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Jane’s Walk Vancouver 2012

April 18th, 2012 @ 12:59pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Jane’s Walk first took place in Toronto on May 5, 2007 and was lead by friends of Jane Jacobs. 27 free community walks were offered by volunteers that day and hundreds of people set out on foot to learn more about Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Photo: Clayton Perry Photoworks I first heard about Jane’s Walk in 2009, [...]

BC Place Free Community Weekend

April 17th, 2012 @ 9:29am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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BC Place will be hosting a free “Community Weekend” this month, inviting fans and families to the stadium for a visit. Photo credit: FreeRishad on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. The last BC Place open house took place in July 2011, before renovations were complete. Now, on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, [...]

Big Baby Drive Surrey

April 12th, 2012 @ 10:40am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Big Baby Drive is heading to Surrey this month after a successful campaign at Oakridge in March. Organized by One Big Movement (“OBM”), which was founded by SFU students, the drive collected over 1,100 items for local low-income mothers and their children. Joseph Choi & Lynn Shinto of One Big Movement. Photo by Phylicia [...]

Tinhorn Creek Concert Series

April 11th, 2012 @ 11:52am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is once again presenting their summer concert series located on a hillside overlooking the South Okanagan’s Golden Mile. The winery’s outdoor amphitheatre will premiere a Canadian concert series on May 26th with The Boom Booms (Peak Performance Project finalists) followed by Acres of Lions on June 23rd, Redeye Empire July 28th, Said [...]

Metro Vancouver Park Series: Royal Kwantlen Park

April 9th, 2012 @ 12:56pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It’s one of those days when, as a child, I would grab my bike from our garage and meet up with my neighbour on the corner where our two streets met. We’d spend the next few hours exploring the forest trails of a local park followed by laying out in the sun on a grassy [...]

Starbucks Canada iPhone Application with PayPal

April 5th, 2012 @ 11:24am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Last Christmas Santa included a Starbucks gift card in my stocking because he wanted to show me that I could use it on the Starbucks Canada iPhone application. After downloading the app, you can enter your gift card information and pay with your phone the next time you order your venti, grande, or tall beverage. [...]

YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2012: Tickets On Sale

April 5th, 2012 @ 9:59am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards are fast-approaching and while nominations are now closed we’ll find out who the finalists are on April 10th. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr In the meantime, tickets are now available and they’re going fast. Secure your spot at the awards ceremony, complete with dinner, prizes, and silent auction, [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool

April 4th, 2012 @ 2:04pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Miss604 Flickr Pool has turned pink this week with the welcome array of cherry blossom photos. If you haven’t had the chance, take some snaps around your neighbourhood, local parks, and even Burrard SkyTrain station of these beautiful petals. In the meantime, enjoy the following photos contributed by readers in this week’s Flickr roundup. [...]

New Vegan Cookbook: Eat Awesome

April 4th, 2012 @ 10:21am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Several times a day you can look at a blog, Twitter stream, Facebook post or Pinterest and find photos of food — but it’s not often that these posts turn into a full 70+ page e-book. For Paul Jarvis however, it was a natural progression. The Tofino-based web designer, musician, and vegan has just launched [...]

April Events in Metro Vancouver 2012

April 3rd, 2012 @ 1:24pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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April has arrived in Vancouver and along with it comes the city’s 126th birthday, Easter events, Vaisakhi, and more rain showers meaning more beautiful blossoms. Photo credit: Tyler Ingram on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 UBC Bookstore: National Poetry Month Celebration Vancouver Auto Show Wednesday, April 4, 2012 [...]