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Miss604 Weekend Events Newsletter

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Whenever I’m out at an event and I introduce myself the first response, if someone has heard of Miss604.com, is about how helpful my event lists are. I have been curating these event lists, for whole months and for each weekend, for the last 5 years and I’m so thankful for all of the emails, […]

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Migratory Masters: Birds of Stanley Park

by Guest Author

This post has been contributed by Thomas Slatter, SPES Communications Volunteer with Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End a decade ago and I have been a member for three years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, and […]

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Bif Naked at the West Coast Women’s Show

by Rebecca Bollwitt

“I believed that I could compete with the boys if I was tough enough,” Bif Naked wrote on her Instagram feed during a recent “Throwback Thursday” post. “I was so serious. I was deliberately gruff. I wanted to be accepted, and included. My hunger for equality was endless.” Throwback Photo via @MissBifNaked on Instagram Anyone […]

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October Events in Metro Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

October is one of the busiest months in Vancouver thanks to fundraising galas, Halloween, haunted tours, and new theatre seasons. A few long-running events this month include: The Zombie Syndrome, the Lost Souls of Gastown Tour, the Chinatown Haunted House, Potters House of Horrors, BC Craft Beer Month, Fright Nights at Playland, the Stanley Park […]

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Things to do in Bellingham

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Over a million Canadians make their way through Peace Arch border crossing each year with retail destinations in the Bellingham area in mind. However, there’s much more to this Pacific Northwest city than shopping! Located 88km (55 miles) south of Vancouver and 145km (90 miles) north of Seattle, Bellingham has the historic Fairhaven district, a […]

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Robson Community Fair

by Rebecca Bollwitt

This month marks my 10 year anniversary of being a West End resident and I have to say, in my completely biased opinion, it’s Vancouver’s best neighbourhood. You can check out just a slice of what makes the West End great this weekend at the Robson Community Fair. What 2nd Annual Robson Community Fair Where […]

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September Events in Metro Vancouver

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Seasonal harvest festivals, fun runs, fringe theatre, and more are all in store this September. If you love BBQ, September 12th is a day just for you with several lip smacking events happening from Langley to Stanley Park. On September 5th, be sure to check out the brand new, and FREE, Richmond World Festival. These […]

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Metro Vancouver Trails: St Mark’s Summit

by Rebecca Bollwitt

If your Instagram feed was filled with contented hikers posing for glorious photos at the peak of a trail with beautiful views of islands and waterways below, chances are they attacked either Quarry Rock in North Vancouver or St Mark’s Summit in West Vancouver. The latter is a more intermediate hike and is a part […]

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Small Business Tips from Sage Summit

Comments 20 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This summer I traveled to New Orleans for the Sage Summit, the largest conference for small and medium sized businesses in the world, with over 7,000 attendees, hundreds of sessions, 70 speakers, and endless networking opportunities in the Big Easy. Taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, right along the Mississippi River a […]

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