Did you know that many famous scholars credit performing arts, specifically acting, with their success later in life?  Gateway Academy offers something for the extroverts and introverts in your life. Whether your child has been singing and dancing around the house since they could walk or is terrified to step
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Located near Queen Elizabeth Park, the Hillcrest Recreation Centre is Vancouver’s largest indoor aquatic centre, complete with a slide, water play, and a steam room. An outdoor pool is open during summer. The Recreation Centre also has a fitness centre and classes for all ages. Hillcrest Recreation Centre: Address: 4575
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Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centre offers a mix of quality recreation, sport, and leisure services, including a wave pool, whirlpool and steam room, ice arena, weight room, preschool room, tennis courts (2), lacrosse box, and an outdoor skateboard park. Family fun for everyone! Karen Magnussen Community Centre: Address: 2300 Kirkstone
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The West Vancouver Aquatic Centre is an award-winning facility, characterized by lots of natural lighting, and is joined to the Community Centre by a beautiful glass atrium. They offer a leisure pool (with ramped access), a 60 m waterslide, 10 spray and bubble water features including the lazy river and
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Ladner Leisure Centre has it all! The centre consists of aquatic facilities including a 2,800 square foot weight room, fitness studio, weight room, sauna, swirl pool, main pool, leisure pool, dropzone waterslide, aquatic climbing wall, and inflatable obstacle course. There is also an ice arena, a skate park, and a
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Have you been to the train at the Roundhouse Community Centre? Somehow, despite my boys’ train-fanaticism, we had missed going. We righted that wrong today! The gleaming black Engine 374 has been beautifully restored and is maintained by the Railway Museum of BC (the folks who run the great train
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The Dewdney-Alouette Railway Society (DARS) has created a massive diorama centred on Port Haney in 1926. It is a labour of love that has spanned over 25 years, and the club members continue to work on this display weekly. The members of the club own all of the materials on
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Weeknights are busy, and sometimes, it’s nice to be able to eat at a restaurant as a family without spending a fortune. As we all know, the cost of food has skyrocketed in the last few years, and when the cost of food is so high, everyone feels the pinch,
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Reasons why trains make the perfect family activity: They are intricate, and no two train attractions are exactly alike. This means your kids will never tire of seeing a new train. Riding a train is exciting. How fast will it go? What sounds will you hear? What will you see
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Birthday parties really pick up once your kids enter school, and certain seasons (looking at you, September/October babies…) can be incredibly busy. Each season has its own share of perks and challenges when planning a child’s birthday.  Add in busy schedules and uncertainty about how many kids will actually show
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