If you haven’t finished your Christmas Shopping, be thankful that this isn’t your Christmas list! For the 38th year, the PNC Christmas Price Index (CPI) has been compiled to check just how much it would cost if you were to put each item in the 12 Days of Christmas under someone’s tree. For 2021 the cost Christmas…
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Shop For Gifts, and Support Local Museums & Galleries.
With just 12 days left until Christmas we’re heading into the last-minute shopping zone.Your gifts giving can do double duty this season if you’re select the right local gift shops. The tourism and hospitality industries have suffered throughout the pandemic and we locals can help some of our local museums and attractions during this off-season…
Les Dames Scholarship Applications Are Open For 2022
Les Dames d’Escoffier – BC Chapter, part of an international association dedicated to supporting the advancement of women in the hospitality and culinary domains as well as fostering industry excellence through educational and charitable activities, is now accepting applications for its annual scholarships until January 31, 2022. If you know a woman who’s in or…
Sweet Thea’s Bakes A Holiday Bounty
As you the season moves on and you check off things for under the tree, it’s time to think about items for on the table. Save yourself sweating in the kitchen and let the folks at Sweet Thea Bakery fill your festive baskets with their celebrated holiday baking, now available to purchase in person in…
Picks of the Week – December 8, 2021
The Holiday season is in full swing, bringing more and more seasonal entertainment to these picks of the week Panto: The annual tradition, East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland – back at The Cultch York Theatre until January 2, 2022 with in-person or online performances, as a terribly bored Alice follows a White Rabbit onto the Skytrain,…
8 Christmas Dinner To-Go Options for the 2021 Holidays
As we finally return from our months-long hibernation to visit with family & friends this season, spend less time in the kitchen by letting these fine culinary teams do most of the work for you. Here’s just a few of the kitchens around town that will do the preparations for your Holiday Dinner To-Go this…
The 2021 Holidays Bring Back Christmas & Chanukah Craft Markets
The 2021 Holiday season is showing more signs of normality. As we learn to live and adapt to the pandemic, a few of the annual holiday craft markets and fairs are returning for in-person shopping. Explore the Christmas craft markets and support local artisans as they bring us the best of handcrafted, artisanal gifts and…