Don’t miss out on the Richmond and Chinatown Night Markets!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Richmond Night Market 2012
Photo credit: RickChung.com (Flickr)

Opening tonight at 7 pm, the Richmond and Chinatown Night Markets are two of the biggest local summer attractions.

Let us know in the comment section if you attended the opening, and what you thought. Don’t forget to dress warm: it’s not summer YET!

Check out the two videos below from the 2012 markets:

Richmond Night Market – by Vancouver blogger Geoff Peters

Chinatown Night Market – by Vancouver travel blogger WiserTraveler

Fun things to do in B.C. – May 2013

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Photo credit: Samantha DeWitt (public domain)

Summer is not officially here yet, but the warm weather is inviting us to get out of the house and start having fun. Festivals, shows, concerts, fairs, races and rodeos are all waiting for visitors!

Below, you can check out some of the most interesting things to do in British Columbia for the month of May. There are also many farmer’s markets that are open. Many towns have May Days events, for the Victoria Day long week-end.

If you know of any other exciting events in B.C. that are not on this list, please share them with us in the comment section.

Feast Tofino
Where: 660 Ocean Park Drive, Tofino
When: May 1st – May 31st

Okanagan Spring Wine Festival
Where: Kelowna
When: May 3rd – May 12th

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And the winner of our Spring haiku contest is….

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Photo credit: blmiers2 (Flickr)

Bahareh Sobhani, with the following haiku:

This new year, I will
paint all the walls in my room
The shade of your eyes.

Bahareh won a $25 gift card to White Spot. Congratulations!

Choosing between so many beautiful haiku was very hard. Check the slideshow below to see the readers who got honorable mentions in our poetry contest.

Spring poetry contest – write a haiku and win a $25 gift card! – CLOSED

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Photo: Peter Kratochvil (public domain)

This contest is now closed. The winner will be announced before May 5th, 2013.

Spring is coming, and, to celebrate it, The Westcoast Reader is having another contest. April is the month of poetry, so we are asking our readers to be creative and send us a haiku that they wrote. The winner gets a $25 gift card to White Spot!

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Family Day contest winners – the Mousavi family

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Our winners: Saha Mousavi, Bahareh Teimory and Sam Mousavi

Congratulations to the Mousavi family who sent us their Family Day photo and won a $25 gift card to White Spot!

We would like to thank everybody for their submissions and we invite you to take part in our future contests.

Lunar New Year – February 10th!

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Nila Gopaul

The Beijing Little Peacocks school of dance walk during the Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver. Photo – Ward Perrin/The Vancouver Sun

People celebrate the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10 this year. The Lunar New Year is often called the Chinese New Year.

Visit the link:

Things to do on the Lunar New Year

Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Nila Gopaul

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Lost Lagoon is in front of the Stanley Park Ecology Society.
Photo – Greent/wikipedia

Happy Birthday!
The Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25 on February 5, 2013!

Visit the link:

Visit the website. There is so much to do and learn.

Family Day contest – win a $25 White Spot gift card! – CLOSED

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

Photo credit: Arlen Redekop /The Province

British Columbia has added a new public holiday to its calendar. February 11th is Family Day!

Send us a photo and tell us in 50 words or less about how you spent Family Day. You could win a $25 gift card to White Spot to treat your loved ones!

Email your photo and story at wcreader@capilanou.ca and put the words “Family Day” in the email subject.

We hope you have lots of fun on Family Day with your loved ones!

This contest is open until February 28th, 2013.

Who am I? – an exhibition not to be missed!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Ana-MariaG

An exhibition of photography that presents the history of Chinese immigrants in Barkerville, B.C., will be taking place between December 11th and January 14th, 2013, at the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden - 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Visit the event page:

Who am I? – Vancouver Chinese Garden

Who am I? – an exhibition of historical photography.

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ana-MariaG

We would like to wish our readers a very happy 2013!

We hope you will keep following us, using our content and giving us your feedback. Our website now has a new feature that we hope you will enjoy: a 2013 calendar with holidays and special observances.

Have a fun night, and may the New Year bring you lots of joy and success!

Photo credit: Larisa Koshkina (public domain)

	Phoning my mother
	Giving my mother a card or a gift
	Cooking her a meal
	Taking her out
	Spending time with her
	Honouring her memory (my mother has passed away)

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Don’t miss out on the Richmond and Chinatown Night Markets!

Fun things to do in B.C. – May 2013

And the winner of our Spring haiku contest is….

Spring poetry contest – write a haiku and win a $25 gift card! – CLOSED

Family Day contest winners – the Mousavi family

Lunar New Year – February 10th!

People celebrate the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10 this year. The Lunar New Year is often called the Chinese New Year.

Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25!

Happy Birthday!
The Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25 on February 5, 2013!

Family Day contest – win a $25 White Spot gift card! – CLOSED

Who am I? – an exhibition not to be missed!

Happy New Year!

People celebrate the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10 this year. The Lunar New Year is often called the Chinese New Year.

Happy Birthday! The Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25 on February 5, 2013!

Happy Birthday!
The Stanley Park Ecology Society turns 25 on February 5, 2013!