Nominations for the 41st annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards are open until December 1, 2023.
Nominations for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
The Women of Distinction Awards presented by Scotiabank will take place on May 13, 2024, and this is your opportunity to recognize an outstanding woman or organization by nominating them for an award.
The award categories include:
Arts, Culture & Design
Business & the Professions
Community Champion
Education, Training & Development
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Environmental Sustainability
Health & Wellness
Non-Profit
Reconciliation in Action – this award honours two unique women; an Indigenous leader and an ally, working independently and committed to finding a new way forward.
Research, the Sciences & Technology
Young Woman of Distinction
Outstanding Workplace*
*Does your organization care about diversity and inclusion? Does it support and respond to the diverse needs of its employees? Does it proactively support the success and advancement of women? If you answered yes to all these questions, consider nominating your organization for the Outstanding Workplace award.
These awards honour all women, including trans women.
View the FAQ page for answers to frequently asked questions or watch this video on how to successfully submit a nomination. Nominations will close on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 5:00pm.
YWCA Metro Vancouver is dedicated to achieving women’s equality. Their mission is to touch lives help build bright futures for women and their families through advocacy and integrated services that foster economic independence, wellness and equal opportunities.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, since 2010.
As the sun sets over Mountain View Cemetery on October 25th, the first ceremonial candles will be lit, marking the returns of All Souls for its 19th year. All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery invites community members to light a candle, write a message, and leave a personal memorial on shrines as an act of remembering their loved ones.
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All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery 2023
Location: 5455 Fraser St, Vancouver
All are welcome at the wheelchair accessible event, even if their loved ones are not interred at the cemetery.
The shrines will be lit throughout the memorial period from October 25 to November 1, 2023 during which live music will fill the cemetery’s surroundings in the evenings and on weekends. Familiar shrines will light up with candles and personalized memorial box lanterns, including a new memorial to commemorate the lives lost to Vancouver’s toxic drug supply epidemic.
Featured Events
Also new this year, Mountain View Cemetery’s office windows transform into poetic lanterns themselves, and will feature poems curated by the City of Vancouver’s current Poet Laureate, Fiona Tinwei Lam. The Poet Laureate will read from her book, The Rainbow Rocket, a story of a young boy and the death of his grandmother.
Memorial Box Lanterns Kits October 19 to November 1 Kits will be available and can be found outside the Cemetery Office to take home and personalize. Memorials can be placed on the shrines at Mountain View Cemetery beginning Oct. 25.
Opening Ceremony October 25 at 6:00pm Beginning at sundown, a gentle ceremony will mark the official start of All Souls’ 19th year.
RedDress Tree ceremony October 28th 1:00pm-4:00pm With Elder Kelly White & Moonstone
Moonstone Indigenous Women’s Singing and Drumming Group October 28th 1:00pm-4:00pm
Mending/Tending – Ecological Grief October 28th 2:00pm-4:00pm Hands-on creative offerings for personal ceremony. Led by artist Keely O’Brien.
Fiona Tinwei Lam Reading October 29 at 1:00pm-2:00pm Vancouver’s Poet Laureate will read from her book, The Rainbow Rocket. The reading will be followed by a hands-on opportunity for creating a personal ceremony with visual artists Keely O’Brien and Jessie Orr.’
Online Mourners Tea October 29 at 7:30pm to 9:00pm A community conversation about death and grieving through personal experience. Register by emailing [email protected].
Closing Ceremony November 1 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm The annual walk to each of the shrines to close the All Souls event.
Additional musical features and spontaneous events will be announced on Facebook and Instagram throughout the memorial period.
About All Souls & Mountain View Ceremony
Mountain View Cemetery, located at Fraser Street and East 39th Avenue, opened in 1886 and is the only cemetery within Vancouver. Owned and operated by the City of Vancouver, the cemetery is an important civic space and provides interment options and event space.
The cemetery is an embodiment of Vancouver’s history, serving as the final resting place of almost 150,000 people, including several past mayors; veterans from World Wars; notable citizens such as Vancouver’s first lifeguard Joe Fortes and businessman and activist Yip Sang; and people of varied faiths, ethnicities, ages and contributions to Vancouver’s past, present and future.
All Souls emerged out of a collaboration between artists Paula Jardine and Marina Szijarto, who came together in 2005 to find artistic ways to honour the dead and provide opportunities for people to share their traditions in a gentle and tranquil atmosphere.
Throughout the years, the event has been touched, changed and inspired by the many artists, community participants and members of the public who have shared their love and regard for their dead.
Ballet BC and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet present an iconic, distinctly Canadian retelling of Nutcracker from December 7 to 10 at the Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet artists Michel Lavoie and Emilie Lewis. Photo by Michelle Blais.
Ballet BC and Royal Winnipeg Ballet Nutcracker in Vancouver
Date: December 7 to 10, 2023
Time: 6:30pm performances on December 7 to 9, 1:00pm matinee on December 9, and 4:30pm matinee on December 10.
Location: The Centre for the Performing Arts (777 Homer St, Vancouver)
Danced to a beautiful and instantly recognizable Tchaikovsky score, this magical story follows the journey of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they battle an evil Mouse King and visit the enchanted world of the Sugar Plum Fairy, among other adventures.
With a cast of 40 dancers and 250 costumes meticulously designed by costume designer Paul Daigle, choreographer Galina Yordanova has created a world of movement that mesmerizes. Gemini Award-winning Brian Perchaluk is the talented scenic designer in charge of transforming the stage into a winter wonderland.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet production is the Lower Mainland’s only professional presentation of Nutcracker, with some of the world’s most talented dancers embodying beloved characters that bring a special and familiar magic to the stage.
The 2023 production also marks the first since RWB’s André Lewis announced he will step down from his roles as Artistic Director and CEO in 2025 after a 50-year career with the company.
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The Massey Theatre presents two performances of Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club. This New York City based tour just started its Canadian leg and the only stop in the Lower Mainland is in New Westminster – and I have a pair of tickets to give away!
Dog Man the Musical at the Massey Theatre
Dates: Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29, 2023
Dog Man is beloved by many and has more than 50 million copies in print to date in multiple languages. This musical is adapted from the book A Tale of Two Kitties. The stage production brings the lovable hero to life as he fights crime and tries to save the city.
Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! How hard could it be?
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters.
The show is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, who collaborated on the Emmy-winning series Peg + Cat on PBS, TheaterWorksUSA’s Click, Clack, Moo, and Clifford The Big Red Dog on PBS and Amazon. Jen Wineman directs and choreographs.
Enter to Win
I have a pair of tickets to give away to see Dog Man: The Musical. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Children’s Graphic Novel Writing & Illustration Festival
In conjunction with Dog Man: The Musical, the Children’s Graphic Novel Writing & Illustration Festival will be taking place at Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces on October 28th and 29th as well. Join award-winning and Emmy nominated animation director, and acclaimed author and illustrator Jeff Chiba Stearns as he shows students aged six to twelve fun and innovative ways to tell stories through the creation of their own graphic novel! Each registration includes a ticket to see Dog Man: The Musical. During the festival, local publishers, authors and booksellers will be on site for the Children’s Book Fair and Market.
