The Halloween candy has been divided and the Christmas decorations are ready to be dusted off, but before we leap into a new holiday season, Canadians have a very important day to honour first. Remembrance Day, November 11th, is a day to remember the courage, service and sacrifice of thousands of men and women, and to honour them by never forgetting them.
Your city will most likely have a service or ceremony on November 11th, around its local cenotaph, and to make things easier I have rounded up a list of events (that have been publicized, as of the date of publishing of this post) that you can attend:
Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Metro Vancouver
Event:Vancouver Ceremony at Victory Square Where: Victory Square Cenotaph at W Hastings St and Cambie St When: Parade at 9:45am. Ceremony at 10:30am Details At 11:00am the Last Post will be sounded. There will be Two Minutes of Silence, during which a 21-gun salute by the 15th Field Artillery Regiment will be heard from Portside Park. Lament and Rouse will follow. The RCAF will conduct a fly-past moments later, weather permitting. The enduring In Flanders Fields will then be sung by the Bach Youth Choir and Sarabande and wreaths will be placed at the Cenotaph. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
What: Vancouver Christmas Tree Lighting Where: Robson Square, Downtown Vancouver (800 block Robson St) When: Friday, December 2, 2016 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Back for its 10th year, the Vancouver Christmas Tree Lighting was founded by Amacon as a way to give back to the Vancouver community. Join the festivities at Robson Square for this free public event and enjoy a holiday concert, photos with Santa, holiday crafts, free hot chocolate and cookies, the lighting of the 50 ft. Christmas tree and more!
Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies supplied by event partners Loden Hotel, Tableau Bar Bistro and Homer St. Cafe and Bar. Food trucks on site for the lighting event include Mom’s Grilled Cheese, Reel Mac and Cheese, and Big Dogs Burger Bus.
Buy-A-Bulb
Bulbs can be purchased 5 for $5, 15 for $10 or any other amount desired and all proceeds go directly to the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. Each bulb purchased not only helps light the tree, but helps send a deserving child to next year’s Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
For more information about the Vancouver Christmas Tree at Robson Square and the lighting event on December 2nd, follow along on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

The City of Burnaby Wedding Show and Swap at the Riverway Clubhouse in south Burnaby is coming up, just in time for wedding planning season, and it’s completely free to attend! This 4th annual event promises to be bigger and better than ever with more than 40 vendors – including bakeries, DJs, florists, photographers and other experts in the areas of event and wedding planning.
The City’s Largest Wedding Show Yet
Where: Riverway Clubhouse (9001 Bill Fox Way, Burnaby) When: Sunday, November 13, 2016 from 11:00am to 3:00pm Admission: Free! RSVP through Facebook.
Sample some freshly-baked goods from DCC Creations and Stepping Stones Bakery. Get insider tips and tricks from professional wedding planners, and stop by the tables of some former brides who will have their gently, only-used-once décor, centerpieces, signage and other items on hand for sale.
Riverway Clubhouse
“We’ve made this a fun and practical one-stop experience with vendors offering up anything you can imagine to help brides – and grooms – get ready for the big day,” explains Christine Musgrave, event organizer.
“Get ready to meet people like professional wedding planners, caterers, decorators and – perhaps best of all – other former brides who are sure to have some lovely and useful wedding items for sale. This, of course, is the ‘swap’ part of the event.”
Nestled at the edge of south Burnaby, the West Coast-inspired and wood-beamed architecture of the Riverway Clubhouse is the ultimate space to host this annual event. Boasting floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the room with warm, natural light, the clubhouse features stunning views of the surrounding trees and verdant rolling hills of the Riverway Golf Course.
Riverway Clubhouse Wedding Setup
“If you’re looking for inspiration and professional tips or beautiful décor, wedding dresses and other items – this is where you’ll find them,” adds Musgrave. “Of course, the Riverway – a spectacular venue in itself – offers up a great space, and also happens to be one of the City’s most popular wedding spots.”
Whether you’re interested in celebrating your once-in-a-lifetime moment with something that leans towards cozy and romantic, grand and luxurious, or casual and laid-back, the City has a number of remarkable venue options to help make your day as extraordinary and memorable as possible. Along with the Riverway Clubhouse, other impressive settings include the Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse, the Alan Emmott Centre and Burnaby Lake Pavilion.
