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Vancouver – One Night, Three Venues
Last Thursday we had a busy night planned and all three venues were places we had not been before. We started the night at Relish Gastropub & Bar on Nelson for the Vancouver Tech Co-Founders Meet Up. Then we headed to the Georgian Court Hotel for dinner at their restaurant Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar. Our final stop was the basement of the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre… Read More
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Whistler Cornucopia – Pinot Noir Tasting
Sunday afternoon, after a morning tasting on Killer Value Wines we took in the last session of Cornucopia for 2011. It was a mini-tasting series entitled Pinot Noir: Wine’s Holy Grail. Mini-tasting meant 6 wines instead… Read More
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Whistler Cornucopia – Value Wines
A couple of weeks ago we decided to book our time share and to head up to Whistler for a week. We picked this week because it is off season (no golf or skiing yet), and the booking was super cheap. We didn’t realize we would be arriving in the middle of Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food. Once we realized it, as wine lovers, we decided to buy tickets for a couple of events. We arrived on Saturday night but instead of taking in Crush or Masquerave we decided to… Read More
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Stack the Rack Media Day
Last Wednesday we were invited to a media event for ‘Stack the Rack’ an event coming up on October 3rd in support of Qmunity. The media day was presented by Amuse Consulting (good friend Marc Smith) and VanCity. Everyone knows that we love events involving food and wine but… Read More
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YVR Twestival 2011
Now in its third year, Twestival® (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good by connecting offline communities in person on a single day to highlight a great cause and have a fun event. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date. Since 2009, volunteers have raised close to… Read More
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Olympic Anniversary vs. Hockey Day in Canada
This Saturday poses a dilemma in our house. It is both a day of celebration for the one year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and it is Hockey Day in Canada. Now who would schedule such a thing? For us the Olympics was a great two week stretch and we took in as much of the street activity as we could along with most of the… Read More
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Texting to Donate
A few weeks go there was an article in the Vancouver Sun about the success of text-to-donate programs and the one year anniversary of the Mobile Giving Foundation. The Foundation basically provides the tools needed for charities to use mobile technology as a fundraising channel. MGF certifies the charities, manages giving… Read More
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Christmas Windows
Woodward’s Christmas Windows Saturday morning (such a perfect sunny Vancouver morning) I headed out to check out all six Woodward’s Christmas windows. The Woodward’s Windows were a holiday tradition in the 1960’s. When the Woodward’s building closed in 1993 Canada … Read More
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Agassiz Slow Food Cycle
Harrison Hot Springs We spent last weekend in Harrison Hot Springs (see previous blog) and took part in the Slow Food Vancouver Cycle Tour. There were two tours scheduled; one for Saturday in Agassiz and one for Sunday in Chiliwack. … Read More
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Gastown & Chinatown Walking Tour
As part of our Stay-cation activities we signed up for a two hour long walking tour of Gastown and Chinatown with Vancouver Urban Adventures. The tour is normally $25 but we bought vouchers on Groupon a few months ago for half price so it was really a great deal (thanks Groupon)! Our guides name was Amy, a history major at UBC in her summer job. She was upbeat, friendly and very… Read More
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