It’s been 21 years since the last big sandcastle competition on White Rock beach. This year’s Spirit of the Sea Festival is bringing back the excitement of teams racing to complete their sand sculptures before the tide washes them away.
According to the CBC:
After a 21-year absence, the sandcastle competition is returning to White Rock, [...]

Today the Pemberton Music Festival has begun and it doesn’t appear to be going smoothly.  I’ve heard about a number of problems already from a shortage of toilets and wi-fi, to a looooong line on the highway to get there.
Tomorrow it’s the HSBC fireworks again. It’s the USAs turn to impress and downtown will be [...]

Formerly known as the Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire, the city’s annual free fireworks tradition held over four evenings at English Bay. The largest international fireworks competition in the world starts tonight with Canada’s entry at 10pm.
2008 Schedule:

Wednesday, July 23 — Canada
Saturday, July 26 — USA
Wednesday, July 30 — China
Saturday, August 2 — Grand [...]

As kids, it was one of our favorate summer destinations and it still is. Kitsilano Pool is heated and offers easy access “beach entry” for [...]

The Surrey Fusion Festival starts today, July 18th and runs to July 20th. The City of Surrey is celebrating the recent designation as Canada’s Cultural Capital of the Year.

Surrey Fusion Festival will be Surrey’s largest 3-day multicultural celebration with 40 international pavilions celebrating music, food and culture. 5 stages of entertainment with headline [...]

We’ve been big fans of Mission Hill Family Estates wine for a few years now so we thought it would be a good idea to pass on the details of their impending dinner event…

Winery of the Year Dinner - Vancouver

Blue Water Café
1095 Hamilton St., Vancouver
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Mission Hill Family Estate & Wine Access Magazine
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While today marks the day the IPhone 3G becomes available and free slurpees flow from 7-elevens across North America we are again looking ahead to the 15th Canada Cup International Women’s Fastpitch Tournament at Softball City in South Surrey.

CANADA CUP 2008 TAKES PLACE JULY 12 – 20!
The 2008 Canada Cup International Women’s Fastpitch Tournament at [...]

Even though the Merrit Mountain Music Festival (aka Mountainfest) starts today and we hope to have a stunning review of Monty Python’s Spamalot, we are really looking forward to Saturday, July 12th.
The Broadway Wine Shop will be hosting a complimentary tasting with Venturi-Schulze Vineyards and Benton Brothers Fine Cheese. This tasting will be held this [...]

Not really local news but who can resist Free Slurpee Day! July 11th.

It’s that time of year when the sun is hot and the Slurpee® drinks are free-zing – emphasis on
the FREE part.  July 11, aka 7/11, is the day that 7-Eleven, Inc., the world’s premier convenience retailer, celebrates its birthday and says “thank you” [...]

The 31st Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival runs July 18th to 20th at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver, BC.
Featuring such amazing acts as Michael Franti and Spearhead, lyrical pop songstress Aimee Mann, multi-ethnic Ozomatli, the inspiring Master Musicians of Jajouka and Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck, check out the Festival Weekend [...]