2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (530+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 7: 29 pm. Starting Saturday, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation will open two outdoor pools and staff lifeguards to nine swimming beaches for another summer season. Both New Brighton and Second Beach pools will open their lanes for swimmers....

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (468+ words) Posted April 27, 2026 8: 31 pm. Vancouver will likely get one public fireworks display this year after the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation approved the motion. The board voted to allow the event at the English Bay Beach Park. However, no date…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (739+ words) Posted March 17, 2026 3: 41 pm. The City of Vancouver says that the new amphitheatre at Hastings Park will be inaugurated with the FIFA Fan Festival that will take place on the PNE grounds inside the park. Municipal and provincial officials announced that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (554+ words) Posted March 3, 2026 8: 00 pm. After the organizer behind Vancouver's Car Free Days declared it would not proceed with its festivals this year, a pair of councillors have introduced a motion to partially fund the events. Coun. Lucy Maloney and Sean Orr…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (481+ words) Posted March 3, 2026 5: 52 pm. With 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup arrives in Vancouver, the City of Surrey announced on Tuesday that it will organize live public screenings of the matches this summer. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says that…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (387+ words) Posted July 3, 2025 6: 29 am. What's more important " savings or summer travel plans? Despite worries about the economy and cost of living, Canadians seem to be making the choice to head out on summer vacation, and many are making sacrifices in other…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (490+ words) Posted May 8, 2025 11: 24 am. The annual Honda Celebration of Light in Vancouver will feature exclusively Canadian pyrotechnic teams this year. Organizers say the 33rd edition of the three-day fireworks event over English Bay will boast a lineup of performances by technicians from…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (664+ words) Posted May 8, 2025 7: 50 pm. The Honda Celebration of Light is one of the most popular events in Vancouver, with the annual fireworks show attracting hundreds of thousands of people downtown each summer. But this year, things are going to look a…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (672+ words) By Alex Carrigan and Charles Brockman Posted July 18, 2025 12: 21 pm. The annual Honda Celebration of Light is set to take over parts of Vancouver's West End once again starting Saturday. The three-night fireworks competition is one of the most popular events…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (562+ words) By Anthony Atanasov and Jan Schuermann Posted July 19, 2025 4: 08 pm. Ian Tostensen is convinced that when Vancouver's Celebration of Light kicks off on Saturday night, it will benefit restaurants in the downtown core and the wider local tourism industry in the…...