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Kids In Vancouver: Enjoy a Day at Queen Elizabeth Park

by Bianca Bujan in Uncategorized on November 9, 2016

Queen Elizabeth Park | Photo: Bianca Bujan

Vancouver is rich with lush landscapes and gorgeous gardens, offering a range of destinations for visitors who are looking to enjoy the city’s natural surroundings.

Strolling through the picturesque parks is a great way to get fresh air and enjoy the scenery, but Queen Elizabeth Park, located in the heart of the city, offers so much more to see and do than just gaze at flowers and trek past trees. Here’s how to spend a day at Queen Elizabeth Park with kids in Vancouver – rain or shine. Continue reading:
Kids In Vancouver: Enjoy a Day at Queen Elizabeth Park

Searching for Spring in Vancouver

by Jane Weiss in Outside, Uncategorized on March 5, 2016

Spring blossoms at Queen Elizabeth Park Photo: Rob Weiss

They say patience is a virtue. It may be a virtue, but it is definitely not one of my strong suits. Like many Vancouverites, I am running out of patience waiting for winter to end. In anticipation of the clocks “springing forward” this month and the arrival of Daylight Savings Time, it seemed prudent to venture out to Queen Elizabeth Park and search for spring. Much has been written in the news these past days of an early spring. Naturally, I thought I would investigate for myself and Vancouver’s iconic Queen Elizabeth Park seemed a logical place to start.

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Searching for Spring in Vancouver

Permanent zip line could be coming to a Vancouver park this spring

by Carrie Leslie in Uncategorized on February 23, 2016

Image courtesy of Flightlinez a Greenheart Company | Facebook.com

If you weren’t lucky enough to experience the Vancouver zipline that was set up at Queen Elizabeth Park last year, you could be getting another chance to soar high above the trees in one of Vancouver’s popular parks.

Last year’s pilot project in Queen Elizabeth Park gave the people in charge the confidence in permitting a permanent zipline in one of Vancouver’s favourite parks. Which park and what company is still a mystery, but there’s a good chance that it’ll be set up as soon as Spring 2016.

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Permanent zip line could be coming to a Vancouver park this spring

No such thing as a free lunch? Try free golf at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Pitch & Putt

by Jane Weiss in Outside, Uncategorized on January 12, 2016

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Photo: R. Weiss

This year’s incredible snowfall has Vancouverites flocking to the North Shore Mountains for weekend entertainment, but if snow isn’t your passion you might consider trying your hand at golf. Never held a club before? Not to worry, winter Pitch and Putt at Queen Elizabeth Park is ideal for beginners and experienced golfers alike. This enchanting course features beautiful city views and 18 short par 3 holes, none over 110 yards. The best part of winter Pitch and Putt? It is FREE! The City of Vancouver is offering complimentary access for those willing to brave the elements and visit the course during the winter months.

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No such thing as a free lunch? Try free golf at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Pitch & Putt