If you're looking for somewhere to go to get out of the cold we've been having in Vancouver lately, why not try the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth park?  If you've got smaller kids, try going on a weekday when it's far less likely to be crowded with tour groups and such.   

It only takes abo

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If you're wondering where to take the kids in Vancouver next weekend, why not head down to the Vancouver Art Gallery for their SuperSunday session?  Local artists, in addition to staff and volunteers will be there to demonstrate various types of art, and the kids can even get involved in creating their own projects.

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n the past few years, the amount of activism in the Vancouver area has been steadily increasing. People seem to protest everything from affordable housing, to poverty, to the olympics, to everything in between.

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According to the National Weather Service this weekend will be the coldest for the year so far in the cities of Vancouver and Portland and all over Southern Washington. Already, around Vancouver and the outlying areas we are seeing ponds freezing over indicating how cold the weather has been. Well, now this weekend it will be colder.

Lower

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One of the earliest memories I have when I was growing up was going skating. Luckily I grew up in a town where we were able to have a backyard rink, and I would be out on that ice long after dark.Unfortunately (or is it fortunately?) we’re not blessed with the extremely cold winters that would allow for a backyard skating rink, so if you’re l

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There's not many things that can hold the attention of a young child quite like a boat ride, and we found this out firsthand last spring when we went to go visit Harbour Center in downtown Vancouver, and found that it was closed for renovations.

After spending all that time getting downtown we had to figure out where

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For months we've been talking about taking the kids to the Vancouver Art Gallery for their superSunday event, and as we headed downtown last Sunday for the St. Patrick's Day parade, I took one of the kids to the art gallery instead, as the noise from the parade wouldn't have made it an enjoyable experience for him.

He wa

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When I started VFF back in January, I had a simple idea - post about where to take the kids in Vancouver. Well, in a region of almost two million people, and no shortage of stuff to do, it's too much for just one blogger. So, we're looking for two or three associate editors to cover different regions of the Lower Mainland.

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A gas used in the making of flat screen televisions, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere and accelerating global warming.

They overlooked NF3 in the Kyoto protocol as it was only produced in tiny amounts when the treaty was signed in 1997. The gas is estimated to be 17,000 times as powerfu

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On Sat. – Tue. I will be in Vancouver.

I was wondering if I would meet the Coryphaeus of blogging - John Chow! He could definitely tell me some insider tips about blogging. And of course recommend a nice restaurant.

So if you know John Cho

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