Archive for the category "canada"

Canada Day 2011 Burnaby, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Richmond, Tri-Cities, West Vancouver

June 28th, 2011 @ 11:24am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in burnaby, canada, cheap fun, cheap things to do, community, newwestminster, north vancouver, port moody, richmond, surrey, vancouver, west vancouver
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Everyone is welcome at Vancouver’s Canada Day on the waterfront at Canada Place however if you’re looking for something local, there are a few other locations where you can celebrate Canada’s 144th birthday. Burnaby Head to the Burnaby Village Museum for carousel rides, Vaudeville performances, dancers, artists, and more. Fort Langley All of Fort Langley [...]

Parks Canada 100: Parks Day Vancouver 2011

June 27th, 2011 @ 4:37pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in canada, cheap fun, cheap things to do, concerts, music, stanley park, vancouver
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Parks Canada is turning 100 years old and to celebrate, they’re hosting celebrations in cities across the nation. Vancouver’s Parks Day party will take place July 16th at Brockton Point in Stanley Park (where you can catch Vancouver 125′s Summer Live just a few weeks before). Pacific Rim National Park. Photo credit: pat_ong on Flickr [...]

Grey Cup Festival Vancouver 2011

June 24th, 2011 @ 5:32pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The 99th Grey Cup championship and festival will take place in Vancouver Thursday, November 24th through to game day Sunday, November 27th. Tickets for the game and festival, Canada’s largest sporting event, went on sale earlier this week. The Grey Cup festival, hosted by the BC Lions, will run for four days in downtown Vancouver [...]

Vancouver Canada Day 2011

June 24th, 2011 @ 11:12am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Vancouver’s Canada Day celebration will take place at Canada Place next Friday, July 1, 2011. There will be so much going on – from the iconic sails of Canada Place and down to Harbour Green Park – including multiple performance stages, food, and nighttime fireworks in Coal Harbour. Photo credit: Canada Place on Flickr Stages [...]

National Aboriginal Day 2011

June 20th, 2011 @ 1:36pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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June 21st is National Aboriginal Day in Canada and with it comes a host of activities, celebrations, and experiences from coast to coast, to coast. Tomorrow kicks off an 11-day campaign that will span Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24), Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27) and concludes with Canada Day (July 1). Here are just a few [...]

Stephen Brunt Canucks Video Essay

May 15th, 2011 @ 10:57am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in canada, canucks, hockey, vancouver, video, youtube
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Some people have rules about the playoffs around here. If the Canucks are out, they cheer for the next Canadian team left in the running (although usually there’s an exception for the Maple Leafs). With the Canucks representing Canada’s teams in the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff run, will the rest of the country sport [...]

Cadbury Bicycle Factory Now Open for 2011

May 10th, 2011 @ 12:54pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Cadbury Bicycle Factory is now open for 2011. This online, virtual bike factory swaps your Cadbury product codes for bike parts that translate into real bikes being built and sent over to students in Ghana, which I got to be a part of earlier this year. The Bicycle Factory Steps: Find the product code [...]

Polling Stations in Vancouver

May 2nd, 2011 @ 7:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Today is election day in Canada and if you haven’t already cast your vote in advanced polls, you have from 7:00am until 7:00pm (Pacific Time) to do so. If you’re in Vancouver Centre like me, here are your candidates: Adriane Carr Green F / T Jennifer Clarke Conservative T Hedy Fry Liberal F / T [...]