Spring Break is almost here – so now what? Well, you might want to pay a visit to Coquitlam, where you’ll find plenty of affordable family-friendly activities – including an outdoor festival with live music and lots of kids’ activities.
Spring Break Events in Coquitlam
Here are some Spring Break events in Coquitlam that you won’t want to miss:
Festival du Bois
March 23-25, 2018
Did you know that Maillardville in Coquitlam is home to BC’s largest francophone community? Join in the French-Canadian fun at this weekend celebration, which attracts thousands from across the Lower Mainland. You’ll find amazing live music and dance, traditional food, shows for kids and lots of fun activities. Also sample authentic delicacies, including tourtière, maple taffy on snow and, of course, poutine – check out an awesome recipe on the Explore Coquitlam website »
Spring Break Festival at Evergreen Cultural Centre
March 20-22, 2018
Enjoy six shows over three days for kids of all ages. Choose from Cinderella, Robin Hood or a bilingual performance of Cendrillon.
Cheap Movie Tickets
Every Saturday in March
If you’re looking for something to do on a Saturday morning, check out the Family Favourites series at select Cineplex locations (including Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam and VIP). Tickets are just $2.99 each. Playing during Spring Break: Shrek (March 17); Space Jam (March 24); and Hop (March 31).
Spring Break Camps
Need last-minute options for Spring Break camps for your kids? A few spaces remain for some City of Coquitlam camps. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
YWCA Metro Vancouver has announced 68 outstanding nominees for the 35th Annual Women of Distinction Awards, which will take place on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver.
Women of Distinction Awards Nominees 2018
This year’s nominees for the Women of Distinction Awards are: Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
In honour of International Women’s Day this week, I’ve decided to profile some amazing women in Vancouver history, starting with Rosemary Brown. Recent namesake of a West End lane, star of a Canadian postage stamp, and recipient of over a dozen honorary degrees, Rosemary Brown was a feminist, writer, educator, politician, and mother who changed the course of history in BC and Canada.
Rosemary Brown (1930-2003)
From the Vancouver Sun: “Tireless advocate for the disadvantaged — “Until all of us have made it, none of us have made it” — Rosemary Brown was a gritty, outspoken feminist and provincial legislator with a vision of equality much broader than defined by race or gender.”
Born in Jamaica, she came to Canada in 1951 to study, receiving a BA from McGill University a Masters in Social Work from the University of British Columbia.
In 1956, she helped in the founding of the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP). The BCAACP worked to open up housing and employment to Black people in British Columbia, and for the introduction of human rights legislation in the provincial parliament.
Working with the BCAACP and Voice of Women in the 1960s, she also worked briefly with the Children’s Aid Society and as a counsellor at Simon Fraser University. Brown was often a panelist on the national television series People in Conflict.
Norm Levi, Rosemary Brown, Dave Barrett and Harold Steves in 1975. MICHAEL STURDY / VANCOUVER SUN
In 1972, she entered politics and was the first black woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. During her 14 years as MLA for Vancouver-Burrard, Brown created a committee to remove sexism in British Columbia’s educational material and was instrumental in the formation of the Berger Commission on the Family, among her many other accomplishments.
She thought that it was important that issues of human rights, poverty, racism, and sexism should be addressed at the early stages of students’ education.
In 1988, she was featured in the National Film Board’s documentary, “No Way, Not Me” a twenty-five minute film addressing issues of poverty among young women:
She received many awards over the years, along with honorary doctorates of Law from several Canadian Universities. Brown received the Order of British Columbia and the Ontario Black Achievement Award, the Order of Canada and a United Nations’ Human Rights Fellowship. She was also a life member of the Privy Council of Canada and a member of Canada’s Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Brown also won a YWCA of Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Award in 1989.
“To be black and female in a society that is both racist and sexist is to be in the unique position of having nowhere to go but up!”
After politics, she became a professor in women’s studies at Simon Fraser University and became the CEO of the advocacy group MATCH International Women’s Fund.
In the 1990s, she wrote an autobiography, Being Brown: A Very Public Life, and was named chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
In Downtown Vancouver’s West End you’ll find Rosemary Brown Lane located between Robson and Haro streets, running from Burrard Street to Lagoon Drive.
Sources used in this post: Vancouver Sun, BC Black History, Canadian Encyclopedia, Legislative Assembly of BC
The Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) presents first-ever collaboration between six First Nations communities with the illuminating new exhibition Culture at the Centre. Coordinated by MOA Curators Jill Baird and Pam Brown, the collective effort between the Musqueam, Squamish, Lil’wat, Heiltsuk, Nisga’a, and Haida nations offers insight into the significant and innovative work taking place in five Indigenous-run cultural centres & museums in BC to support their language, culture, and history.
MOA Presents Culture at the Centre
Where: Museum of Anthropology (UBC, 6393 NW Marine Drive)
When: March 18, 2018 to October 8, 2018
Exhibit Opening Reception: March 18, 2018 from 1:00 to 4:00pm
Basket by TheresaGabriel (Lil’wat) made before 1916 (MOANd688). Photo by Derek Tan.
Covering a wide geographic expanse, from what is now Vancouver to the Nass River Valley, this is the first time the participating communities will come together to curate an exhibition and showcase their diverse cultures in one space. The collaborators of Culture at the Centre hope to broaden visitors’ understanding of the role of cultural centres & museums in their respective communities.
Culture at the Centre will highlight the important work these cultural centres do in their communities. The centres are Musqueam Cultural Education and Resource Centre (Musqueam), Squamish-Lil’wat Cultural Centre (Squamish, Lil’wat), Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre (Heiltsuk), Nisga’a Museum (Nisga’a), and Haida Gwaii Museum and Haida Heritage Centre at Kay Llnagaay (Haida).
This exhibition is a unique opportunity to see the belongings from these communities presented in their own voices, and will be organized under three main themes: Land and Language, Continuity and Communities, and Repatriation and Reconciliation.
Featuring dynamic displays, unique territorial maps and images, Indigenous languages, cultural objects, and video works, the MOA hopes that this will be the first of many such exhibitions of its kind that celebrates and collaborates with these diverse communities and centres.
Win Passes
I have a family 4-pack of tickets to give away so that you can experience Culture at the Centre (between March 18, 2018 and October 8, 2018). Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Follow MOA on Twitter and Facebook for more information about this exhibition and more.
Update The winner is Jenn Davidson!
