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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2013

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is now open for 2013, running from April 1st until April 30th in Washington State around La Conner and Mount Vernon. You can drive to various tulip, daffodil and iris fields and events or do a cycling tour. There are dozens of locations for activities with Tulip Town (15002 Bradshaw […]

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Vancouver International Auto Show: Ford Canada CEO Dianne Craig

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver International Auto Show is underway at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) until Sunday, March 31, 2013 featuring the latest and greatest vehicles from the auto industry. I caught up with Ford Canada’s CEO Dianne Craig yesterday just as Ford’s “Ambassador of Innovation”, Hank the Robot, welcomed some of their dealers (there are 433 […]

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Canstruction Vancouver 2013

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canstruction Vancouver is on now in two locations in downtown Vancouver featuring 22 sculptures made entirely of canned food. Teams of designers, engineers, architects, students and businesses have put together these creations made of thousands of cans, packages, pouches, and bags that contain food that will be donated to the Vancouver Food Bank when the […]

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Stanley Park Easter Train 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Stanley Park Easter Train has rolled into town over Spring Break and it’s only here through the weekend. Until April 1, 2013 the family can enjoy the wonders of Stanley Park’s natural beauty and stop in for a train ride (with an Easter theme) around the miniature railroad. Photo credit: Pat Z on Flickr […]

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Easter Dino Egg Hunt at Britannia Mine Museum

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Britannia Mine Museum is just a quick drive up the Sea to Sky highway and it’s full of history, activities, environmental and educational information, and more. This weekend, it will be the scene of an Easter Egg Hunt of epic proportions. Photo credit: kennymatic on Flickr The Easter Bunny’s favourite cousin, the loveable Britanniasaurus […]

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Mumford & Sons in Surrey at Holland Park

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

UPDATE May 24, 2013: View photos from the concert here. Mumford & Sons, one of the world’s hottest bands, is set to play Surrey’s Holland Park on May 24, 2013 as a part of Live Nation’s Concerts in the Park series. While the City of Surrey is known for its awesome free family festivals and […]

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Fan Expo Vancouver 2013: Norman Reedus Contest

Comments 167 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Fan Expo Vancouver is fast-approaching as enthusiasts prepare to flock to the Vancouver Convention Centre for April 20th and April 21st. Fan Expo is Comicon Hollywood North – bringing authors, artists, storytellers, filmmakers, actors, under one roof to celebrate anime, manga, comics, sci-fi, gaming and horror. Special guests confirmed so far include: Stan Lee (Spider-Man, […]

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Vancouver International Dance Festival: Kokoro Dance

Comments 1 by Michelle Kim

Last night, at the Roundhouse Performance Centre, as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vancouver-based acclaimed choreographer and dancer Barbara Bourget (of Kokoro Dance) performed a very personal, transcendent expression of not just her fifty year creative life in dance, but also of life itself, called A Simple Way. Photo credit: Peter Eastwood Accompanied […]

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Vancouver Canadians Host Blue Jays Opening Day Party 2013

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Canadians are back-to-back Northwest League Champions and they’re ready to vie for another title starting in June. To get revved up for baseball season, they’re hosting a party for the Toronto Blue Jays’ opening day this year — the Blue Jays being the Major League affiliate of the team. Last year the Canadians […]

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Vancouver International Auto Show 2013

Comments 63 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver International Auto Show is coming up March 26th to March 31st, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West showing off the hottest vehicle trends and technology. The most powerful brands on the road today will be represented and consumers will be able to get up close with the latest models, collectors, and more. […]

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