Cheers To You! Vancouver Honoured By Watkins Research Results

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The Watkins Research Group recently published their Meeting and Convention Planners Survey – and the findings showcased Vancouver’s impressive reputation among the industry (you can read about it here). And that’s why we want to acknowledge and thank everyone who has helped us spread the word about what a great city Vancouver is to host meetings and conventions.

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Cheers To You! Vancouver Honoured By Watkins Research Results

The Best Places to Catch Rare Pokémon in Vancouver

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By Lenée Son

The Pokémon mania that swept the globe like wildfire in the ’90s is back with the release of mobile game, Pokémon Go.

Whether you’ve been playing since day one or you’ve just started your Pokémon journey to be the very best, here are the top locations in Vancouver you need to visit to catch’em all.

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The Best Places to Catch Rare Pokémon in Vancouver

Celebrate Canada Day at the Vancouver Convention Centre!

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Do you want to be part of the biggest Canada Day celebration in the city, Canada Day at Canada Place? Then bring the whole family down to the Vancouver Convention Centre where they open their doors once a year to the public for their Annual Canada Day Open House! Explore one of Vancouver’s most prized establishments and the world’s first LEED® Platinum-Certified convention centre. It has been host to some of the most renowned and inspiring events in the world. Now they are opening their doors to you, where you can learn about the facility’s many “unconventional” features including its marine habitat and six-acre living roof and participate in a variety of family-fun activities.

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Celebrate Canada Day at the Vancouver Convention Centre!

What Went On Inside the Vancouver Convention Centre Last Year?

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Ever wonder what goes on inside the walls of the Vancouver Convention Centre? For starters: a Consumer Virtual Reality expo; the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting; and, currently, more than 1,350 cruise-focused professionals who arrived today for major industry convention Cruise360. And last year? Numerous major medical conventions met within those walls, sharing new research and discussing breakthroughs.

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What Went On Inside the Vancouver Convention Centre Last Year?

The Consumer Virtual Reality Show Hits the Vancouver Convention Centre May 14th

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The Consumer Virtual Reality show takes place this weekend and the Vancouver Convention Centre is giving away a pair of FULL ACCESS passes ($300 value) to one lucky winner!

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The Consumer Virtual Reality Show Hits the Vancouver Convention Centre May 14th

Hey, Egghead: What Do You Know About Your Brain? Find out at the Brain Health Fair, April 15 (Free Prize Giveaway!)

Photo: AAN's Facebook Page

Photo: AAN’s Facebook Page

Can you say you’ve ever walked through a functioning brain?

Well, if you haven’t, now’s your chance to take a stroll through a cerebellum and learn all about brain health at the American Academy of Neurology’s 2016 Brain Health Fair. Taking place at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 15, this day-long science fair provides the general public with an opportunity to delve into the murky world of brain diseases while learning how to keep our noggins tuned up and in prime shape.

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Hey, Egghead: What Do You Know About Your Brain? Find out at the Brain Health Fair, April 15 (Free Prize Giveaway!)

Highlights of the 2016 Vancouver International Wine Festival

The 2015 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Photo by Jeff Vinnick.

The 2015 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Photo by Jeff Vinnick.

Tickets are now on sale for the 38th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival. And this year’s spotlight country is one that you may have heard of in regards to wine – Italy.

This means that wines from different regions in the country will be the subject of seminars, dinners and other special events. Of course, wine from a number of other territories will be poured, sipped and savoured by the tens of thousands of oenophiles who flock to this popular event. Let’s look at some of this year’s highlights.

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Highlights of the 2016 Vancouver International Wine Festival