Since March the city has been devoid of it’s arts and culture institutions. Closed for three months, number of the city’s museums and galleries are preparing to reopen their galleries and restart activities to coincide with Phase 3 of BC’s Restart. As with all business reopenings, there will of course be new health and safety…
Author: Jay Minter
BC Spot Prawn Season Brings The Delicacy From The Wharf, To Your Kitchen & Fave Restaurant.
BC Spot Prawn season is underway, with line-ups of customers at docks waiting for the fresh caught delicacy, and chefs adding them to restaurants menus or sharing recipes. Wild BC Spot Prawns are the largest shrimp species caught off the West Coast of Canada, and are known around the world for their sweet, delicate flavour…
Recommended Reading on Racism & Diversity from Russell Books
The recent deaths of George Floyd and others, at the hands of police, have spurred on protests, marches and riots across the globe. The protests and support for the Black Lives Matter movement has moved many people to seek to learn more about racism, diversity and black history. With the rising interest on these subjects,…
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra releases “In The Key Of The World”
“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest; heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” – Author Unknown Cross-cultural connections, communication and collaboration feels like it’s needed more than ever, these days, and music can serve as a soothing and uplifting example. The Vancouver Inter-Cultural…
Picks of the Week – June 3, 2020
We move into another month of the Covid-19 era, BC is slowly reopening as more retail, restaurants, and some tourism attractions welcome visitors again. The Arts community is still in the dark but finding ways to keep entertaining us with their virtual picks Choir: Chor Leoni Inside, continues tonight at 7pm, with the choir’s livestream featuring…
Nominate Someone For 2020 Giving Heart Awards
Do you know a business or someone going above and beyond to give back to their community? Consider nominating them for the The Association of Fundraising Professionals Vancouver Chapter 2020 Giving Heart Awards at afpvancouver.org. The 14th annual Giving Hearts Awards honour outstanding individuals, volunteers, leaders, fundraisers, philanthropists and youth of Greater Vancouver’s non-profit and…
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…