The 3rd annual #BCTECH Summit will take place May 14-16, 2018. Mark your calendars for the largest technology conference in British Columbia!
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Special Offer: Be First in Line and Save on the 2018 #BCTECH Summit!
Immerse Yourself in Vancouver’s History With A Free Interactive Walking Tour
Imagine if a city could tell you its stories as you strolled through its neighborhoods. As you walk by a mural, you long dismissed on your daily commute, a voice chimes in. “This mural depicts J.W. Horne’s real estate office in a hollow log somewhere around Georgia and Granville St. in 1886. J.W. Horne was originally from Ontario but made his fortune following the westward expansion of the CPR. In 1886 he moved to Vancouver just as the CPR completed its western terminus at Granville.”
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Immerse Yourself in Vancouver’s History With A Free Interactive Walking Tour
Are You Afraid Of The Deep? Celebrate Halloween at Vancouver Aquarium’s After Hours
Photo: Dragon Moray
Explore the dark side of the ocean this Halloween at Vancouver Aquarium’s After Hours event on Tuesday, Oct. 24. When the lights go down, the intrigue goes up as guest witness the nocturnal habits of the 50,000+ aquatic creatures during this adults-only spooky soiree.
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Are You Afraid Of The Deep? Celebrate Halloween at Vancouver Aquarium’s After Hours
Learn from the World’s Best Public Speakers at Toastmasters International in Vancouver
Chances are, if you’ve ever shied away from public speaking or sought advice on how to improve your public speaking skills, someone advised you to try Toastmasters International. Founded more than 90 years ago, the organization has achieved global recognition by its mandate of empowering individuals to face down their fears, gain confidence and, ultimately, become the most effective communicators and leaders they can be. This August, Vancouverites and visitors to the city will have the opportunity to witness for themselves the transformational power of Toastmasters when the organization convenes at the Vancouver Convention Centre for its 86th annual convention.
Public Health Forum in Vancouver: 5 Reasons You Should Care About Your Pelvic Floor
Last year’s public forum in Cape Town
Oh sure, you could make lots of tongue-in-cheek jokes about how exciting pelvic floor disorders are, but if you or someone you care for has one, you know it’s no laughing matter. One in three women will deal with a pelvic floor disorder such as incontinence, painful sex or vaginal prolapse over the course of her life. From June 20 – 24, Vancouver will welcome the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), bringing to the city more than 1,500 attendees who specialize in the fields of pelvic pain and female pelvic floor disorders.
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Public Health Forum in Vancouver: 5 Reasons You Should Care About Your Pelvic Floor
Celebrate Vancouver’s Shoreline at Water’s Edge Day on October 1
photo: Takaya Tours
On October 1, join the waterfront celebration at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Expect a full day of great activities for the entire family that explore the shoreline – all part of Water’s Edge Day. These include guided dragon boat tours, kayaking and First Nations canoe tours, arts and crafts workshops, touch tanks, children’s entertainers, live music, and entrance to the Museum. And it’s all FREE!
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Celebrate Vancouver’s Shoreline at Water’s Edge Day on October 1
Urban Foraging: Herb Walks and Medicine Talks in Vancouver
Photo credit: Bronwen Erickson @birchwoodherbals
By: Jessica Linnay
Between the trees, along the shores, and nestled among foliage throughout Greater Vancouver grow inconspicuously common and incredibly helpful plants: wild growths that not only take root in the soil of our backyards but also in our daily lives in the form of teas, tinctures, ointments, spices, and sustenance. Surely you’ve noticed dandelion greens at the farmer’s market or experienced a powerful cup of nettle tea; but that we pass by these plants in the wild without realizing their value symbolizes a broken connection to nature that local herbalist Bronwen Erickson hopes to renew by hosting Herb Walk & Wild Foraging at Jericho Beach Park on April 2.
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Urban Foraging: Herb Walks and Medicine Talks in Vancouver
