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The Quest for the Perfect Tutor
Learning can be an exciting adventure, and with the right tools and attitude, the journey is just as rewarding as the destination. Your guide to finding a tutor.
Smitty’s Oyster House Introduces Weekend Brunch
Smitty’s Oyster House on Main Street is stirring up the brunch scene with a delectable new Weekend Brunch menu.
A Hot Sauce Made in Vancouver? Yup!
We love a good sauce so we were excited to discover that someone had launched one right here in Vancouver. The name? SAUS. The flavours? Awesome!
Bring Home a Catered Brunch for Mom
Savoury City Catering is helping families show the love to all the mothers in their lives by offering a special Mother’s Day Brunch Kit and Afternoon Tea Menu to enjoy at home, at the park or on the beach for Mother’s Day weekend May 8-9.
Main St. Brewing Vacation-Themed Beer GC Give-away
Main St. Brewing takes beer lovers one step closer to the ‘Departure Lounge’ with a new springtime series of vacation-themed beer.
7 Essential Beauty And Lifestyle Holiday Gift Ideas
Since we’re all staying home this season, why not give the gift of pampering?
6 Holiday Gifts for Vancouver Foodies
Send some festive cheer with mouth watering goodies this year.
12 Days of Holiday Giveaways
Starting December 1st, we will be giving away a gift a day for 12 days. All you need to do to enter is like, follow and tag three friends.
4 Essentials You Need For Personal Investment
Our recommended tools and assets you’ll need at your disposal if you’re going to get started with personal investment.
Chambar Launches ‘Into the Wild’ Line of Prepared Meals
For easy entertaining, take Chambar’s award-winning meals home, camping or boating.
Meatless Meat Is Having a Moment
Meatless meat is having a moment and Vancouver-based Modern Meat sets its sights on a plant-based future.
Plant-based Foods Gain Momentum During Pandemic, and Vancouver’s Spread’Em Kitchen Leads the Way
The global pandemic has done nothing to slow down the plant-based food industry. As consumers look for more and more ways to stay healthy during COVID, brands are in high demand.
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.