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.”
July 14 – 20, 2018
1. On this week’s V.I.A. podcast, we interviewed local author Aaron Chapman about Vancouver's most notorious gangs.
Author Aaron Chapman (Photo by Rebecca Blissett)
2. There's a new ice cream shop coming to The Drive later this summer.
3. The exotic corpse flower began to emitting its putrid scent at Bloedel Conservatory.
4. This beach-front camping spot in Sidney, B.C.
5. BC SPCA launched their annual wildlife photo contest.
“Air Guitar Seal.” Photo credit: Mike Walsh
6. The ‘Park Until’ feature was added on the City's parking app to discourage drunk driving.
7. Moderne Burger revealed their relocation plans and new name.
8. A water quality monitoring program was launched in False Creek.
9. You can stay at this BC hotel where so many Hallmark wedding movies are filmed.
10. We talked about Vancouver's must-try chicken sandwiches.
@theirthereyvr/Instagram
11. 3 Richmond breweries joined the BC Ale Trail.
12. Vancouverites were invited to create rain paint designs for public spaces.
13. Apparently most B.C. real estate markets are now ‘back in balanced conditions’.
14. These new emojis that inadvertently represent life in Vancouver.
15. Our food writer's epic food tour of Tofino.
Ling Cod at Wolf in the Fog (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)
16. This kitten that was rescued from an underground pipe in Kamloops.
17. This new passenger ferry service on the Fraser River would link New West and Richmond.
18. There might be a gas delivery service be launching in Vancouver this year.
19. This kind immigrant invited the black family ID’d at their own pool over to HIS pool.
20. This video of a seaplane landing in Vancouver.
Vancouver as seen from a seaplane (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)
21. Greenderful Juice is bringing plant-based foods and drinks to Chinatown.
23. This new meal delivery company that focuses on fresh foods, fitness, and fun.
24. Apparently CDs are alive and well at Vancouver record stores!
25. There's a cool new attraction being added to Whistler’s Cloudraker Sky Bridge.
The Cloudraker Skybridge Photo by Mitch Winton / Coastphoto.com
26. We took a dreamy night walk through Vallea Lumina in Whistler.
27. This Pagan community is welcoming everyone to their Pride Day event.
28. The story of how Cabernet Sauvignon became the king of red wine.
29. These tips for helping your kids learn to cycle before the end of summer.
30. This glorious photo taken by rachelbarkman.
