Hats Off Day is Burnaby’s biggest celebration and a one-day street festival where local businesses take their “hats off” to the community. Starting Tuesday, June 1 to June 5, 2021, you are invited to celebrate Hats Off Day virtually and visit any participating merchant. Because Hats Off Day is all
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Pitt Meadows Day is going ahead for 2021 but it will be a virtual event. Virtual Artisan Market – At a usual Pitt Meadows Day event, half the field at Harris Rd. Park would be filled with local artisans selling their handmade goods. For 2021 the organizers are creating a virtual
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The 14th annual Doors Open Richmond will be held online this year from June 5 to 12, offering residents across the Lower Mainland an opportunity to come together safely during the pandemic. During the week-long online event, new videos and behind-the-scenes footage from more than 30 partner sites will be
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For 2021, the Ladner May Days are going virtual. 2021 marks the 125th birthday of Ladner and they weren’t going to let this day slip by without some form of celebration. At the point of writing the details were still being finalized but you can learn all about the activities
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Is your child a fan of interactive games like Dungeon and Dragons? Join Westcoast Family Centres for a FREE Tabletop Roleplaying Games Workshop designed for youth ages 16-19! The Tabletop Roleplaying Games for Adventurers group is a chance for your child to connect and socialize with peers in a creative way while
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Many of us have created Easter traditions with our family and for lots of us, that includes taking the kids to a big community Easter Egg hunt. While community Easter Egg Hunts are a no-go again this year (grrr, COVID) we can still keep the Easter Egg Hunt tradition going
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I’ve never been brave enough to attempt an escape room in person. I’m a massive chicken. But, thanks to COVID and multiple creative people, virtual escape rooms popped up all over the internet. While life has opened up a little bit, there are still many days we are all stuck
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There’s nothing quite like watching a child get lost in their own little imaginative world. I think that it is the height of comfort and safety for a child – to feel free to be, without limitations. The doors are wide open right now for this kind of play as
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In the Port of Vancouver, a local marine pilot is in command of every ocean-going vessel. Captain Mike Armstrong is one of only eight marine pilots who works on the Fraser River. Join the Vancouver Maritime Museum for this online presentation to meet Captain Armstrong and to hear firsthand about
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When businesses across Canada began to close in March, it was hard to imagine when and how things would begin to re-open again. And yet, here we are. Two months later, restrictions are starting to loosen (not disappear) and businesses across Metro Vancouver are slowly beginning to re-open. However, things
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