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Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Kicks off this Saturday at Kits Beach

by Dana Lynch in Green City on September 16, 2011

The Vancouver Aquarium is much more than a beloved local institution and attraction; it’s also a nation-wide leader in environmental and conservation efforts. One of its most influential initiatives—in concert with the WWF—is the annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a community-led effort to clean up one of our great natural resources: our beautiful beaches and shores.

Each year, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup coordinates clean-up events at hundreds of beaches across the country. In 2010, the week-long event removed 98,071 kilograms of litter from Canadian shores!

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Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Kicks off this Saturday at Kits Beach

The Right to Bare Arms (and Legs): Beach season in Vancouver approaches

by Remy Scalza in Outside on April 27, 2011

Fabulous for skiing, Vancouver’s long, wet winters don’t make for especially great tanning. So when the sun finally starts peeking out and temperatures begin to rise in late spring, Vancouverites flock to the city’s beaches.

Surrounded by the waters of the Pacific, Vancouver has no shortage of sandy white strands to soak up the rays. In fact, with more than a dozen options to choose from, there’s a beach to suit every personality. Here are a few of the local favorites to check out:

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The Right to Bare Arms (and Legs): Beach season in Vancouver approaches

Feeling the Heat? Jump in the Pool!

by Dana Lynch in Outside on July 16, 2009

Since my life (sadly) does not involve living—like a thirty-something Eloise—at a luxurious downtown hotel with its own, resort-like outdoor pool (Why? Why is that not my life?), I have to get my summer outdoor-pool-lovin’ fix in other ways. Luckily for everyone (luxury hotel dwellers included), Vancouver is home to some of the most magnificent, public outdoor pools on the planet.

Of course, I’m talking mostly about Kits Pool. As Robin pointed out in her profile of Kits Beach, Kits Pool is the longest, biggest salt-water pool in all of Canada—making it beyond ideal for swimmers—and its location is to die for: just off one of our best, most popular beaches and surrounded by views of the mountains and downtown Vancouver.

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Feeling the Heat? Jump in the Pool!

Be Part of the Guinness World Record for Simultaneous Skinnydipping – July 11 at Wreck Beach

by Dana Lynch in Events on July 9, 2009

Have a hankering to get wet and naked with as many people as possible—hopefully, more people than have ever been wet and naked together in North America before? Then this is your weekend!

On Saturday, July 11, the Wreck Beach Preservation Society—dedicated to (big surprise!) preserving Wreck Beach—is organizing the Guinness World Record for Simultaneous Skinnydipping in North America.

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13th Annual 5K Wreck Beach Bare Buns Run

by Dana Lynch in Events on July 3, 2009

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Robin’s awesome Beach Profiles have generated a lot of comments from people who call Wreck Beach their favourite Vancouver beach….This weekend is your chance to show your Wreck Beach love—and everything else you’ve got—at the 13th Annual 5K Bare Buns Run. All proceeds from this charity event go to the Wreck Beach Preservation Society, dedicated to keeping Wreck Beach natural and pristine.

The run (or walk, if you prefer) is Sunday, July 5 at 10:30am. Get all the info on the run and how to register—the entrance fee is $25 for adults—here.

And: Next weekend (July 11), Wreck Beach is trying for the Guinness World Record for North America’s largest simultaneous skinny dip! Get that info here.

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Kicks off this Saturday at Kits Beach

The Right to Bare Arms (and Legs): Beach season in Vancouver approaches

Feeling the Heat? Jump in the Pool!

Be Part of the Guinness World Record for Simultaneous Skinnydipping – July 11 at Wreck Beach

13th Annual 5K Wreck Beach Bare Buns Run

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