It was in 1920 that Peter Pantages created the Polar Bear Swim Club in Vancouver and the brisk ocean dip has been a New Year’s Day tradition for the last 96 years. Peter Pantages on a snowy Vancouver beach in 1927. Archives# CVA 99-1786. Polar Bear Swim Vancouver The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim takes place […]

This Christmas you are invited to Light a Life at Canuck Place. When you make a donation this holiday season you can light a virtual light to honour or celebrate someone special in your life. Image courtesy of Canuck Place Light a Life at Canuck Place A donation of any amount will allow you to […]

The 2016 Hope in Shadows calendar is now for sale and you can scoop one up from your local Megaphone Magazine vendor, located on a bustling street corner in Vancouver or Victoria. There are a few layers to the Hope in Shadows project, starting with the photographs that go in the calendars. Hope in Shadows, […]

This post has been contributed by Samuel Cousins, Stewardship Coordinator Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End a decade ago and I have been a member for three years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, and work so […]

What I have learned over the years, through covering events like We Day in Vancouver, is that it’s equally important to give and act locally as well as globally. This Christmas, you can select a gift that will be much more than a box wrapped with a bow under the tree. You can help children […]

On Tuesday December 8th, Cause We Care will be hosting its 9th annual Christmas hamper drive where 200+ volunteers will assist in stuffing 650 hampers full of essential food items and small gifts, which will then be delivered to low-income single mother-led families. Cause We Care Hamper Drive Over the last eight years, Cause We […]

Mark your calendars! Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 is the 38th Annual CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day. This full day “radio-thon” is broadcast live on CKNW News Talk AM980 from the beautiful Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver. The Fund’s largest fundraiser of the year, last year Pledge Day was able to raise over $1.8 million […]

There is still time to sign up to Adopt-A-Family this season through the Surrey Christmas Bureau. With the stress of the holidays piling up for many, on top of any everyday pressures, you can give the gift of peace of mind, a wonderful meal, and gifts to a family in need in your community this year.

Giving Back at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Surrey City Hall and Central City. Free family fun for all with activities and live entertainment.

Did you ever think an idea you and some friends hatched at a spirited holiday house party would ever turn into a decade of putting smiles on the faces of thousands of people — and raising tens of thousands of dollars for an amazing cause? The Original Ugly Christmas Sweater Party was founded by Jordan […]