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When Dennis Forsman and his three-and-a-half-year-old son, Everett, arrived for a swim at the Aquatic Centre at Hillcrest July 14, they had no idea of the significance of their timing.

Event will welcome 38,000 boys and girls from 150 different countries

Knitting enthusiasts can join the local fibre community through Vancouver's first knitting events company, the recently launched Knit Social Event Co., at an upcoming Yarn Swap from 10: 30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 13.

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.

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.

The final stop on the Five Hole for Food road trip set a new record for donations as Vancouverites contributed the equivalent of 9,390 pounds of food at its event last Saturday.

Residents and visitors to the Olympic Village at Southeast False Creek will soon be able to connect to the area by passenger ferry.

Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services hosts several firehall open houses throughout the summer. This is an opportunity to meet your local firefighters, learn what they do, and discuss any fire and life safety concerns you may have.

Lawn sprinkling regulations are in effect until Sept. 30. Sprinkling for residential addresses is only allowed from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m.

When Conrad Medve and his girlfriend, Tasha Noble, realized his step-dad since age two was coming up on five years cancer-free from colorectal cancer treatment, they decided that sitting idly by was not an option.