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Archive for the category "vancouver"

Claudia Alan AYA Sunglasses Giveaway

May 1st, 2013 @ 11:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Back in 2010 we acquired the best pairs of sunglasses we’ve ever owned. I am still wearing my Claudia Alan AYA sunglasses and although John managed to squash his during our recent trip to Austin, they were quickly replaced. John wearing the Brandon style sunglasses Over the last three years John’s received so many compliments [...]

Archive Photos of the Day: May Day

May 1st, 2013 @ 10:24am by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s the first of May and over the last century Vancouverites have been celebrating May Day by crowning dancing around the Maypole, crowning a May Queen and ringing in springtime. To this day you can catch May Day festivals around the world and a few locally, like May Day Celebrations at Trimble Park in Point [...]

Allergy Relief House in Vancouver

May 1st, 2013 @ 9:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Spring blossoms and fresh-cut grass are signs that summer is on its way but you could say the same for itchy watery eyes, congestion, and runny noses if you’re an allergy sufferer. For the next few days you can find refuge in Pacific Centre in the Allergy Relief House. Photo credit: Clayton Perry Photoworks & [...]

Honda Celebration of Light Fireworks 2013: Countries and Concerts

April 30th, 2013 @ 10:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Honda Celebration of Light fireworks return this summer, filling the sky with bursts of colour as thousands gaze upward along the shores of English Bay. The participating countries for the the world’s largest offshore international fireworks competition along with the concert headliner have been announced for 2013. Photo credit: colink. on Flickr Participating Countries [...]

Dreamgirls at The Arts Club

April 30th, 2013 @ 9:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Dreamgirls from May 9th to July 7th, 2013 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Karen Holness, Aurianna Angelique, and Starr Domingue. Photo by David Cooper. Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, the musical Dreamgirls tells the rags-to-riches tale of a 1960s girl group, loosely based on The Supremes. [...]

Vancouver Lego Games Recap

April 29th, 2013 @ 11:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The sound of 140 participants pouring out buckets of LEGO bricks simultaneously filled the room as children laughed and parents snapped photos feverishly at the sold-out Vancouver LEGO Games yesterday. The Firefighter’s Club in Burnaby was packed with about 200 people in attendance from all corners of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Split into [...]

REFINED: Fly Fishing in Chilliwack

April 29th, 2013 @ 10:09am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Discovery’s web series Refined: A Cross-Canada Search for the Finer Things in Life recently came out to BC to film a few episodes with host Patrick McMurray. Patrick is a Canadian restauranteur, a World Oyster Opening Champion, and the current Guinness World Record Oyster Shucker. In Refined, he finds people who are the masters of [...]

Surrey Party for the Planet 2013: Photos

April 28th, 2013 @ 7:14pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

On Saturday, April 27, 2013 the City of Surrey hosted Party for the Planet, BC’s largest Earth Day celebration, at Central City with a free family festival and live concerts. Activities included recycling stations, collecting free saplings, story times with the Surrey Library, learning with the Surrey Nature Centre, face painting, and meet and greets [...]