For 2022, Canada Day events around Metro Vancouver will shift their focus to include more aspects of First Nations culture in light of recent revelations. This year, July 1st falls on a Friday, so expect more people attending celebrations on…
Even though Metro Vancouver is getting its first taste of summer this weekend, beat the heat by heading to the Anvil Centre in New Westminster and play some classic video games at the Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday, June…
It’s summer and that means Carnaval del Sol is back to bring that Latin American flair to Vancouver. This year, the three-day family-friendly party that celebrates everything Mexico to Brazil to Argentina is being held in Jonathan Rogers Park from…
The North Plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery (pictured at top) transforms into an outdoor marketplace during the weekend of June 11th and 12th, 2022 for Japan Market where food trucks and vendors will serve up Japanese treats as well…
Following a two-year hiatus, the Honda Celebration of Light is back to brighten up Vancouver’s English Bay for three fun pyrotechnical-filled evenings this July. Japan’s Akariya Fireworks (2017 display pictured at top) kicks off the first night on Saturday, July…
Following a two year absence, the annual Sakura Days Japan Fair is returning to the VanDusen Botanical Garden for a weekend of Japanese culture, food and fun on April 9th and 10th, 2022. Under the delicate pink cherry blossoms, or…
Perched on the Stanley Park seawall, facing east towards the famous sails of Canada Place is one of Vancouver’s two audible time-keeping devices — the Nine O’clock Gun (the other are the Heritage Horns atop the Pan Pacific Hotel which…
Late last week, a friend and I made an evening to enjoy the brilliant displays for the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. This annual tradition sees the grounds strung with thousands of Christmas lights and festive…
TransLink is working with Interac Corp., and Cubic Transportation Systems with an upgrade to the fare system so customers can use their tap-enabled debit cards as a method of payment at stations and on buses According to a press release from…
Earlier this week, the eastern Fraser Valley and portions of the interior of our province were inundated by rain causing severe flooding that damaged infrastructure, forced people from their homes and businesses and ruined swaths of agricultural land. British Columbians,…
