This weekend Brentwood Town Centre in Burnaby will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. There’s quite a bit of history at Brentwood, which has grown from an open-air mall to a major shopping centre with SkyTrain station access over the years. Opening day. Photo courtesy of Brentwood Town Centre Brentwood Shopping Centre opened in August of […]

Photo courtesy of SNAP I recently found out about Surrey’s Natural Areas Partnership (“SNAP”) thanks to a reader email and it reminded me of some of the initiatives I’ve seen from the Stanley Park Ecology Society over the years. Little did I know that SNAP has been around since 2001, “to promote the stewardship of […]

There’s been no shortage of free outdoor movies this summer around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, and now the Village at False Creek (formerly known as the Olympic Athletes’ Village) is offering up something new. They started last week and will continue presenting free outdoor movies in August that also have a pay option. […]

The Purolator Tackle Hunger Food Drive, in partnership with the BC Lions for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, is taking place this coming Saturday, August 13th. Photo credit: blog_bleistift on Flickr This is the 9th annual Tackle Hunger campaign and fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food item donations or cash in support of […]

Robson Square is home to salsa dancing every Sunday this month (and last) from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Organized by Stephen and Jennifer Dancey of Salsa Vancouver, these lessons – followed by dance shows – are totally free. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr John walked by yesterday on his way home from Empire Field and […]

Araxi Restaurant, a star of Whistler’s restaurant scene, is hosting the Araxi Longtable series at North Arm Farm in Pemberton August 27 and September 11, 2011. A “longtable” meal is exactly what it sounds like – a meal served to a large group at a long table – but this this series will also see […]

Mitsubishi City Chase returns to Vancouver this month as teams compete in the world’s largest urban adventure series. Photo credit: tyfn on Flickr Last year over 30,000 people participated in City Chase around the world, enduring various physical, intellectual, adventurous and humourous challenges. Taking off from Granville Square on the morning of August 27th, teams […]

The sun is shining, the beaches are packed and summer is finally here. We’ve had a ton of festivals and events already this season and the fun won’t stop anytime soon. Here’s my monthly roundup of what’s in store for August and be sure to check out the free outdoor movie series which continues around […]

The Canadian Little League Championships are taking place in North Vancouver this year as the best in BC will take on the top teams in the country to see who will move on to the Little League World Series. Each year more than 40,000 kids and youth across Canada participate in Little League within 5 […]

Thanks to the BC Sports Hall of Fame, I’ve been able to send 20 people to Vancouver Canadians games this summer and profile some inspirational hall of fame inductees (Week 1), (Week 2). With BC Place Stadium re-opening this gall, the BC Sports Hall of Fame will have a newly remodeled home and they will […]