READY, SET, EAT: Lower Mainland restaurants will once again tempt our palettes with delicious, three-course prix fix menus of $18, $28 and $38 for Dine Out Vancouver. A far cry from its humble beginnings when 57 establishments participated in 2003, a record 263 restaurants have signed up for the gastronomic good times.
SAVE-THE-DATE: Coast Mental Health executive director Darrell Burnham and awards chair Lorne Segal kicked off the 16th annual Courage to Come Back Awards honouring British Columbians who have overcome adversity to make a difference in the lives of others. The pair welcomed guests to the nominations reception held at Scotiabank Tower. Always a tearjerker, recipients will be feted May 8 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
COMMUNITY HERO: The first major party of 2014 saw more than 200 guests gather at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate the distinguished career of long-time banker and community leader David Poole. Family and friends joined the retiring Scotiabank senior vice-president of B.C. and the Yukon for an impressive toast and roast chronicling the business leader’s four decades of banking.
