LET’S TALK TURKEY: RAILTOWN CATERING MAKES HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING EASY THIS OCTOBER WITH GOURMET THANKSGIVING TO-GO PACKAGES

    Popular Thanksgiving Feast Comes in Both Ready-to-Eat and Ready-to-Bake Formats and Features Additional Incentive for Early-Bird Orders      For the third year in a row, Railtown Catering is helping hosts remove the hassle from the holidays by with its best-selling gourmet Thanksgiving To-Go packages, available for pickup or delivery in time for the … Read more

TASTE OF TULALIP OKTOBERFEST 2017: A BAVARIAN JOURNEY 

  Pay Tribute to German Tradition by Raising a Beer and Toasting “Feierst Oktoberfest”   Holding true to Tulalip Resort Casino fashion, the culinary team will draw from the original Munich Oktoberfest for their first annual Taste of Tulalip Oktoberfest on Friday, September 22 from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Draft Sports Bar … Read more

ARTS UMBRELLA’S ICONIC SPLASH ART AUCTION AND GALA CELEBRATES 35 YEARS

  Raising funds to inspire creativity in young people   Experience the power of creativity at Splash – Arts Umbrella‘s 35th annual art auction and gala, presented by TD Bank Group. On Saturday, October 14, Canada’s leading non-profit arts organization for young people will be hosting an unforgettable art auction and gala featuring close to 100 … Read more

Long Table Harvest Dinner at Singletree Winery

  1st Annual Dinner to Celebrate Autumn’s Arrival in the Fraser Valley   Join Singletree Winery on Sunday, October 1 to celebrate the beginning of Autumn at their first annual Long Table Harvest Dinner. You will enjoy a gourmet four-course meal created by the local culinary wizard, Chef Pieter.     Each course will be … Read more

Ned Bell Releases First Cookbook: Lure – Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast

Chef and Sustainable Seafood Advocate Aims to Inspire and Educate the Home Chef   Popular Canadian chef and personality Ned Bell of Chefs for Oceans and Ocean Wise, is thrilled to release his long-awaited first cookbook, Lure. The creation of this thoughtful book has been a dream of Bell’s since completing his 8,700km bike journey … Read more

Harvest Season at CheckMate

Winemaker Phil McGahan and the CheckMate Team are well into the 2017 Harvest and Vintage.  We have begun with Chardonnay from our eastern vineyards on Osoyoos Lake Bench and Black Sage Bench which will become Capture, Knight’s Challenge and Little Pawn.  Our grapes are hand-picked at night, chilled, hand sorted and gently pressed to preserve the quality of the pristine fruit. 

“Intangible” – New Exhibition Opens at the Bill Reid Gallery

  An exciting new exhibit featuring a diverse display of art works created by six Coast Salish artists has just opened at the Bill Reid Gallery. Subtitled “Memory and Innovation in Coast Salish Art”, the pieces are all very modern but are clearly grounded in the multigenerational traditions of the Coast Salish people. The exhibition … Read more

The Improviser Strikes Back in Improv Wars – The Laugh Jedi

  A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… there’s still no affordable housing in Lotus Land of the West, tourists continue to flock to the small island in False Creek, the Evil Emperor plots his return and the improvisers strike back. Episode X. Vancouver TheatreSports™ League (VTSL) takes you to a universe … Read more

Pacific Theatre presents  THE CHRISTIANS by Lucas Hnath 

  “It feels so strange, that almost overnight, you don’t have the same beliefs as me.”   Sept 15 – Oct 7, 2017 Pacific Theatre begins its 2017-2018 season with Lucas Hnath’s immersive, complex exploration of a crisis of faith, The Christians. Playing Sept 15-Oct 7 8pm Wednesdays-Saturdays with 2pm matinees all Saturdays at Pacific … Read more

Upper Bench Winery receives its first Lieutenant Governor’s Award for BC Wine 

  Naramata Bench chardonnay wins prestigious accolade    Upper Bench Winery and Creamery is thrilled to welcome the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, to its winery on the picturesque Naramata Bench this Thursday, September 14, to receive its first Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in British Columbia wines.     One of … Read more