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Cloverdale Blueberry Festival 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Blueberries are now in season and you can head out to local growers to pick up baskets full of these plump, sweet, juicy, and healthy morsels grown right in BC. This Saturday, Surrey’s Cloverdale community will be hosting their 9th annual Blueberry Festival in celebration of this boisterous berry that can be paired with salads […]

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CanadaFest at Canada Place: Queen-A-Gram

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canada Place is introducing CanadaFest on their promenade this Saturday, August 4th. The goal of this new, free, family-friendly festival is to celebrate all things Canadian along with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. While Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II cannot be in attendance at CanadaFest, those who stop by the festivities can enter to win a […]

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Vancouver Pride Parade 2012

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Pride Parade is set to welcome over half a million people downtown this Sunday, starting at 12:00pm. One of the biggest events of the year in BC, the Pride Parade and Pride Week draw revellers from around the globe to this inclusive festival. What Vancouver Pride Parade When Sunday, August 5, 2012 starting […]

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Free for BC Day Long Weekend 2012

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The BC Day long weekend is coming up and local attractions are getting in the spirit of celebrating our province. Here are just few things you can do for free from August 3rd to August 6th, 2012: Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Wooden Coaster at Playland PNE Playland announced that they will be offered […]

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Honda Celebration of Light Barge Tour 2012

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Honda Celebration of Light fireworks in English Bay kick off their 2012 season this Saturday, July 28th with a display from Vietnam. I headed out on the annual media tour of the barges this morning, something I have been fortunate enough to experience for the last few years (2010, 2011), to learn more about […]

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