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Support East Van’s Small Businesses During Dine Strathcona
‘By-the-Community, For-the-Community’ Initiative Helps Diners Show Support for Strathcona Small Businesses While Raising Funds for WISH Drop-In Centre.
Tacofino Launches Community Speaker Series
Tacofino’s ‘Speakers for Change’ series aims to inspire positive, lasting change within community by tackling relevant issues and donating funds to local causes
Vancouver Tourism Debuts Dine OutSide
Dine OutSide is a summertime food and drink celebration taking place across Vancouver from August 21 to September 21, 2020.
Drive-thru, Contactless Grocery Shopping Comes to Vancouver
With G3 by Fed, Vancouverites can now go grocery shopping right from the comfort of their vehicles.
Downtown Vancouver’s Tsui Hang Village Reborn as Cold Tea
Cold Tea offers Chinese-Vietnamese all-day dim sum, Chinese BBQ and Vietnamese family style food.
Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas
With Father's Day just around the corner we've got you covered with great gift ideas.
Black Vancouver Organizes JUNETEENTH March On June 19th
Black Vancouver is hosting the Juneteenth Vancouver March, taking place Friday, June 19.
RBC GranFondo Offers Free Bike Training Programs
With summer cycling events cancelled, many riders are struggling to find goals and motivation for the season. To help get them moving again, RBC GranFondo Whistler is making all its subscription training programs completely free this year and available to download for beginner to advanced riders.
Formation Studios Founder Saschie MacLean
Formation Studios Founder, Saschie MacLean-Magbandua tells us how the motto: turn off, turn up, get down, inspires an exponentially growing community of movers and shakers.
Future of Vancouver Aquarium at Risk
Non-profit organization Ocean Wise asks community to donate and help #SaveVancouverAquarium from bankruptcy by early summer. Here’s how to help.
A Guide to Helping Small, Independent Food Stores
Want groceries delivered or ready-to-go for convenient pickup? Across Vancouver, independent convenience stores and grocers are making the most out of social distancing to stay afloat. Here’s where you can help.
Ampersand Distilling Produces Hand Sanitizer for the Community
Ampersand Distilling is switching gears from spirits to hand sanitizer production for the community.
Travel
A collection of ideas and explorations closer to home
Tips For Safe Travel This Summer
Do Your Research
Take extra time to research and plan your trip in advance, and make sure you have a Plan B if your activity is at capacity. Many businesses and services in BC have adopted new protocols, and changes to their schedules or policies to ensure your safety. You’ll want to become familiar with them ahead of time.
Take Your Time
Consider a slower travel pace this summer to help curb the spread. Instead of checking in and out of multiple destinations during one trip, choose one destination and one accommodation for your entire trip, and use that as a ‘home-base’ for exploring all the destinations nearby.
Be Respectful
While many communities in BC will be welcoming people back this summer, some, such as many of BC’s Indigenous communities, can’t welcome you just yet. Please be respectful of these communities and know that they’ll welcome you when they are ready.
Pack Essentials
If you’re heading to a more rural area of the province, stock up with the essentials before you leave home (i.e. groceries). This helps lessen your impact on BC communities who may be experiencing supply issues, and reduces your touchpoints within communities who may have limited health care facilities.
Travel In Small Groups
If you normally travel with extended family or with several friends, consider travelling in a smaller group this summer. Travelling with fewer people makes it easier for you to practise physical distancing in public, and may have less of an impact on the destination.
Stay Apart
Practice physical distancing and frequent hand washing to help prevent the spread of Covid. Follow the recommendations from BC Centre for Disease Control to learn about preventative activities, and talk to the tourism businesses you are visiting about the steps they are taking to keep you and their staff safe.
Homebody
Staying home? We got you with this collection of things to do—from fitness to entertainment and DIY ideas and ways to kill the time, all from the comfort of home.