This year, 2017, marks 50 years since Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks began to protect the region’s important natural spaces and ecosystems. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the regional parks system is encouraging visitors to pick up a Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Passport, explore the parks, collect stamps, earn rewards and possibly win prizes. This…
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The Phillips Backyard Weekender 2017 line-up
This week, Atomique Productions announced the line-up for the 2017 Phillips Backyard Weekender. While many other festivals are being cancelled or suffering from bad PR, Phillips Backyard Weekender returns for it’s 5th year, on July 7 – 9, 2017 at the Phillips Brewery Backyard in Victoria. In it’s short history, the Weekender has become a…
12 Days of Christmas Present Ideas – Day 7
With all of the snow we’ve recieved on the South Coast, the 12 Days of Christmas present ideas helps you get out there and enjoy it. Live Out There, Canada’s fast-growing online outdoor retailer, has expanded its lines of winter weather gear making for a catalogue full of great gift ideas for the whole family….
Friday Find: Live Out There
Just in time for the wetter, cooler weather, Canada’s fastest growing online outdoor retailer, Live Out There, has expanded their line-up to include new fashion-meets-function brands for the Fall/Winter months. The online retailer has a whole new crop of jackets for men and women that are perfect for all of Canada’s many climates. From cool, crisp…
Shoot hoops with Pistol Shrimps & DoXa Festival
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival presented their 2nd Annual Free Outdoor Screening at Robson Square. “Pistol Shrimps” was a fan favourite during the 2016 DOXA Festival and the screening on Wednesday brought the film to even more fans. To get the audience in the bball mood, early arriving spectators were treated to a display…
Five Great Patios around Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver has plenty of great patios and outdoor spaces that locals flock to as soon as the weather turns to summer, and finally those days seems to be here. While sidewalk cafes and patios are great, sometimes you want a space that’s a bit out of the way, without the throngs of pedestrians strolling by your…
Ten Vancouver Island Summer Music Festivals
Summer is always the season of outdoor music festivals and concerts. While the lower mainland’s music festivals tend to get the bulk of the buzz and attention, Vancouver Island is becoming a major destination for music festivals of all styles, attracting big names and small. Just in time for your summer holidays, the next few…