BC Youth Week is back the first week of May celebrating the enthusiasm, skills, and accomplishments of the youth in our province. There are dozens of activities and events scheduled across BC including several in Metro Vancouver. Create a team and join the Amazing Youth Race 2010 in Coquitlam at Town Centre Park on Friday […]

The first annual Canadian Video Game Awards will be held in Vancouver May 5th. While there have been other iterations of a video game awards ceremony in the past, this generation has teamed up with DigiBC to celebrate the best in Canadian gaming. Photo credit: mtsofan on Flickr Categories include: Game of the Year, Best […]

The 18th annual Wellness Show will take place under the sails at the Vancouver Convention Centre April 30th until May 2nd. The show will feature cooking workshops and sessions with some of the city’s most well-known chefs (such as Karen Barnaby from The Fish House in Stanley Park) and Hidekazu Tojo (of the world-famous Tojo’s). […]

The history of Vancouver’s flag (and thus its coat of arms) was suggested by a reader the other day so I have dug up some research about our city’s icons. Coat of Arms Vancouver’s first Coat of Arms was drawn up by alderman Lauchlan Hamilton (as in Hamilton Street) and assumed in 1886. However, as […]

The West End Community Centre once again presents Art in the City, April 30th until May 2nd. This is the 5th annual showcase of local drawings, paintings, and photography. Admission is free and pieces from over 50 artists will be on sale. You can also enter to win this year’s featured work, “Cardero” by Tom […]