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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…
A rare trifecta of good weather, cherry trees in full blossom and a festival in VanDusen Botanical Gardens made for a perfect start to the weekend in Vancouver. After being on hiatus for the last two years, Sakura Days Japan…
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…
This afternoon, the Vancouver Park Board unveiled a sign on the south-side of the West End to welcome the city’s latest attraction: Barge Chilling Beach. The announcement was shared on social media that included the English Bay Barge with its…
After skipping last year, the brilliant Festival of Lights is back to brighten the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, bringing the holiday spirit much needed to our city. Over a million Christmas lights are strung up through the garden, where…
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…
This week, TransLink has received a full-scale demo of the new Mark V SkyTrain vehicle (pictured above) from the manufacturer, Alstom. The new trainsets are being built to handle future capacity on the SkyTrain’s Expo and Millennium Lines and to…
For the second year in a row, municipalities in Metro Vancouver are asking the public to observe Remembrance Day services at home either on television or virtually this Thursday, November 11th, 2021. While guidelines over gatherings in public have loosened,…
