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Grind For Kids Interview: Ben Armstrong "My son Ben achieved his Grind For Kids goal of 35 today. Ben himself is a childhood cancer survivor and B.C Children's Hospital miracle. His best time this season was 38:54 (not bad for a kid who had to relearn to walk at age 3). Well done Ben!"Ben's mother, Colleen, posted this update on our Grouse Grind Facebook Page last week.Every person who helps

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program to inner city youth over the next two years. As Grouse Mountain continues to experience the best snow conditions of the season, the students are learning new skills and a new activity that promote greater personal well-being.  “Helping inner city youth develop new skills improves the youth and our community as a whole,” says Snow School director Toby Barrett. “We can all do more in our

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Vote for Us in the Georgia Straight's Best of Vancouver 2014 It’s that time of year again: voting for the Georgia Straight’s 19th annual Best of Vancouver ballot has now opened! Have your say and rate the best our city has to offer in a comprehensive range of categories and help create a portrait of Vancouver circa 2014. While you’re at it, we’d love your support of Grouse Mountain in a few key

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honoured to stand alongside other high profile restaurants. “We are very excited to win the Silver Award” says Sommelier and Food and Beverage Manager, Brent Fraser. “The competition criteria is quite comprehensive, and we’ve worked very hard developing our wine and food program. Our list now encompasses over 500 selections, and while broad in scope is particularly strong in B.C., France and the U.S

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, Karlsen has completed 887 lifetime Grinds to rank eighth in the all-time standings! Hot on his heels was Atessa Marashi whose 11 Grinds were a personal best in her first Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge. Participant Amy Tso also came in with 11.After finally wrapping a long day on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, the 15 participants had hiked a collective total of 116 Grouse Grinds in a one-day period.A big

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Winter Just Got Better New Zone Club and Skiing and Riding Zone Camps for 2012/13 This winter sees Grouse Mountain extending our offerings of skiing and riding lessons even further. Sign up now for our new Grouse Mountain Zone Club taking place on Saturdays and Sundays from January through March and really make the Peak of Vancouver your home this winter. If your kid can't wait until the weekend

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solution. After three years of study and having followed the prescribed application process set out by North Vancouver District , Grouse Mountain was granted approval late yesterday. Third-party experts addressing wind speeds, wind direction, noise levels, shadow flicker, and potential wildlife impacts were consulted throughout the permitting process."We applaud our District Council for the leadership

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would look like from various vantage points in the Lower Mainland. But no one could quite fathom how majestic and inspiring the completed tower with its graceful blades would be. There were some intriguing logistical challenges to overcome given the widespread points of origin of the turbine’s components, the size of many of those components, and the unusualness of The Eye of the Wind’s mountaintop

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Milan Lucic Celebrates With The Stanley Cup At Grouse Mountain Hometown hero picks the Peak of Vancouver for a private party with friends and family.  Back in June, when Vancouver’s Milan Lucic won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins he made it clear that heading up Grouse Mountain was on the top of his to-do list. Yesterday, Grouse Mountain was pleased to welcome Milan, the Stanley Cup as

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graduate from Wilfrid Laurier’s Honours Bachelors Business Administration program with a specialty in marketing. My passion for marketing started in high school when I took a grade 10 introduction to marketing class. I have been a frequent visitor to Vancouver since 2001, when my Aunt and Uncle moved out West with my two cousins. I have always thought Grouse Mountain is an amazing place and coming from

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