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Mountain Equipment Co-op is hosting Paddlefest this Sunday at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. As a lifelong kayaker this event caught my eye. Assuming the weather is nice, and what  big assumptoin that is these days, this sounds like a great day at the beach for all ages from singles to families with kids. MEC says: This is a ...

Having won their quarter-final game last weekend the 604homes.com Black Dragons (the Little Mountain Little League that is sponsored by 604homes.com) is playing in the semi's tonight for the chance to play in the final on Saturday afternoon. GO TEAM! Matthew Collinge: Vancouver REALTOR®

I have joined the Royal LePage Westside team for the 2008 Bowl for Big Brothers Classic. On March 28th the Royal LePage Westside  team will wearing their best Hawaiian attire and be bowling for Big Brothers. If you would like to donate to this great cause please visit my online donation page. You will be emailed a tax ...

I will be down at the BC Real Estate Convention (in Ballroom A, B & C at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre at Canada Place) today from 4 till 6pm which is when it ends. This is the last day of this free convention/ trade show covering all aspects of the real estate industry. I will be at the Royal LePage Westside booth (booth #3) ...

So there was a lunar eclipse the other day. I missed it, but my blog buddy and great Saskatoon REALTOR® Norm Fisher took some great pics of the eclipse there in Saskatoon. Tonight is the Vancouver Blogger Meetup. It is being held right after the first day of Northern Voice, which I am sadly missing. This will be my first Van. Blogger Meetup ...

This is the 4th year for the BC Real Estate Convention and it has gotten bigger every year. It must be the cost of admission. It is free! There will be exhibitors from many different real estate related fields, including developers both local and international), lenders, renovators, insurers, and of course some REALTORs will be there as ...

Looking for something to do in Vancouver this weeekend? Then head inside to the BC Home + Garden Show which is on from today through Sunday at BC Place stadium in downtown Vancovuer. I am try to get some information from the show's website but the darn thing won't load. Anyway it starts this afternoon I think and admission for adults is ...

As you may very well be aware tornadoes touched down in 5 states in the US this week killing at least 54 people and leaving thousands homeless. Their homes just blew away! We are so lucky in Canada, and especially Vancouver, that we live virtually without the threat of such natural disasters. That is, other than that pesky earthquake they say will ...

I am running out of time to get this out on Friday so I will keep it short. Grouse Mountain will be open for 24 hours straight this weekend to celebrate just two years until the start of the Olympics. Here is what you can expect in the middle of the night on Grouse Mountain (straight from their website): Skiing Snowboarding Ice skating Midnight ...

Today is the start of Chinese New Year and Vancouver is one of the hot spots in North America for this event. The main event is the big parade in Vancouver's Chinatown on Sunday at noon. There are also events on Sunday at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden, the Floata Chinese Restuarant and at International Village. This is the year of the ...