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5th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner for Dan’s Legacy 2018

Comments 50 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The challenge is on at the 5th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner for Dan’s Legacy presented by CN Rail in Delta on November 6th, as the entire menu will be created using surplus food. Funds raised at the gala go towards the charity’s therapeutic counselling and life-skills programs for youth battling trauma-based mental health and addictions issues.

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Canuck Place Gift of Time: Cherie and Charlie-Anne

by Rebecca Bollwitt

At this year’s Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala on October 20, 2018 at Parq Vancouver, guests will hear from Cherie, and learn about 9 year old Charlie-Anne. You can support Canuck Place by joining the Friends of Gift of Time group in support of families like Cherie & Charlie-Anne.

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Patricia Thomson Reflects on 14 Years of Conservation and Education in Stanley Park

by Guest Author

Stanley Park Ecology Society’s outgoing Executive Director reflects on 14 years of conservation and education in Vancouver’s beloved Stanley Park. Here, in her own words, Patricia shares an insider’s perspective of Stanley Park’s recent past and her hope for its future.

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