If you’re in the Metro Vancouver area, you can find anything from dining, to shopping and other events. There’s lots to see and do in Vancouver, and you’ll find some of it here. Be sure to view the Events Calendar for local celebrations.
Yesterday, TransLink announced they have selected Bombardier Transportation to build 205 new SkyTrain cars to replace the existing Mark I fleet and to provided increased capacity for system expansions. According a media release, 125 of the new vehicles will supplant…
For those who regularly travel the waters between Vancouver Island and the mainland will no doubt be familiar with BC Ferries’ requirements to wear a face covering while onboard its vessels and in its facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic dragging…
INFORMATION As of December 7th, 2020, the Vancouver Park Board has cancelled the Festival of Lights and Bright Nights in Stanley Park for the rest of the season. As the days shorten and the sun sets earlier, the miniature train…
INFORMATION As of December 7th, 2020, the Vancouver Park Board has cancelled the Festival of Lights and Bright Nights in Stanley Park for the rest of the season. With so many events cancelled and venues closed this year because of…
For 2020, Canadians are being asked to observe the annual ceremonies for Remembrance Day from their homes due to an increase of COVID-19 cases across the country. Instead, this Wednesday, November 11th, events like those held regularly in Vancouver’s Victory…
As most events have either cancelled or rescheduled into 2021, the UBC Apple Festival has moved online, albeit with a much scaled down setup. The annual celebration of the tree fruit is another casualty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Usually…
The temporary barriers dividing Stanley Park Drive between vehicles and cyclists are coming down on Saturday, September 26th, 2020 according to the Vancouver Park Board. Since June 22nd, 2020, the roadway that encircles Stanley Park was reduced to one lane…
The long awaited Millennium Line SkyTrain extension is kicking into gear with construction to begin in the coming months, TransLink today revealed the names for the six confirmed stations. Great Northern Way – Emily Carr Mount Pleasant Broadway – City…
Smoke from massive wildfires in the US states of Washington, Oregon and California has drifted north and settled over southwestern British Columbia obscuring the blue skies in a late surge of summer weather and leaving a slight smell reminiscent of…
On Wednesday, Transport Canada has announced that as of September 30th, 2020, they are ending the temporary exception allowing passengers to remain in their vehicles on the enclosed lower decks vessels of BC Ferries vessels. The rule was relaxed back…
