As Spring Break comes to an end but school closures live on, families may be looking for ways to keep children entertained but also keeping them stimulated while limiting screen-time. The Vancouver Writers Fest’s annual youth writing contest is open to all BC students enrolled in grades 8-12. To enter, young writers can submit previously…
Author: Jay Minter
Sit On Your Sofa, See Six Sights
Spring break and possibly summer holidays are out the window whilst we’re self-isolating. Trade in your cabin fever for some wanderlust with a virtual visit to some of the world’s top tourist sights. Here’s six sights to behold: Niagara Falls: Get outside and visit the natural wonder of the Niagara Falls with Canadian Horseshoe Falls…
Breaking Bread Now to help local independent restaurants
In the wake of the rapidly changing COVID-19 landscape breakingbreadnow.com is a new website helping support local restaurants in Metro Vancouver and beyond. In the wake of the ever evolving health rules around restaurants it’s hard for patrons, and even the industry itself, to keep up to what is available and which locations are open….
Picks of the Week – March 18, 2020
With the unprecedented closure of nearly everything due to COVID-19 prevention, the new reality means we’re on our own to find ways to entertain ourselves. Let’s see what we can find to help pass the time in these online picks of the week. Theatre: Although live performances are now cancelled The Frank Theatre and Zee Zee…
5 Wildlife Cams To Watch From Home
Stuck at home for Spring Break and bored of binging on Netflix? Instead of feeling cooped up why not check out some wildlife cams directly from the comfort of your own couch. Here’s 5 Wildlife Cams that allow you to observe close up: HERON CAM: Back for their 20th consecutive year the Pacific Great Blue…
Cancelled or Postponed? COVID-19 Event Updates
By now we are all trying to make sense of how to manage our lives during these rapidly changing times as a result of COVID-19. While the BCCDC is advising social distancing and a halt on all events with over 250 people as a means to interrupt the spread of the virus, it is causing…
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020/21 Season
While the current season is temporarily interrupted due to COVID-19 precautions, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) looks to the future and its 2020/21 season. The recently announced season will be Otto Tausk’s third as Music Director. From Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and MahlerFest, the…