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Do You Know a Teacher? Educators are invited to join us on Oct. 25, 2013 October 25, 2013 is the province-wide Professional Development Day and Grouse Mountain is hosting a special session for BC Educators. Featuring guest speaker Lori Bartley, this interactive gathering focuses upon Outdoor Classrooms and some simple techniques to move the classroom experience outside. Admission is complimentary

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Couple Take Fundraising To New Heights PAUL WALDIE The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Sep. 07 2012 Esther and Martin Kafer grew up in Switzerland and have been climbing mountains for more than 70 years. They met on a mountain top and spent their honeymoon in 1953 scaling the Matterhorn. The couple, now both in their 80s, moved to Canada in 1954, first settling in Kitimat, B.C, and later in

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Seek the Peak - July 16, 2011 Challenge yourself, or gather a team of four, to participate in the 8th annual Seek the Peak relay. This life-changing, 4-stage, 16-kilometer course starts on the beach at Ambleside Park, then winds its way through North Vancouver before heading up the legendary Grouse Grind to the Peak of Vancouver. Whether you're an elite athlete or you're just looking for a great

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highly visible and inspirational landmark for renewable energy to both locals and visitors alike.The Eye of the Wind has a capacity of 1.5 megawatts – which Grouse Mountain estimates is enough to power up to 400 homes a year – and is expected to generate up to 25 per cent of the resort’s operational electricity needs annually. The turbine was officially launched on Grouse Mountain in February

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Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run Registration Online registration for the is now open. With the abundance of snow falling at the Peak of Vancouver this week there is no better time to announce that registration is now open for Grouse Mountain’s Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run. Taking place on February 25 at 10am, the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run follows the popular 5.1 kilometre Snowshoe Grind, the winter

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Earth Day: The Eye of the Wind No activity can better mark today’s celebration of Conservation, Innovation, and Inspiration than a visit to Vancouver’s iconic symbol of alternative energy Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC- On an occasion that celebrates the hope of a better tomorrow, one is hard-pressed to imagine a more inspiring experience of Earth Day’s values than standing directly behind

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Seek the Peak Early Registration Opens Register today The 8th Annual Grouse Mountain Rethink Seek The Peak Relay will take place on July 16. Challenge yourself with a life-changing 16km course starting on the beach at Ambleside Park, winding its way through North Vancouver before heading up the legendary Grouse Grind to the Peak of Vancouver. Do the entire course solo or register as a relay team

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2009 World Police & Fire Games Results Best time posted by Northern Ireland fireman in 2009 World Police & Fire Games signature event.Grouse Grind Mountain Run draws 315 competitors from 14 countries. North Vancouver, August 5, 2009 – One of the world’s most famous trails, the Grouse Grind, crowned a new champion in the signature event of the 2009 World Police & Fire Games today

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, enjoy taking in the Birds in Motion or the World-Famous Lumberjack show, appreciate the insights of our Wildlife Refuge Rangers, or simply covet the opportunity to spend time on one of Vancouver’s best patios, Altitudes Bistro, your Membership delivers. With a full-year of Skyride access, when summer fun shifts into winter wonder, you’ll enjoy access to snowshoe trails, skating and the Peak of

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accents.Gyr's hunt in typical falcon fashion preferring to take Arctic Grouse and other arctic marine birds out of the air and killing/consuming them on the ground.  Unlike the diving stoop of the Peregrine Falcon the Gyr's hunting tactic is usually to come in fast and low from behind, surprising its prey.  They will also hunt small ground mammals if the opportunity arises.Our Birds in Motion demonstrations

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