Archive for the ‘vancouver’ Category
June 30th, 2009 by
Miss604
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Tomorrow is the 142nd birthday of our nation and it seems as though every village, town, municipality, city and community in our region is celebrating.
Photo credit: Our Enchanted Garden on Flickr
Vancouver
Victoria Park (1415 Victoria Drive @ Kitchener Street) from 12:30pm – 3:00pm. Family activities, food, and entertainment
Canada Place with parade (starting at 7:00pm) and [...]
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Tags: canada day, events, metro vancouver
Posted in burnaby, canada, langley, maple ridge, north vancouver, port moody, surrey, vancouver, west vancouver
June 27th, 2009 by
Miss604
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I admit, that’s probably the most keyword-rich title I’ve ever published, but I assure you it’s all very relevant. Our pals over at MovieSet connect fans (however rabid) with films while they’re in production or out on the big screens by way of information, promotions, and videos.
They also run sweet contest sweepstakes for anything [...]
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Tags: film, jonas brothers, star trek, trailer park boys, twilight
Posted in contests, internet, movies, vancouver
June 26th, 2009 by
Miss604
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It’s a sunny Friday morning and although this week has been grim in the entertainment world (having lost Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson) there are still a few things happening in the online realm that might boost your spirits.
Photo credit: Pat Zaph on Flickr – From the Miss604.com group pool
Laurie Cooper (@WhistlerMama) [...]
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Tags: events, links
Posted in link fest, vancouver
June 26th, 2009 by
Miss604
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The good folks at Just Here for the Beer are bringing back the Nando’s Canada Cup of Beer next week on July 4th. This will be the fourth annual event which is Vancouver’s largest beer festival.
Last year I played a tiny role as a sponsor (just by promotion) and it’s been neat to follow [...]
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Tags: beer, events
Posted in food, vancouver
June 25th, 2009 by
Miss604
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I first discovered we had the Vancouver Police Museum last spring during the Amazing Hunt as they had a clue box parked outside. It’s taken me over a year to finally get in there and thanks to a chat I had a few months ago with Executive Director Chris Mathieson, I was able to rally [...]
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Tags: downtown, events
Posted in history, vancouver
June 24th, 2009 by
Miss604
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Last year the official Blogathon.org site was out of commission so I took it upon myself to organize Blogathon Vancouver for those in the city that were interested in keeping the tradition alive. This year, the global event is back in full force taking place July 25th from 6am until 6am on July 26th.
Over the [...]
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Tags: blogathon 2009, social media for a cause
Posted in blogathon, vancouver
June 24th, 2009 by
Miss604
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I know this must seem a bit grim, but Vancouver’s Mountain View Cemetery is hosting an open house Saturday July 11th and they would like you to come and spend an afternoon with them on the scenic grounds.
Photo credit: Hayley Bouchard on Flickr
I’m certain Mountain View is the final resting place of many loved ones [...]
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Tags: events
Posted in history, vancouver
June 23rd, 2009 by
Miss604
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The other day I had the chance to go ziplining on Grouse Mountain with their Air Grouse ziplining tour. Essentially you can purchase your zipline pass at the base of the mountain and it will include your skyride (gondola) fare as well at the 2-hour zipline circuit.
There are three ziplines at the [...]
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Tags: grouse mountain
Posted in local mountains, north vancouver, vancouver, west vancouver