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Movies for Mommies Vancouver

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

After seven years in Vancouver the nation-wide program, Movies for Mommies, is on the move and its new home will be the Rio on Broadway (near Commercial Drive). Movies for Mommies is an afternoon out with babies in tow that allow mothers to socialize and also catch the latest Hollywood blockbusters in a comfortable environment. […]

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Vancouver Innovation Camp 2009

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tomorrow is the launch of Vancouver’s “Innovation Camp” which will be a week of workshops and idea-sparking discussions. Photo credit: MartinPhotoSport on Flickr At Vancouver Innovation Camp, you’ll discover how answers to these questions are related to learning entrepreneurship and innovation skills… …Participants learn by doing – practicing techniques to generate new ideas and expanding […]

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Jets Overhead 'Fully Shed' the Layers for Chan Centre Show

by Guest Author

The following post was contributed by my Jets Overhead contest winner, Warwick Patterson of ThisCityRocks.com Beautiful. In the most concise way possible, that is how I can describe the stripped-down CBC Radio 2 Live Sessions show that Jets Overhead delivered last night. There is always something special about seeing a band in room designed specifically […]

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Halloween Train Rides 2009

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Well, it’s mid-October and I have no idea how that happened. As the time has been whizzing past me lately I suddenly realized that we’re half way to Halloween. This means pumpkin patches, haunted trolley tours, Fright Nights and Halloween train rides at Stanley Park and Bear Creek Park. Photo credit: ri.co on Flickr Stanley […]

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LiveCity Vancouver 2010 Public Live Sites

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

LiveCity for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games is the name for the public celebration sites that will be hosted around downtown Vancouver. Back in March cutbacks were announced but today the City revealed that it’s all about the party. LiveCity Vancouver includes two dynamic celebration sites in downtown Vancouver that will be open to the […]

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