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Kickstarter ends Canadian bootlegs!

Kickstarter ends Canadian bootlegs!

You know how some people from BC will invest in a mailbox in Blaine, Washington so that they can access mailorder from the states from companies who don't ship to Canada? Over the past couple of years as Kickstarter has turned into a powerful force o
Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 167 ft. Jamison Troy, Hrdwtr, Magician & The Gates of Love, Head Of The Herd, Mother Mother

Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 167 ft. Jamison Troy, Hrdwtr, Magician & The Gates of Love, Head Of The Herd, Mother Mother

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We post weekly guest playlists comprised of Vancouver artists and ‘Last Week in Music’ highlights some of the best concerts happening around the city...
Before there was pride...

Before there was pride...

Before there was the Vancouver Pride Society , there was BCTV (now Global ) and this super awesome logo that they used from 1973 until 1994! Happy belated BC Day everyone! If Global doesn't break this out for Pride next year we just might have to get
START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 183: Loon Choir

START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 183: Loon Choir

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.
Vancouver Ink: Daniel Bray's "Rain City" tattoo

Vancouver Ink: Daniel Bray's "Rain City" tattoo

This new feature exposes you (and your friends') Vancouver-themed tattoos! We have an obvious fascination with pride-of-place and how it manifests, and getting a tattoo showing your pride for something is perhaps the ultimate commitment.
Mountain Life Annual Magazine (cc @MountainLifeMag)

Mountain Life Annual Magazine (cc @MountainLifeMag)

We picked up a great story from our partner, Whistler Is Awesome , today: BC's Mountain Life is now releasing an annual focusing on “Shared concerns like climate change, water quality and resource extraction mean that almost everything we do outside
Monthly MOV: Talking Sex on Pride Weekend

Monthly MOV: Talking Sex on Pride Weekend

PROVOKE, ENGAGE, ANIMATE. Our vision at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) is to hold a mirror up to the city and lead provocative conversations about its past, present, and future.
Organic cotton candy made with cane sugar at the @celeboflight!

Organic cotton candy made with cane sugar at the @celeboflight!

So here's something you may or may not have known about: A new food truck out of Summerland BC recently rolled in to our fair city and has been serving up organic cotton candy, made with cane sugar and all natural flavouring! My wife and son sat in t
A ghost of WWII walking down Granville

A ghost of WWII walking down Granville

From 1934 to 1979, street photographer Foncie Pulice set up his camera on Vancouver city sidewalks and snapped candid shots of people strolling by.
Vancouver on the Cheap: Shakespeare in the Park

Vancouver on the Cheap: Shakespeare in the Park

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap".
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