One of a Kind Show and Sale - Holiday shopping for exceptional gifts from more than 200 of the best contemporary Canadian artists and artisans. BC Place Stadium November 20 – 23, 2008 A truly special shopping experience is the perfect addition to Vancouver’s 2008 holiday season! Does the search for that perfect and unique [...]

Well, the first batch of codes were so successful that we have ten more free iTunes codes to give away.  All you have to do is post a comment and we’ll email you the code for a free song.  Enjoy! (And again, this is available to Canadians only)

This season, CBC and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos want to mobilize Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. In partnership with Cisco, the idea behind the campaign is that one small act can make a big difference.
It’s not about overhauling your life; it’s about one act from each individual amassing to a million. [...]

Voting in the lower mainland municipal elections (Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Coquitlam, etc.) happens tomorrow, Saturday, November 15. For voter location and more information check out:
City of Vancouver
City of Burnaby
City of Surrey
City of Coquitlam
City of Richmond
City of Port Coquitlam
North Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, Langley, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, West Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Pitt Meadows, and [...]

Who doesn’t love friendly card games with a little money on the line?? Stake your claim to a mountainous prize pool! BC Casinos proudly presents the 4th Annual B.C. Poker Championships hosted at River Rock Casino Resort. An entire week of tournament play with a prize pool estimated at over $3 million!

$275,000* No Limit Texas [...]

Cornucopia: Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food presents a delectable five days of wine, food and tasting events. November 6-10th!
Celebrate gourmet food coupled with fine wine in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Sit in on fascinating seminars with wineries, critics and wine professionals, or attend Winemaker Dinners where sumptuous multi-course meals are [...]

Halloween is over and now the focus is shifting to Christmas in BC.
Like to make your own gifts? BC’s Creative Expo is on November 7-8th at the Vancouver Convention Centre - BC’s Largest Hands-On Craft Show. A consumer education trade event showcasing: Scrapbooking, Quilting, Sewing, Knitting, Needlework, Fiber Arts, Beading and Crafting. Exhibits, Hands on [...]

Via the latest at babyvibe.ca:
Family pumpkin carving
Prepare for Halloween night at the family pumpkin carving at Sunset Community Centre, 6810 Main St., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 to 7:30 p.m. $1.50 per person. Pumpkins, tools and candles provided. Register by Oct. 22.
Barclay Manor Halloween
For bigger braver souls, there’s a haunted house at Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay [...]

La Quercia Restaurant + Castello di Bossi Winery!
Monday, October 27th, 8pm at the Broadway International Wine Shop - 2752 West Broadway.
An Italian inspired evening of creative food and wine pairings. We’ll be tasting a selection of Tuscan and Super Tuscan reds as well as a beautiful dessert wine to finish, all expertly paired by La [...]

We’ve covered Fright Nights at the PNE and the Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train.  Now we have a few more Halloween treats for you:
The Dunbar Haunted House - 6478 Dunbar - Hundreds, even thousands of local homeowners will go to town on their Halloween display this year. But the Leith/Flitt house at 50th and Dunbar [...]