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10 beer, wine, & cider events to check out this August in Metro Vancouver

10 beer, wine, & cider events to check out this August in Metro Vancouver

From cider tastings to dinners paired with beer or wine, here are 10 events of note taking place this August in Metro Vancouver.
PHOTO: Final approach

PHOTO: Final approach

Our Daily Photo #2826 is from dervisuals who took this shot featuring a Harbour Air plane making its final approach. Final approach into Vancouver . . . . .
UBC is hosting a louder and prouder Pride party this year

UBC is hosting a louder and prouder Pride party this year

Photo UBC Pride UBC is hosting drag queens, rappers, DJs, a sparkle station, slam poetry performances and live mural painting on campus for its largest-ever Pride celebration on August 1.
You can ride through Vancouver on this vintage 1954 trolleybus

You can ride through Vancouver on this vintage 1954 trolleybus

To mark 70 years of trolleybuses, the Transit Museum Society of B.C. is offering "fan" tours (meaning recreational) via a set of six daytime and nighttime rides through the city on bus #2416.
PHOTO: Summertime swing

PHOTO: Summertime swing

Our Daily Photo #2825 is from jaemiesures who took this summer shot at Kitsilano Beach. Ready to get into the swing of things, jk I am still mourning the end of this wonderful weekend.
Burnaby's plan to bar private cannabis shops heads to public hearing

Burnaby's plan to bar private cannabis shops heads to public hearing

Burnaby residents will have the chance to voice their thoughts on local cannabis sales at a public hearing on Aug. 28.
GoFundMe page started for Kamloops teen who died at Centre of Gravity festival

GoFundMe page started for Kamloops teen who died at Centre of Gravity festival

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the teenaged girl who passed away at the Centre of Gravity festival in Kelowna this past weekend.
This local lottery winner's first purchase was a Slurpee

This local lottery winner's first purchase was a Slurpee

People often muse about the first thing they’d buy if they won the lottery – chances are, a Slurpee wouldn’t be high on the list.
This local dancer is the first Canadian ever to take Gold Medal in the World Ballet Competition Finals

This local dancer is the first Canadian ever to take Gold Medal in the World Ballet Competition Finals

At the age of 15, Ashley Coupal of North Vancouver is the first Canadian ever to have won a Gold Medal in the World Ballet Competition Finals event which took place June 10 to 16 in Orlando, Florida.
Meowfest brings cat lovers, kittens and celebrity felines to Vancouver

Meowfest brings cat lovers, kittens and celebrity felines to Vancouver

Cat lovers had a chance to meet famous felines, shop for cat-themed merchandise and watch adoptable kittens play
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