Vancouver is the home of the 102nd Grey Cup Festival later this month and this town is no stranger to football greatness and good times. The 1955 Grey Cup game in Vancouver was the first to be held outside of Ontario and Vancouver has also hosted the Grey Cup Championship in 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, […]

The Robson Square Ice Rink opens for the season on December 1st and will feature free skating and wintery activities through to February 28, 2015. Photo credit: BC Gov Photos – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool The popular downtown ice rink, operated by the Government of BC, will be open on Christmas Day, New […]

The 6th Refresh Market is popping up in Squamish next weekend with over 70 local designers, artists, and indie shops from all corners of the “604” — from Pemberton to Metro Vancouver. What: Refresh Market When: Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 10:00am to 5:00pm Where: West Coast Railway Heritage Park (39645 Government Rd, Squamish) Tickets: […]

It’s a tale as old as time, and a musical loved by all generations. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Vancouver in February, 2015. Broadway Across Canada presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the […]

Thanks to the City of Vancouver Archives and Chuck Davis’ History of Metropolitan Vancouver, here’s a glimpse at what happened in the month of November throughout Vancouver history: November 3, 1862 Three fellows named Morton, Brighouse and Hailstone filed a claim today for the land that is now Vancouver’s West End. They paid more than […]