What do you appreciate in your neighbourhood? Vancouver non-profit, Instruments of Change, is bringing Infectious Gratitude to neighbourhoods around Vancouver. Instruments of Change, which designs expressive arts experiences that empower people to become instruments of transformative change in their own lives as they find their creative voices, is welcoming people of Vancouver to offer “pop…
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Vines Art Festival continues to celebrate The Arts & Lands, for Free.
The 6th annual Vines Art Festival, is just days away. The free, all-ages multidisciplinary arts festival returns Wednesday August 5 – 15, 2020. However, like most Arts organizations in the COVID-ear, Vines is helping keep patrons and artists safe by offering mainly online programming, with a few limited in-person outdoor gatherings. The Vines Art Festival…
Return to Parks Canada National Historic Sites & Park Reserves
Starting today, June 1st, Parks Canada is slowing lifting the gates on our National Historic Sites and National Park Reserves. Closed since the onset of the COVID-19 in March, Parks Canada is making a gradual reopening of sites to ensure the safety of guests and staff. Being outdoors is encouraged for the health and wellbeing…
Get Out! BC Parks Reopen
The much anticipated reopening of BC Parks is underway! After more than a month of closures, the majority of provincial parks and protected areas and marine parks have now reopened. This allows people across the province to have more access to safe outdoor recreation opportunities, while remembering to follow the guidelines of Dr Henry, the…
Outdoor Music Festivals 2020
This time of year is usually building with anticipation of the coming season’s outdoor music festivals. However with the cloud of COVID-19 and physical distancing restrictions hanging heavy over us, most of the annual festivals will not be returning this summer. While a few have not announced cancellations or changes, you can be sure that…
Metro Vancouver Regional Parks 50th Anniversary
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…
Free Discovery Pass opens Parks Canada sites for 2017
With the long winter behind us and a long weekend ahead, it’s time to get outside and explore again. In celebration of Canada 150, Parks Canada has opened the gates and doors to their parks and sites for free with the 2017 Discover Pass. The Discovery Pass allows all Canadians to get out and explore the country’s…