Tag: Events
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1st Annual Sparkle Event/Fundraiser
Join the 1st annual Sparkle Empowerment Event/Fundraiser for every generation starting at 8 years+, welcoming mothers, daughters, friends, sisters, grandmothers, aunts and anyone looking for some inspiration and sparkle. As a platform for conversations that may not normally occur, the Sparkle Project BC is a movement that seeks to inspire and equip young girls to lead […]
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The Etiquette Behind Afternoon Tea
In our busy, time-poor lives, what is nicer than momentarily stopping for a scone and a pot of tea? Afternoon tea gives us a break in the rush of modern life, just like it did back in the nineteenth century, when the custom originated. Afternoon tea has been around for many centuries, but became popular […]
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Surrey Greek Food Festival
Steeped in history and lapped by the Mediterranean sea, Greece is home to some of the finest ingredients in the world, some of the most eclectic tastes from the West balance against some of the more raw and upbeat tastes from the East on Greek tables. From flamed cooked souvlaki and succulent lamb, Greek cuisine can […]
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Bake a difference for animals for National Cupcake Day on Feb. 29
Did you know that simply by baking cupcakes you can help animals in need? Bakers across the country are pulling out their aprons and dusting off their cupcake tins in preparation for Canada’s fourth annual National Cupcake Day for SPCAs and Humane Societies on Feb. 29, a day when indulging your sweet tooth is entirely […]
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GTC Black Friday Frenzy + Win $50 Giftcard!
Did you experience the Black Friday frenzy over the weekend? I admit – I was so ready to head across the border only to realize that there are amazing deals here in Surrey to begin with. I had the opportunity to participate in the frenzy at Guildford Town Centre (GTC), a shopping experience like no other in […]
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13 Charities Celebrate Awards from SurreyCares
Join celebration of how charities aid our community with SurreyCares awards Children at-risk or victimized by violence or sexual exploitation, and people with medical, physical or developmental disabilities will be among the broad range of people benefitting from the awards granted to 13 charitable winners of the 2015 grant competition by SurreyCares Community Foundation. SurreyCares has […]
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Surrey Museum Hosts Museum After Dark
The Surrey Museum is hosting Museum After Dark on Thursday, November 19, a unique event inviting guests into the vault, and to enjoy local wine, tapas and good company. Featuring a Dark Things theme, the evening will begin with an introduction from the Collections Curator, followed by an exclusive guided tour of the vault and […]
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Remembering a Local Hero, Cst. Adrian Oliver
On November 13, 2012, Cst. Adrian Oliver, a police officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and posted to Surrey Detachment, was involved in a motor vehicle collision that took his life during the execution of his duties. Adrian was a very well regarded and respected police officer with a loving and charismatic personality. As […]
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Moms & kids get in the picture Nov.14 to support those suffering from Post Partum Depression
An estimated 10-15% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, something writer, photographer, mother and now postpartum depression survivor, Eran Sudds, is very familiar with. After the birth of her son, Eran Sudds struggled with feelings of inadequacy and anxiety for months. Two events changed that: an encounter with a sympathetic stranger during a frantic […]
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Canadian author signs 1,000 copies at successful book launch
In his new novel, Edwin and the Quest for Drow, Gordon Allan presents a fantasy story in the spirit of Harry Potter that gently assimilates parts of speech, grammar, and word play. Over the weekend, 300 enthusiastic parents, children, and language learning supporters who were all eager to learn more about this innovative language learning tool […]
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Vancouver-based author inspires Chinese students to learn English through fantasy
As students eagerly search out ways to improve their English, too many of them are misdirected by programs that focus only on memorization. As renowned Harvard professor Eric Mazur points out, Education is basically two things. One is transfer of information; the other is assimilating that information. Just one of the two is not good […]
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[PHOTOS] Summer Knock-Out Dance Competition Round 1 Results; Round 2 Semis Friday, August 28
Dance is what will always be community in action. It sanctifies our space. It could also heighten our sense of being alive by making us one with the very ground we dance on, the air we breathe – and the seen and unseen. It is not only a unique and essential human activity that connects us […]
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VAFF presents the Red Packet Challenge Screening & Awards Gala
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) will be hosting the “Red Packet Challenge” at Vancity Theatre. The challenge is an exciting contest where anyone with a video camera or smart phone can get creative and show off their storytelling skills by entering their micro–films to win from a fabulous selection of prizes…
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SAFA continues tradition as Greater Vancouver’s only Annual Outdoor Bollywood Movie Screening
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham plays on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Unwin Park, Surrey Now in its 7th year, the South Asian Family Association is pleased to announce the continuation of its popular Bollywood Under the Stars event, Vancouver’s only annual outdoor Bollywood movie screening. The society will be screening the 2001 smash hit Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham on Friday, August 21st at Unwin Park in […]
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9 reasons to go to the Int’l Summer Night Market
The air is filled with the aromatic mix of soy, sesame, spices, frying oil, grilling meat and the high-pitched shouts of hawkers. Clouds of smoke waft above the dozens of small stalls that make up the International Summer Night Market (ISNM) in Richmond’s Vulcan Way, all brightly lit, sitting under coloured signs, beckoning individuals to try freshly […]