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The Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) holds a day of family friendly festivities for its second annual "Walk for the Kitties" festival and walkathon at Jericho Beach on Sunday, Aug. 21.

Stem cell café

Growing up in Chilliwack, I used to count the days until we received our end-of-year report cards. Not so much for the grades, but because I knew that stapled to the back page would be that coveted gate pass for the PNE.

When you hike local trails or along river banks, do you stop to think about the resources that surround you? Join Earth Walk leader and Squamish Nation's member Tracy Williams and discover traditional aboriginal methods used in gathering, cooking and

A new web camera in Horseshoe Bay is now live on the DriveBC website (drivebc. ca), providing real-time coverage of highway conditions in the area. Another 30 new web cameras will be added to the DriveBC network this year.

Learn how to branch weave with eco-artist Sharon Kallis. She'll teach participants basic weaving techniques to work together and create large sculptural forms from Vancouver Park Board maintenance clippings of alder.

In the spring of 2010, the Stanley Park Ecology Society's Conservation Programs released a groundbreaking report on the condition of the various habitats of Stanley Park.

The Vancouver Dahlia Society presents its annual show Sept. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. and Sept. 4 from noon to 3: 30 p.m. in the Floral Hall at VanDusen Botanical Gardens (37th Avenue and Oak Street). Admission is by donation.

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Out After Dark is a weekly feature highlighting social and cultural events around Vancouver. Got an upcoming event you think WE should attend? Click here to invite WE Please give us as much advance notice as possible.