Fun and free Vancouver
June 28, 2008
Visit our Current Exhibit!
LIFE UNDER CANVAS: TENT HOMES IN EARLY NORTH VANCOUVER
Come and explore a full-scale tent home that is just like those that dotted North Vancouver’s landscape in the early days. During the economic boom of 1905-1912, many North Vancouverites lived year-round in tents that were fully equipped with pot-bellied stoves, four-poster beds and other household furnishings. This exhibit examines the realities of ‘life under canvas’ while showing that housing — then, as now — has long been a hot issue in our community.
LIFE UNDER CANVAS
May 21st - October 19th, 2008.
at the North Vancouver Museum Galleries
209 West 4th Street, North Vancouver.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. to August 1st;
Open Tuesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., August 2nd to September 5th
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North Vancouver’s diverse and colourful past is reflected in the extensive collections of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our collections of artifacts, documents, and photographs highlight:
- Community development on Vancouver’s North Shore.
- Industrial activity, particularly shipbuilding, and the early logging and lumber trade.
- Transportation and the Port of Vancouver.
- Recreation in the North Shore mountains.
The staff of the Museum and Archives is pleased to make the records of North Vancouver’s history accessible and meaningful to the community.
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Here is a list of community events from cbc (Canadas national broadcaster)
http://www.cbc.ca/bc/community/
63rd Annual Steveston Salmon Festival
Canada Day ~ Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada
Free Outdoor Yoga
| Date: | Every Wednesday, June 18 - mid September |
| Time: | 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Location: | The Observation Deck at Canada Place |
Jazz at Canada Place
| Date: | June 20 - 29 |
| Time: | 12pm - 2pm |
| Location: | North End Point at Canada Place |
| Admission: | Free |
Jazz at Canada Place, presented by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, features FREE outdoor jazz concerts on our spectacular waterfront. Enjoy 10 days of cool sounds and stunning scenery as part of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
North Van Green Tour Eco tour Slide show
June 20, 2008
Here are some pics in a slide show format that show NorthVan GreenTours ‘ Vancouver Eco tour.
Just Click The Pic and it will take you to the slideshow : )
Excellent Chinese Noodles
May 20, 2008
To Me the best bang for your buck is ” sha lin noodles”
They make the noodles right in front of you And they have vegitarian broth as well as chicken broth
Every guest I take there is really happy.
Also a good source of ” local info” is :
“discovervancouver”http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/place-noodle-soup-t36095.html
Heres a post from “taste of 604.com”
Cutting noodles in soup w/ lamb: these are the neatest noodles. The chef takes a block of dough and you watch him scrape the noodles off one at a time as they fly into the pot of boiling soup. the soup is a clear broth that soaks up the lamb taste. Lots of cilantro for extra flavouring… so good, drooling as I’m typing.
I agree– the cutting noodles with lamb are the best!
Febuary/March/April in Vancouver
April 4, 2008
Late Winter and Spring in Vancouver Is Very Interesting-
In the City-
Watching the Sunset at Ambleside-
Walking on the Beach
Skiing On the Mountains 10 minutes from Downtown-
Granville Island Market Place
March 25, 2008
Granville Island Is a huge public market located underneath the Granville street bridge just south of downtown Vancouver .
From Granville island you can access to many very interesting attractions via the Aqua bus (small ferries that carry up to twelve or so people ).
At Granville island there are many shops, artist studios as well as the world famous “Kids Market”
Additionally there are musicians, magicians ,jugglers ,thousands of Sea Gulls, as well as people from all over the world .The marketplace itself is a veritable rainbow of multiculturalism .
It’s almost useless to try to describe it because it is so amazing you just have to see it .
Some of the attractions that you can access via the Aquabus are the Marine Museum and the Science Center . .
Just past the Marine Museum there is the “Dog Beach”- the first in a series of beautiful beaches that connect DownTown with UBC at Wreck Beach : ) - While at UBC Check out the “Museum of Anthropology “—Well worth it !
If you have a bike this is an amazing day trip that will show you are real part of the Local Vancouver. Be sure to do it on Tuesday as the “Museum of Anthropology” is open late that day ( till 9)- Check with translink tripplanner and you should be able to throw your Bike on the front of the Bus and make it an easy trip home : ).
Finally- Good Ramen In Vancouver : !
March 22, 2008
Finally Vancouver has some good Ramen-
After years of praying that someone would start a Ramen shop that tasted good
Benkei Ramen has opened on Robson St in Vancouver .
The Ramen tastes really good .Especially the “house” Ramen- it has a special amount of dried fish in the soup.
They have three basic types of soup Shio Hakata-my favorite
Miso Hakata My second favorite .
And Shoyu - tastes good but is much lighter - has the chicken based soup .
Highly recommended . My prayers have been finally answered -
Now I just need someone to set up a “Sento” next door .
Also the service to really good~
Baden Powell Trail
January 9, 2008
Hiking on the Baden Powell Trail Is An optional Part of our “NorthVanGreenTour”-This 1 km section has a 60 meter rise and is suitable for all levels of hikers-(Comfortable shoes needed). This hike is a great introductionto the North Shore trail network.
