pm
THE BRIDGES
Burrard Bridge – closed to all traffic 8:00am- 12:00pm
Cambie Bridge – closed to all northbound traffic 7:30am – 1:00pm
KITSILANO AREA
West 2nd Avenue – Burrard St to Fir St 8:30am- 12:00pm
Fir Street – West 2nd Ave to West 4th Ave 8:30am – 12:00pm
W 4th Avenue/W 6th Avenue – Pine St to Cambie St. 8:30am – 12:00pm
CAMBIE ST AT W. BROADWAY
closed to all northbound traffic 7:30am – 12:00pm
PACIFIC BOULEVARD
East bound exit ramp from Cambie Bridge 5:00am – 1:30pm
Nelson St to Abbott St 5:00am – 1:30pm
Abbott St to Quebec St 7:00am – 9:00am
QUEBEC AND CARRALL ST.
Closed to all traffic 7:30am – 9:00am
near Expo Blvd and Pacific Blvd
Follow the Vancouver Sun Run on Twitter and Facebook for more up-to-date information and instructions. Online registration closes April 17 but you can also sign up at the Sun Run Fair on Friday, April 20 & Saturday, April 21, 2018 at BC Place.
Women in Communications and Technology (“WCT”) recently completed a major nationwide consultation about the best practices and strategies to encourage women’s advancement in the digital industries as well as greater diversity and inclusion outcomes among employers. WCT’s BC chapter will share the results of this report and host a panel discussion on May 8th, and everyone is invited to join the conversation.
Women’s Leadership in the Digital Economy
Where: CodeCore – 142 W Hastings St, Vancouver When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 @ 5:00pm (doors) 5:30pm (start) Tickets: Available for $10.50 online with $5 from each ticket going Ladies Learning Code, an educational program by Canada Learning Code.
The event will be a fishbowl conversation. Seven chairs are arranged in an inner circle (the fishbowl). The remaining chairs are arranged outside the fishbowl. Four invited panelists occupy four chairs in the fishbowl with three chairs remaining open to encourage participants from the audience to move into the fishbowl and join the conversation.
Featured Panelists
Shann McGrail: Co-founder of Devreve Inc., a company focused on helping technology companies develop and diversity talent to achieve business results.
Zara Gray: Senior Advisor, Diversity & Inclusion, for Goldcorp Inc., a senior gold producer.
Joanne Stanley: Executive Director of Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) appointed in March 2013.
More panelists will be announced soon! Follow the event page for the latest details and to register for the event »
Benefitting: Ladies Learning Code
The Ladies Learning Code program offer adults hands-on, project-based learning experiences that are designed to give beginners the skills and confidence they need to become digital creators.
LLC’s workshops, courses and meetups are open to adults of all ages and genders but are designed to be a space where women explicitly are welcome to learn.
Riding bikes through the trails of Green Timbers, hanging out at the mall in Guildford, backyard barbecues, and sleepovers with friends from school where we didn’t have to speak French like in our immersion classes. Michelle Kim‘s new book Running Through Sprinklers is a fictional tale of young friendships, family, and growing up in Surrey, BC.
If you recognize Michelle’s name it’s because she’s an occasional contributor to Miss604.com and one of my first childhood friends – ever since we met in the courtyard at Hjorth Road Elementary. To celebrate the launch of her book, which has been published by Simon & Schuster Canada, we’ve put together a Q&A:
Running Through Sprinklers
How and why did you decide to write this book? Michelle: “I was in university, heartbroken over some guy, and my mom came to take me for lunch at a deli on 10th. I remember sitting there, eating my soup, when I noticed a group of four elderly women sitting next to us. I listened in on their conversation and they were all thanking each other for being there when each of their husbands passed away. It got me thinking about the importance of female friendship, in our later years and when we are young. Preteen girls have such intense friendships with each other, it’s almost like a first love. Then I started to think about how so much emphasis is place on romantic love, and unrightfully so. I think as women, female friendships are the backbone of our emotional health, and in a way, our lives.”
How did the concept evolve from when you started writing it to when it was fully developed?
Michelle: “I wrote three pages for an assignment at UBC. It was a scene where two girls eat ramen (which is now the beginning of the book); I didn’t think of it too much but then I wrote more scenes, in no linear fashion. Years later, when I had enough scenes, I stitched it all together, but it still wasn’t quite working. So I put it to the side and began working on films. After writing and directing my first feature film, The Tree Inside, I decided to tackle the novel again using what I learned from filmmaking and everything clicked. It was a long process but I’ll say I’m so happy it worked out the way it did because otherwise I would not be a filmmaker and my book would not be what it is today.”
Why write about growing up in Surrey?
Michelle: “Looking back, I’ve come to realize what a privilege it was to grow up in Surrey. It’s incredibly multicultural. The people here are very hardworking. I’m just so grateful. In a way, Running Through Sprinklers is a love letter to Surrey.”
You can purchase Running Through Sprinklers online now or find it on the shelves of your local bookstore. If you would like to win your own author-signed copy, I have a one to give away! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Michelle: “I was in university, heartbroken over some guy, and my mom came to take me for lunch at a deli on 10th. I remember sitting there, eating my soup, when I noticed a group of four elderly women sitting next to us. I listened in on their conversation and they were all thanking each other for being there when each of their husbands passed away. It got me thinking about the importance of female friendship, in our later years and when we are young. Preteen girls have such intense friendships with each other, it’s almost like a first love. Then I started to think about how so much emphasis is place on romantic love, and unrightfully so. I think as women, female friendships are the backbone of our emotional health, and in a way, our lives.”