Events and Entertainment

It's that time of year... Photo: Kiattisak Lamchan/Shutterstock That time when we clean out our cupboards, buy new sneakers and set the most well-meaning intentions for the year ahead.

Our year-end countdown continues... From the curse of Fernie to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's love-letter to Vancouver, here are our top videos of the year. 10.

Our Daily Photo #2686 is from alfonsochin.x who took this shot of the Gastown Steam Clock. Enjoy the countdown to 2018! Tik Tok. “Don’t stop, make it pop. DJ, blow my speakers up. Tonight, I’m-a fight till we see the sunlight.” - Ke$ha.

Our Daily Photo #2685 is from instadavew who took this stunning shot of the city and its glass towers. The glass towers of Vancouver reflect the golden twilight sky... ????. . .

Take a break from the news cycle and help us celebrate the things we covered this week that are making Vancouver Awesome with a capital “A.”

According to Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey on victimization, sexual assault is the only violent crime in Canada that's not on the decline. In fact, since 1999, rates of sexual assault have remained relatively unchanged.

Vancouver's own Stittgen Fine Jewelry —an award-winning jeweler specializing in custom 18/19K yellow and white gold jewelry—recently hosted an exciting evening event to showcase some of the most exquisite jewellery available in Canada.

The NYE "Party Train" event is set to take place the night of December 31, 2017, and the good clean fun event promises to be "off the rails."

Our Daily Photo #2684 is from kurtistphotography who took this shot of the view commuters over the Lions Gate Bridge get to enjoy. Commute . . . . . . .

Photo: Pixabay We’re ready to welcome 2018 with open arms! The truth is, New Year’s Eve is only fun if you’ve got a plan, so check out these awesome NYE events and get ready to say goodbye to 2017.