Archive of posts tagged "Downtown Vancouver"

Remembrance Day Ceremonies Around Vancouver

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Click here for 2014 ceremonies Remembrance Day is coming up and around the region there will be special events to commemorate and remember those who represented our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans Affairs Canada has provided an interactive map of events across the country and I have researched a few ceremonies, concerts, and […]

Robson Square Ice Rink Open for 2013-2014 Season

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The Robson Square ice rink is opening for free skating this season on Friday, November 15, 2013 through to February, 2014. Photo credit: BC Gov Photos – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool Robson Square Ice Rink Hours Sunday to Thursday: 9:00am to 9:00pm Friday and Saturday: 9:00am to 11:00pm Christmas Eve (December 24, 2013): […]

Vancouver Christmas Market 2013

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The 4th annual Vancouver Christmas Market opens on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Filled with the old-world charm of traditional German Christmas markets, the Vancouver Christmas Market offers unique gifts, handcrafted ornaments, live music, sweet and savoury snacks, and over 45 exhibitors in wooden huts decorated in thousands of twinkling […]

This Month in History: November

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This morning our clocks fell back an hour and we’ll take a look back at what happened in Vancouver during the month of November over the last century. November 6, 1917: Creating Lost Lagoon, separating it from Coal Harbour. Archives# PAN N54.Click to view full panorama by W.J. Moore. This Month in History Source: The […]

Vancouver Icons: St Paul’s Hospital

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An entire city has built up around St Paul’s Hospital, which has been providing patient care and advancing medical technology over the last century in downtown Vancouver. Thinking ahead to the holiday season, and the legendary St Paul’s light display, I have chosen the iconic hospital for today’s photo feature that includes modern and archive […]