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Explore a colourful forest with ever-changing lights at this free Metro Vancouver festival

Explore a colourful forest with ever-changing lights at this free Metro Vancouver festival

While there are a number of breathtaking places to see light displays during the holiday season, not all of them free. At VanDusen, for example, visitors will pay up to $20 at the gate to enjoy the Festival of Lights.
Photos: This has to be one of the cutest seal releases in Metro Vancouver yet

Photos: This has to be one of the cutest seal releases in Metro Vancouver yet

Rescued seals Bubblegum and Blue Moon were reunited as they reentered the wild
Book Review: Things are Good Now by Djamila Ibrahim

Book Review: Things are Good Now by Djamila Ibrahim

Things are Good Now tells poignant and thought provoking stories of immigrants and refugees to Canada from East Africa and the Middle East.
Do you really know where your fruits and veggies are coming from?

Do you really know where your fruits and veggies are coming from?

It is Thanksgiving weekend. Do you know where your veggies are? More to the point, do you know where they came from? As you prepare your table for a gathering this weekend, be aware of what you might find in your garden.
Column: Choosing a perfect wine to have at Thanksgiving

Column: Choosing a perfect wine to have at Thanksgiving

If you were to choose a wine that will go with your Thanksgiving Dinner, a Beaujolais would be a wise choice. Beaujolais, which are made from the Gamay grape are dry fruity reds that are food friendly and versatile.
Here’s what to do with your Thanksgiving turkey grease

Here’s what to do with your Thanksgiving turkey grease

It’s that time of year when the air is cool and crisp, friends and family gather and the smell of roasting turkey fills homes.
Vote now for the 2018 Growler B.C. Craft Beer Awards

Vote now for the 2018 Growler B.C. Craft Beer Awards

It’s election time, and while choosing a new mayor, council and school board is very, very important, you know what else is important? BEER! Heck yes it is! That’s why the Growler is launching its first-ever craft beer contest , celebrating all of th
Lavish Richmond condo one of Dream Home Lottery prizes

Lavish Richmond condo one of Dream Home Lottery prizes

The home in Capstan Village also comes with a smaller condo in Vancouver, cash for furniture and a brand-new BMW.
'A Very Vegan Thanksgiving' to raise money for injured turkey's prosthetic leg

'A Very Vegan Thanksgiving' to raise money for injured turkey's prosthetic leg

Meet Gertie, possibly the luckiest turkey in B.C.
You can now get a 75-cent veggie hot dog at Richmond's IKEA

You can now get a 75-cent veggie hot dog at Richmond's IKEA

Eating on the cheap just got a lot easier, thanks to IKEA Canada’s launch of a 75-cent veggie hot dog on their bistro menus nationwide.