The Love to Sew Expo is a full weekend of sewing, quilting, knitting, and needlework at the Agriplex in Cloverdale.
The two day expo features classes, shopping, and a dream sewing room exhibition along with a VIP evening event with legendary fashion historian Ivan Sayers.
Love to Sew Expo
Where: Cloverdale Agriplex (17763 62 Ave, Surrey)
When: Friday, November 18, 2016, 9:00am – 6:00pm Classes / Shopping
7:00pm – 9:30pm “Sip and Sew” Evening Event with Ivan Sayers
Saturday, November 19, 2016, 9:00am – 5:00pm Classes / Shopping
Tickets: Available online or at the door. Admission includes parking and unlimited 1 hour classes. Adult: 1 day $18 / 2 days $28 (Save $8); Senior/Student 1 day $14 / 2 days $24 (Save $4); Children 12 and under no charge.
Vendors will bring the latest in sewing, quilting, knitting and needlework supplies in their pop up booths. Classes will be led by sewing stars from the Greater Vancouver area, Washington State, Vancouver Island, and beyond.
There are limited tickets available for the “Sip and Sew” evening event “Stitches In Time” with Ivan Sayers, which are $30, or $20 with your two day expo pass. A limited number of VIP passes are available and those include a two day pass and the Ivan Sayers evening.
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Holiday season is coming up and that means so is holiday travel, whether you’re heading to visit family, or to escape the Vancouver rain in a far away – and warm – tropical land. Travel is something I am very familiar with, having visited 16 different airports so far this year, I work hard and I also play hard. Being connected on the road is very important to me, given that my entire career is online.
So just what does Miss604 pack in her tech bag when she travels? I’ve picked out my 5 Must Have Travel Tech Accessories that I wouldn’t leave home without, inspired by a recent box of goodies I received from Vancouver-based company LOGiiX™:
More Battery
Whether I’m out of the house for a day at an event or I’m traveling across provinces and states, having an extra battery pack for on-the-go charging is a MUST. I actually never leave home without an external charger, like the Piston Power 3400, in my purse.
Accessible Charging
If you’ve ever checked into a hotel and have hunted under side tables and TV stands for an outlet you’re not alone. Fortunately many hotels are upgrading and providing easy access to plugs but in many rooms you still search, or unplug that floor lamp in the corner, to find your connectivity. When that’s the case, I love having a super long charging cable ready, like the Piston Connect XL Flat Woven Cable. That way if I have to plug in across the room, my phone will still reach my bed so it can charge overnight and I won’t miss that ever-so-important wake up alarm in the morning.
Compatibility
Most newer model vehicles have USB connectors (like may of the Hondas I drive) but whenever I rent a vehicle they’re usually the least connected vehicles around — the last one I was in just had a compass instead of a navigation system. If you don’t know what kind of car you’ll be riding in during your travels, bring a long the LOGiiX Powerlite 360 that will convert a cigarette lighter or power plug into a USB connector.
Sharing Your Tunes
When I travel with John, he’s usually got better tunes than I do on my iPhone and he also gets our favourite podcast more religiously than I do. Instead of sharing ear buds (which is pretty gross even if we’ve been married over 10 years) we use the Blue Piston tuneFRĒQS Share to split the audio and add another listener.
Sharing Your Power
USB Power Cube Rapide allows for the quick charing of two devices at a time, which comes in handy if you’re somewhere where wall plugs are scarce. It’s compact and has folding prongs, which is perfect for packing away.
Where to Buy
If you’re looking for stocking stuffers, or to amp up your own travel tech bag, you can find LOGiiX™ products at London Drugs locations around the Lower Mainland as well as online.
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If you’ve ever checked into a hotel and have hunted under side tables and TV stands for an outlet you’re not alone. Fortunately many hotels are upgrading and providing easy access to plugs but in many rooms you still search, or unplug that floor lamp in the corner, to find your connectivity. When that’s the case, I love having a super long charging cable ready, like the