The rain and cold weather didn’t keep spectators and participants away from the 2016 Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver’s False Creek. Even though mid-June felt like February, the wet, grey skies were filled with the rhythmic sounds of…
Vancouver’s Rio Theatre has lined up three showings of Mamoru Hosoda’s latest animated film: The Boy and the Beast. Abandoned and left wandering the streets of Shibuya, Kyuta happens upon another world filled with creatures and encounters the fearsome Kumatetsu. As a warrior, Kumatetsu is searching…
The future of the abandoned rail line that snakes through Vancouver’s west side along Arbutus Street is now sealed. Both the city and Canadian Pacific Railway reached a decision that ends the contentious back-and-forth that intensified last summer when CP…
Watching Stanley Park’s herons just got better thanks to the installation of a $4,900 high-definition camera. The new camera replaces an existing standard-definition setup and gives viewers the ability to select from 13 different viewing angles. The colony occupies space behind…
Those open fare gates at SkyTrain stations and SeaBus terminals aren’t going to stay open forever. TransLink announced today that closure of the outstanding open fare gates begins Monday, April 4th and continues through Friday, April 8th, 2016 when all gates are…
Going out to ring in 2016? , you can do so without having to pay for transit. TransLink is letting you ride for free from 5:00 pm on December 31st, 2014 until 5:00 am on January 1st, 2016 on SkyTrain, SeaBus…
Light up those dark evenings with Bright Nights in Stanley Park! Opening Thursday, November 26th, some three million colourful Christmas lights will be strung up around the Stanley Park Train Plaza for everyone to enjoy. The Stanley Park train will be…
On Wednesday, November 11th, communities around Metro Vancouver will be holding ceremonies to honour the men and women who serve and have given their lives for Canada. The Veterans Affairs Canada Calendar of Events web site has a searchable listing of additional…
BC Ferries has announced a new promotion that will cut 50% off the cost of standard vehicles travelling all routes on select off-peak sailings. Cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, campers and vans under 20 feet (6.09 meters) are eligible for the half-price fare. For…
If you love apples (the edible kind, not the technology company), then the Apple Festival at the UBC Botanical Gardens is for you. Between the hours of 11:00 am and 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 17th and Sunday, October 18th, you…