The first Surrey International World Music Marathon is quickly approaching as the city prepares to host a world-class full marathon, half marathon, run/walk, (new) team relay, kids run, and music celebration at the end of this month. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts will be doing the Mayor’s 5km Run/Walk and every Surrey City Council member will […]

Osoyoos presents the first annual O! Osoyoos Celebrates festival of food and wine September 14th to 16th, 2012. Located at the southern tip of the Okanagan, Canada’s only dessert is packed with orchards, wineries, and recreation on the lake. O! Osoyoos Celebrates events will include the Red Carpet Soiree (at the NK’MIP Conference Centre) and […]

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation, known for hosting unique history-filled tours around the city, presents the Vancouver Special House Tour on September 22nd. A 2012 tour home. Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Learn more about these unique-to-Vancouver houses, their building styles, and see how owners have transformed and modeled these dwellings. What is a […]

Global Civic will host another Public Salon this month with another great line-up of speakers with diverse backgrounds, topics, and expertise. The Public Salon hosts eight speakers who each have eight minutes on stage to present on any topic they like. It could be a personal story, a motivational anecdote, photos from an adventure, or […]

Davie Day has turned into West End Fest, a community celebration in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood happening on September 8th. From 12:00pm to 7:00pm, Davie Street will be hopping from Burrard to Denman with two performance stages, vendors, displays, activities for the whole family, Urban Rec Dodge Ball Tournament, artist gallery, a Charity Ball Run, […]