Archive of posts tagged "squamish"

BC Mining Week 2013: Britannia Mine Family Day

May 3rd, 2013 @ 11:34am by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s BC Mining Week and across the province communities are hosting luncheons and festivals to celebrate one of the province’s oldest and largest industries. In partnership with the Mining Association of BC, I still have an iPad Mini up for grabs (until May 7th) and this weekend one of the biggest local events is Family [...]

Live at Squamish 2012: Day Two Photos

August 27th, 2012 @ 10:16am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The third annual Live at Squamish music festival has wrapped up for another year. Multiple stages, a silent disco, a bazaar, vendors and promotional exhibits, and several beer gardens kept thousands entertained Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. The highlights on the first full day were the Charles Bradley (the Screaming Eagle of Soul) who played [...]

Live at Squamish 2012: Day One Photos

August 25th, 2012 @ 2:03pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Campers, glampers, and concert goers poured through the gates last night at Live at Squamish as the music festival kicked off with evening concerts on the Garibaldi Stage. The Tragically Hip performed their sound check in front of a small group of media and special guests over on the Stawamus Stage with the iconic Chief [...]

Honda CRV Whistler Roadtrip

August 13th, 2012 @ 10:00am by John Biehler

Recently, Honda invited me to go on a roadtrip with some other local bloggers in the new CRV. We gathered at their headquarters in Richmond early on a Saturday morning. Once divided into teams (I was paired with Gwen from LeftCoastMama.net), we set about loading up our CRV with some typical things you’d take on [...]

Live at Squamish 2012: Virgin Mobile VIP & HTC Giveaway

August 1st, 2012 @ 3:11pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Live at Squamish will be hopping in just a few weeks as local and international artists rock out in one of the most picturesque venues around. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr From Friday August 24th to Sunday August 26th you can catch acts like The Matinee, Lights, The Sheepdogs, Mother Mother, Plants and Animals, [...]

Squamish Days Festival 2012: Win a Squamish Getaway

July 25th, 2012 @ 3:18pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

The 55th Annual Squamish Days Festival is coming up this August long weekend and will be packed with free family fun, a parade, world class logger sports competitions, and much more. This Sea to Sky destination is set to celebrate its heritage and community spirit through events and activities for four straight days. What 55th [...]

Camping Around Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Sea to Sky, Sunshine Coast

May 16th, 2012 @ 9:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Summertime when I was growing up meant family camping trips. We’d pack up our van, head across BC, pitch our tents, and swim in lakes. It seems harder and harder to “get away from it all” as we grow older and have kids of our own. Quick trips aren’t usually that quick and take a [...]

Virgin Mobile Presents LIVE at Squamish 2012: VIP Giveaway

May 7th, 2012 @ 1:19pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Good times in a field return this summer with Live at Squamish, happening at the Logger Sports Grounds and Hendrickson Fields August 24th to 26th. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr for Miss604.com Tickets have been released and the all-star line-up was announced a few weeks ago with Saturday night headliners The Tragically Hip, and [...]