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.”
November 3 – 9, 2018
Eve Lazarus in the V.I.A. studio. Photo Bob Kronbauer
1. On this week's Vancouver Is Awesome podcast, we spoke to Eve Lazarus, the author of the new book Murder by Milkshake. It’s “an astonishing true story of adultery, arsenic, and a charismatic killer”; a CKNW radio personality who murdered his wife in 1965. It’s an incredibly detailed account of what happened leading up to, and well after, the murder took place.
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2. Drake surprised fans with performance at Vancouver night club.
3. Here are some tips for caring for your garden this fall in Metro Vancouver.
4. Sightings of ‘the world’s most beautiful duck’ has Vancouver going quackers.
5. Puppies stranded on cliff in B.C. found ‘forever’ homes with rescue crew members.
A St. Bernard-cross puppy is seen in this undated handout photo. Two St. Bernard-cross puppies are safe and warm after being rescued from the side of a cliff in a rural area of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, east of Vancouver. A search and rescue team plucked the 16-week-old female pups from the cliff on Sunday, four days after a resident said she heard dogs howling from somewhere in the bush near her home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Adrian Walton
6. You can hop aboard the Polar Express for a magical holiday ride.
7. North Vancouver teen Caitlin Shaw is headed to her second FIFA World Cup!
8. The Vancouver Podcast Festival will explore true crime and justice live this week.
9. The jolliest parade of the year will return to Downtown Vancouver with bonus events.
10. Vancouver’s new modern steakhouse is now open.
Beef tartare at Elisa (Photo by Leila Kwok)
11. We found the most yelly parkade in all of B.C.
12. Here are 5 things you didn’t know about that giant Bowmac sign on Broadway.
13. A fox screamed at an approaching lynx in the middle of B.C. highway.
14. You can rent eccentric, incredible musical instruments at the Vancouver Public Library.
15. A giant full beaver moon will dazzle Metro Vancouver skies this month.
Vancouver BC Canada,October 4 2017.Canada place with full moon backgrounds / Shutterstock
16. The return of Vancouver’s winter farmers market brings mixed weather and memories.
17. B.C. to increase Indigenous participation in environmental assessments.
18. You can have pancakes with Santa at the top of a mountain overlooking Squamish.
19. This ‘breakup’ ice cream turns parting into sweet sorrow.
20. FREE ice skating returns to Robson Square Ice Rink on December 1.
Robson Square / Shutterstock
21. Raise your glass to Old Fashioned Week at these Vancouver bars.
22. Two Vancouver dogs chosen from 50,000 pets to star in Dog Guides calendar.
23. Eat, drink and receive fabulous discounts at this FREE holiday market next week.
24. 8 books to help you reflect on and remember your family’s military history.
25. Skate on a breathtaking 8,000 sq. ft pond at Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas.
Grouse Mountain
26. This youth patrol spreads random acts of kindness across Metro Vancouver.
27. This quirky Vancouver holiday market has everything from witchy wares to rogue taxidermy.
28. Calgary’s breakfast powerhouse OEB opening Vancouver location.
29. This is what you do if your referendum package doesn’t arrive.
30. Goh’s Nutcracker is celebrating 10 years!
The GOH Ballet presents its traditional rendition of the Nutcracker at The Centre Dec. 14 to 19.
31. 17 Vancouver holiday markets and craft fairs to check out this fall.
32. This waterfront resort offers the most romantic spa getaway from Vancouver.
33. Two more restaurants have joined Richmond’s delicious Dumpling Trail.
34. Here are the Remembrance Day events and ceremonies happening in Vancouver.
35. Join this massive group of Santas on a ginormous bar crawl across Vancouver.
SantaCon
36. Vancouver forecast calls for bright, sunny skies every day this long weekend.
37. Shop local at these 35 holiday markets and craft fairs in Metro Vancouver.
38. This Vancouver company is diving into the biggest underwater sinkhole in the world.
39. Watch 10km of 100,000 twinkling lights get lit next week at this breathtaking display.
40. The Vancouver Is Awesome podcast is now on Spotify and Google Podcasts!
A few of the guests we’ve featured on the V.I.A. podcast. Michelle Eliot, Grant Lawrence, Corinne Lea, Joseph Planta, Kennedy Stewart, William B Davis, Erin Sousa, Andrea Warner
