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VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre; Sourced from the City of Vancouver
If you visit VanDusen Botanical Garden this holiday season, chances are you’ll be there for all the sparkly lights at the Festival of Lights. However, there is another marvel that’s well worth admiring: the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre.
Lynn-Marie Angus of Sisters Sage; Photo credit: Iulia Agnew
Sisters Sage is the inspiring story of two sisters, Lynn-Marie and Melissa-Rae Angus, who empowered themselves by launching their own company devoted to wellness products in 2018. The two took a thoughtful look at their lives and came to a decision. “We knew we had to do better for ourselves. We knew it had to be Indigenous. We knew we wanted to be our own bosses. We wanted to promote our health and wellbeing in many different facets of our life, financially for one, culturally, spiritually, socially – all aspects we weren’t getting at that time of our lives,” says Lynn-Marie Angus.
Chef Michael Pagnacco – Fairmont Waterfront Rooftop Garden; Sourced from Fairmont Waterfront
On the rooftop of the Fairmont Waterfront (900 Pacific Place), you’ll find the loveliest of rooftop gardens, complete with a vegetable and herb garden, apple trees, and bee hives that produce hundreds of pounds of honey each year. Designated a Certified Wildlife Habitat in 2016 by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the expansive organic garden embodies the Fairmont Waterfront’s evolving ethos related to sustainability and community.
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Two Vancouver Hotels Exemplify an Inspiring Commitment to Sustainability
Community painting for decorating the rain friendly pop-up plaza (south Cambie Bridge); Photo Source: Robyn Chan
Stroll through neighbourhoods across the city, from Kitsilano to Hastings Sunrise, and you’ll pass by pop-up plazas, community spaces that the City of Vancouver built during the pandemic for safe and inclusive socializing. These areas are composed of picnic benches and other seating, umbrellas for shade, and plenty of friendly people hanging out and catching up.
Photo: Destination Vancouver/Albert Normandin
If you wander around the streets and landmarks of Vancouver, you’re bound to come across filming in progress: besides the cast involved in the on-camera work, you’ll see a host of other crew members doing behind the camera work, as well as other individuals involved in catering, equipment rental, and location set-up.
Source: The Vancouver Fish Company
Browsing the seafood items on a restaurant menu can be a daunting choice. You want to make the right, sustainable choice but as an everyday consumer, you probably don’t have the time and expertise to wade through all the complex and ever evolving research.
Fortunately, you may have noticed a circular symbol with a stylized fish and the words “a sustainable choice” on it. “Our logo is a go-to guide that this is a good choice for the ocean. It gives consumers that peace of mind so they don’t have to dig through all the science themselves,” says Nathalie Graham, Senior Accounts Specialist (Western Canada) at Ocean Wise.
The sustainable seafood program, which launched in 2005 in Vancouver with just a handful of restaurant partners, has grown to over 700 partners in 1300 location nation-wide, now also encompassing food trucks, grocery stores, and suppliers.
But how exactly does a particular dish receive the Ocean Wise symbol? And how have notions of sustainability progressed in a city known for its delicious, abundant seafood?
Vancouver Aquarium Reopening Event; Photo: Vancouver Aquarium
When the beloved Vancouver Aquarium closed its doors in September 2020, the whole city was heartbroken. The news that the Aquarium has been saved and is now open again is very exciting, both for locals and visitors to Vancouver.
Fortunately, the best of the Vancouver Aquarium is returning, along with some new features that will educate and fill you with wonder about the vibrant marine life found in the world’s oceans.
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Vancouver Aquarium Welcomes Visitors Back with Favourite Exhibits and New Features
