STANLEY PARK
When the Stanley Park Ecology Society launched a photography contest in April, more than 100 shutterbugs responded offering up photos of Douglas squirrels, skunk cabbage, cyclists on the seawall, towering totem poles and a whole lot more.
The contest ran from April 6 to 14 and was open to both professional and amateur photographers. The judges included Vancouver-based wildlife photographer and National Geographic explorer Paul Colangelo, musician Ben Worcester of Said the Whale, and blogger Rebecca Bollwitt.
Louise Pederson, communications specialist for the society, said more than 600 images were submitted, which made the selections that much more difficult.
The winners are: In the youth category 13-year-old Zachary Fedder placed first for "Grooming goose," followed by Iain Reid for "Beaver Lake in the evening." Peter Robertson placed first in the nature category for his shot of a great blue heron, followed by Shannon O'Grady for her photo of a red-winged blackbird in flight. In the places category Chen-Yu Chen took first place for "Siwash Rock," followed by Susan Marks for "Nine O'clock Gun." In the people category, Francis Lai placed first for her photo of a young girl stretching in front of a sunset view, followed by Andy Luk for his shot of a spring day along the seawall. To see more photos from the contest, visit vancourier. com for an online gallery or scan this page with the Layar app on your phone.
CHINA CREEK
The Falsecreek Watershed Society is hosting an event next Friday including a ceremony to place a plaque at historical Gibby's Field, a reception and Lost Stream Walk.
Gibson Creek was the longest waterway in the China Creek system, which eventually drained a significant part of East Vancouver. Gibson Creek and Davey Creek met at Gibby's Field in the 1400 block, east of East 18th Avenue at the dip between Knight and Dumfries streets. A ceremony will be held Friday May 3 at 2 p.m. to dedicate the historic plaque, part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation's "Places That Matter," initiative followed by a reception at Tyee elementary school. At 4 p.m. there will be a Jane's Walk walking tour of the original creek routes. For more information on these events, visit vcn.bc.ca/gibbys/plaque.
KITSILANO
It's that time of year again. Yes, get ready for the annual General Gordon elementary school Spring Fling community fair and PAC fundraiser Saturday, May 4. It includes a soccer tournament, bouncy castle and slide, snow-cones, a cake walk, face painting, kids' rummage sale, silent auction, plant sale, cakewalk, barbecue, Strike Zone and the Bicycle Obstacle Course - so make sure to ride your bike to the event. The Spring Fling runs from noon to 4 p.m. at General Gordon, 2896 West Sixth Ave.
COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Queen Victoria Annex School is celebrating spring May 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a festival organized to celebrate the season.
The annual Spring Festival includes a bouncy castle, kid-built carnival arcade, dunk tank, Origins Parkour demonstrations, gift basket raffle, cotton candy, Zum-ba class, Siddhartha's Indian food stand, a multi-family garage sale, henna tattooing, a cappuccino stand, bake sale, ice cream, wine raffle, bike trailer rides, face painting, live entertainment and much more. The school is located at 1850 East Third Ave. off Commercial Drive. [email protected]
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