We are a bit early in our celebration, but Happy Canada Day from BCXS.com! Whether you spend Canada Day at the events in Surrey or Vancouver or your own backyard beside the pool with some ice-cold refreshments (like us!) or somewhere else, have a good one… eh.

Everyone needs some good head to toe pampering every now and then!  The lower mainland has an amazing selection of spas & salons for all your beautifying, highlighting, exfoliating & detoxifying needs! Here is a list of some our our favorites!

Bliss Hair Studio
#1108, 736 Granville Street
Vancouver
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Ethos Spa Vancouver Day Spa
2200 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver
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Antiquity Day Spa [...]

Celebrate Canada’s 141st birthday at Canada Place in Vancouver! Tuesday, July1st (ofcourse!) 10am to 7pm and admission is FREE.
Start your Canada Day with the scenic 10k HBC Run for Canada, beginning minutes away from Canada Place. Registration starts at 6:30am and the run starts at 8am.
With four indoor and outdoor entertainment stages and all Canadian [...]

They sure know how to party in Surrey!
Surrey Canada Day has grown to become the largest Canada Day event in Western Canada with attendance in 2007 reaching 90,000 people garnering near legendary status as one of the biggest outdoor shows ever staged in BC.
Surrey’s Canada Day will take place Tuesday July 1st at the [...]

40 Beer Vendors - 200 Beers - Vancouver’s Largest Beer Festival!
Now this is a festival we can all appreciate! We’ll be there in the VIP area sampling as many fine beverages as we can (VIP is a little more but includes a BBQ lunch and more!)
The Canada Cup of Beer will feature 40 beer venders [...]

We get asked for recommendations on local businesses all the time here at BCXS.  People want to know where to go to find the best gym / spa / hairdresser / plumber / landscaper / computer geek / etc in BC. (Yes, not only Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley but all over… OK, usually [...]

It’s going to be a busy weekend! We’re going to be at two exciting Vancouver events on the 21st and 22nd…  The Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat Festival and the Greek Day on Broadway.
According to the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat Festival site:
A bigger array of races, a rockin’ Saturday night concert, an invitation to everyone to [...]

Did you know there are over 105 farmers’ markets throughout British Columbia whose vendors make, bake, or grow your food? Farmers’ markets operate in every type of community across British Columbia: cities, suburbs, and rural communities. Markets vary in size and sophistication from large, sheltered, year round markets to a few farmers with trucks parked [...]

I know we are almost half way through June but we’re new and the rain hasn’t helped much.  But now the weather is improving and it’s time to dust of the bike and go for a spin!
From BEST:
Get on a bike this June and take a ride for fun, for health, and for the environment! [...]

A call went out on Twitter yesterday (follow us here) for the recommendation of a yoga instructor to teach at a workplace. We replied back with a few that we are familiar with, all located in Vancouver. This post will expand on our recommendations.

“Reducing corporate stress and bringing the benefits of Yoga into the workplace.” [...]