Aurora Winter Festival – Vancouver – On now until December 30, 2018 Escape into a hidden village by the North Pole filled with captivating Christmas light displays and magical characters. Enjoy the market huts, food gardens, amusement rides, live entertainment, and plenty of other exciting activities. From visiting Santa’s Workshop to lacing up your skates…
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Calendar of Events – October 2018
Kim’s Convenience – Vancouver – On now – October 6, 2018 Come see the play that inspired the hit CBC TV show, Kim’s Convenience at Pacific Theatre from now until October 6, 2018. Mr. Kim is proud of his store, Kim’s Convenience. After thirty years of selling lottery tickets, catching petty thieves, and reporting illegally…
Calendar of Events – July 2018
Golden Spike Days Festival – Port Moody – June 29 – July 2, 2018 The annual Golden Spike Days Festival in Port Moody takes place this year June 29-July 2, 2018 at Rocky Point Park. A family friendly event that is held annually to celebrate the last spike driven into the CPR rail that stops…
Halloween in the Tri-Cities
Happy Halloween! As this year’s trick-or-treat extravaganza is on a weeknight, aside from costume house parties, here’s a list of fun events leading up to the week of Halloween to check out for those living or visiting the Tri-Cities (Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam): Anmore Manor – This annual haunted house located in Anmore, off…
Celebrate Canada 150 – July 1st in BC
Last minute planning for Canada Day? If you’re looking for something to do to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, whether locally or within BC, check out our list of what’s happening on July 1st, 2017. Happy Birthday Canada! Vancouver – Canada Place’s Canada Day will be the place to be to enjoy the largest celebration in…
Tasting Plates YVR – Port Moody
Wednesday was Tasting Plates YVR‘s first tasting tour in #Port Moody. Presented by VanFoodster, I was excited to see that Tasting Plates is venturing out to the suburbs! Closer to home for me, I haven’t had a chance to enjoy some of the places on the tasting tour so I was looking forward to checking…
Nuoc Cham Sauces by The Wooden Boat Review
Nước chấm is a Vietnamese for a common variety of dipping sauces, which can be sweet, sour, salty, savoury and spicy. If you’ve eaten at a local Vietnamese restaurant, you most likely would have tasted nuoc cham in the form of a dipping sauce for your deep fried spring rolls or sauce you pour over your lemongrass…
Yellow Dog Brewing
Living in Port Moody, I have always been jealous of the plethora of microbreweries in Vancouver. I work around the Mount Pleasant area, so it’s always so fun to grab a Growler after work and bring it home but I always thought it would be nice to have something closer to home. Enter Yellow Dog…
Rocky Point Ice Cream
After an evening 10 km run, Ryan and I decided to walk to Rock Point Park to get some ice cream from our favourite local ice cream shop, Rocky Point Ice Cream. With the mess of construction of the Ever Green line (right next to the shop) and a cool winter, this has been my…
Aroy Thai Kitchen
I love little hole in the wall restaurants. Especially when it comes to ethnic food. The hole in the wall places are always where you find the most authentic cuisine. And besides, who doesn’t want to support small businesses? Aroy Thai in Port Moody, as with other hole in the wall places, is amazing and authentic!…
Mary in Vancity 