April 19th, 2011 @ 9:49am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Easter is coming up this weekend and whether you celebrate its religious meaning or simply enjoy those irresistible Mini-Eggs, it’s a great time to get together with family and (hopefully) enjoy some sunshine. There are a few events scheduled around Metro Vancouver to help get in the springtime spirit. Photo credit: splorp on Flickr Surrey [...]
April 14th, 2011 @ 9:36am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Although the month is almost half over, there is still plenty happening around Metro Vancouver as we move into warmer weather and playoff season. The following events have been contributed by readers through my contact form. Photo credit: rbtwhite on Flickr Fundraising events for Japan are all listed over on this post. Thursday, April 14, [...]
January 31st, 2011 @ 4:45pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
It’s too hard to resist a stroll in the sunshine when the clouds part over Metro Vancouver which is why there were so many families, joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, and bird watchers along the Traboulay PoCo Trail this past weekend. View PDF How to get there The three main entrance points for the trail are through [...]
December 10th, 2010 @ 9:19am by Guest Author
The following was contributed by Jon Strocel of TheV3H.com. With the days getting shorter and the lights going up, we in the Tri-Cities are busy enjoying the holiday season. If you’re ever out in our neck of the Inlet, there are a bunch of cool events happening in the next week or so to get [...]
July 30th, 2010 @ 11:40am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Free outdoor movies are a smash hit in Metro Vancouver this summer in Stanley Park, in Burnaby, at Nat Bailey, at Holland Park in Surrey, and in Yaletown. Now, they’re coming to Coquitlam Centre with a unique twist. Photo credit: Thomas Hawk on Flickr Summer drive-in movies will be presented every Wednesday in August in [...]
March 31st, 2009 @ 11:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Our pal John Biehler has great ideas for photowalks, which are meetups where everyone bring a camera and takes photos of what they see along the way. He’s had the brilliant idea of getting away from the downtown core for these events and recently ventured out to Minnekhada Park a few times. After seeing his [...]
November 24th, 2008 @ 10:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
It was an ordeal that shocked our community and the world, leaving an indelible scar as Canada’s largest serial killer investigation in history. Last December, Robert “Willie” Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and he still faces a possible trial for 20 more counts of first-degree murder for crimes committed at his [...]