This is Tourism Week in Canada. Until May 30th the Canadian Tourism Industry is celebrating the impact tourism has on Canada’s local economies from coast to coast to coast showing why #TourismCounts
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Richmond Museum presents the 14th Doors Open Richmond – Online.
The 14th Doors Open Richmond, presented by The Richmond Museum, is returning for a second virtual event, online from June 5–12, 2021. This year’s edition will feature more than 30 sites representing Richmond’s cultural diversity and heritage, including places of worship, civic centres, museums, and local businesses. To further pique your interest, there are seven…
Small Business BC Awards Celebrate Stories Across BC
The pandemic has taken its toll on businesses across the globe, perhaps none have felt the results of restrictions more than small, independent businesses. For all of those that have been affected, and even closed their doors, there are amazing stories of adaptation, perseverance, success, and community spirit all across BC. Small Business BC (SBBC)…
Breaking Bread goes Behind The Plexi to fundraise
Last spring, in response to the initial wave of COVID-19 and its restrictions, Breaking Bread, was launched to support independent restaurants. What started as an initial list of 23 restaurants, has grown to more than 2300 business across the country! Now in the latest wave of the pandemic, the BC-based industry support hub continues to…
Alimentaria Mexicana is bringing Mexico to Granville Island
It’s been a while since most of us have traveled abroad for a sun getaway, Mexican-Canadian Chef and Entrepreneur Ernesto Gomez is bringing a taste of Mexico to us. This summer, Chef Gomez and his team collaborators, behind the beloved Chancho Tortilleria, Nuba and former Fayuca, will introduce the city to an authentic Mexican cultural…
Let’s go to the Drive-In with DOXA.
Let’s all go to the movies! After a year of laptop screens, televisions and iPads, DOXA is inviting moviegoers back to the big screen—from the comfort of their car! As DOXA continues to adapt for its 2021 digital festival, the DOXA Drive-In is the most exciting innovation for 2021. A chance for you and your…
yellow objects by Derek Chan comes to Firehall Arts Courtyard
The Firehall Arts Centre is bringing us together, while keeping us safely apart, as it plays host to the world premiere of yellow objects. The exhibition created by Derek Chan, takes place Tuesday, May 11 to Saturday, May 22, outdoors in the Firehall Arts Centre’s courtyard, limited to ten patrons per showing. There will be no…