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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Boo!
Fright Nights has returned from the dead and is haunting us for another year! We’ve expanded the horror, the terror, and the hair-raising rides that will leave you crying with fear. Goosebumps and chills will accompany you on your journey through new haunted houses and creepy attractions. Dare yourself and double-dare your friends to experience [...]

Until October 26 you can enjoy an evening of fabulous wine and food from some of Yaletown’s finest restaurants. Over 20 Yaletown restaurants are participating, but you should book asap as lots of Vancouverites jump at the chance to get a fine meal at a non-Yaletown price.Not only will you get a great dining experience [...]

It’s been a favorite fall family outting since 1999…  The Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train starts tonight and runs until Nov. 1st.  Get your tickets at The Stanley Park Halloween Ghost Train website
Be ye warned, there be pirate ghosts haunting The Stanley Park Hallowe’en Ghost Train!
Wicked scoundrels will return from the dead [...]