Take a break from the news cycle and help us celebrate the things we covered this week that are making Vancouver Awesome with a capital “A.”
May 19 - 25, 2018
1. This week on the V.I.A. Podcast, we spoke to CBC's Michelle Eliot about BC Today and Vancouver's essential ice cream sandwiches.
2. Check out this Robson Street "Hotpot Barbie" that's covered in angus steak.
3. Deadpool 2 hired over 3,700 cast, crew and extras in B.C.
4. This 12-year-old Yaletown kid built his own electric skateboard from scratch.
Elsie Roy elementary student Dex Shelton built an electric skateboard with the assistance of his dad, Kurt. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET
5. A new History Channel show that examines the life and work of a B.C. “pot-repreneur”.
6. A Muslim youth group is cooking meals for homeless people in the DTES.
7. The Rio Theatre's crowdfunding drive ownership perks.
8. The first cross-country passenger train arrived in Vancouver exactly 131 years ago.
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9. Conservation group working to save B.C.’s only native freshwater turtle.
10. A forager that harvested 70 pounds of morel mushrooms in B.C.
11. Seth Rogen wants to do the TransLink voice.
12. FREE ice cream and waffles in Richmond.
13. “The earliest science fiction films ever made” set to live music.
14. 5 exquisite hikes near Vancouver that you’ve never heard of.
Cloudy day on Evans Peak. (Photo by Stephen Hui)
15. Big Sugar, Terra Lightfoot and Vince Vaccaro to perform at Richmond’s Canada Day celebration.
16. This art walk weaves through cafés, heritage homes, and secret studios.
17. The new 672 area code is (almost) here.
18. UBC prof nabs 100k prize for toddler language research.
19. Vancouverites are walking in heels to raise funds for LGBT+ refugees
Ben Owens Photography
20. Check out this Meat delivery service that connects farmers and consumers.
21. Four Vancouverites awarded for life-saving actions.
22. Remembering old school days at Lord Selkirk.
23. Celebrate Vancouver Craft Beer Week with a boozy bike tour.
24. This North Van condo owner fought his strata on behalf of his golden retriever.
Parham Esfahani lifts his two-year-old golden retriever Zoey in celebration. Esfahani has won a dispute with his strata council, who said Zoey would be in violation of their bylaw forbidding large dogs once she grew out of puppyhood. photo Paul McGrath, North Shore News
25. A Nanaimo police dog named ‘Boomer’ that retired from crime-fighting.
26. These walking tours cost whatever you feel like paying.
27. This absolutely incredible photo of English Bay.
28. Our guide to Vancouver’s best patios for drinking craft beer.
Photo: Dan Toulgoet
29. Musqueam artist Susan Point receives lifetime achievement award.
