Category: Getting Outside
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Metro Vancouver Festival of Lights
Over the Christmas season that recently ended we visited the light displays around Coquitlam’s Lafarge Lake, the Burnaby Village Museum, and the Festival of Lights at Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical Gardens. This year’s free light display at Lafarge Lake is even bigger and more beautiful than previous years because the display now goes all the…
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Draft Metrotown Downtown Plan Overview
The City of Burnaby is undertaking a community planning process to update the community plan for the Metrotown neighbourhood. The intent of the updated Plan is to establish Metrotown as Burnaby’s Downtown, made up of distinctive neighbourhoods that embrace and celebrate its people, community, diversity, mix of uses, character, architecture, urban form, and public realm.…
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No Skating on Park Lakes and Ponds
Despite the extended sub-zero temperatures, lakes and ponds around Metro Vancouver are not safe for outdoor skating. During the winter season, and in particular during sub-zero temperatures, City Parks staff measure and monitor the thickness of the ice in City parks. At this time they have deemed that, despite the prolonged cold weather, the ice…
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A Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum
As they do every Christmas season, the folks at Burnaby Village Museum have once again prepared the site for a delightful heritage holiday season with lots of old-fashioned fun and spectacular lights. Starting on December 10 until January 2, 2017, every night is a “late night” at Heritage Christmas for you to explore the bright and…
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Festive Activities at Coquitlam’s Lafarge Lake
This year’s Winter Lights Display at Lafarge Lake is bigger and brighter than ever before! You can join in the magic this season by taking part in festive activities including caroling, scavenger hunts, tulip and lantern workshops, and hot chocolate nights. New this year, Coquitlam’s Park Spark team – including volunteers and local businesses –…
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Evergreen Extension Leads to Parking Rule Changes
In preparation for the Dec. 2 opening of SkyTrain’s Evergreen Extension, the City of Coquitlam is introducing new parking options for commuters, which includes hundreds of new Park and Ride parking spots throughout Coquitlam’s City Centre. The City is also implementing new parking regulations – including timed parking restrictions and paid parking – to ensure…
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More Open Houses for Brunette Interchange Proposed Upgrade
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is holding two additional open houses regarding the future Brunette Interchange on Highway 1. The information at the open houses will be the same information that was presented at the first two open houses held on this project in early November. Members of the public are welcome to attend…
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The Joys of Online Shopping
As I have written about before, our household has embraced online shopping. When the kidlets need new swim suits, it is off to Amazon dot com. Once we bought a half wheel of parmigiano regianno from Amazon – yes, the Canada Post dude carried 20 lbs of parmesan cheese up the walk to our front…
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Open House to Explore Brunette Interchange Options
Although there are some people who live in New Westminster who would rather have all links from neighbouring communities completely severed, that doesn’t appear to be one of the options being considered by BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. There will be two open houses at which the public’s feedback regarding the future Brunette Interchange…
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Arts Club Theatre Takes Baskerville On the Road
After a successful Vancouver premiere at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, the Arts Club is taking Baskerville on tour. Five actors play over 40 comical characters, filling the stage with suspects, allies, and heirs in this zany whodunit based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic. When the wealthy Henry Baskerville is threatened by the fable…