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Artists For Conservation Festival Returns To Grouse Mountain The second annual AFC Festival takes place October 13 to 21, 2012 at the Peak of Vancouver Starting October 13 2012, Grouse Mountain is pleased to once again play host to the Artists for Conservation Festival (AFC) bringing the world’s leading conservation- themed exhibit of original nature and wildlife art to the Peak of Vancouver. The

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Bird's Eye View An Unforgettable Experience It was the second day of my internship and I arrived not knowing what the day was going to consist of. I walked into the office and my boss, notified me that we are going to a photo shoot today for Shaw TV for a segment on Blackcomb Aviation’s Helitours that will be shown on the television show The Express. I was excited because I had never been to a

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This Summer, Get Airborne! Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie or just looking for the ultimate sight-seeing experience, Grouse Mountain has some great ideas for your summer bucket list. Blackcomb Aviation offers helicopter rides from Grouse Mountain with an array of tour options. Look inside the crater of an extinct volcano or explore the BC coastline - there is a tour sure to inspire. Contact

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Poached Pear and Aged Cheddar Salad Recipes from The Observatory Poached Bosc Pear and Aged Cheddar Salad winter greens, buttermilk cream, mapled candied pecans, pear and walnut vinaigrette Serves 6-8 Poached Pears 5 Bosc pears 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) apple cider vinegar 2 cups (500 mL) water 1 cup (250 mL) white sugar 1/2 cup (125 mL) finely grated fresh ginger 1 red chili pepper 1 cinnamon stick 6

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Meet the Ambassadors Introducing the new Grouse Grind Ambassadors... With the help of Columbia Sportswear we have launched our first year of the Grouse Grind Ambassadors program. We asked out to the Grind community, "Why do you Grind?" and were sent responses of every kind. Inspirational, recreational, charitable, you name it. With all these great responses, we were tasked to select only ten

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VASS  Movie Night & Vancouver Premiere of 'The Movement' Tuesday November 27 at North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University If you love ski movies and are looking to be inspired on the slopes of Grouse Mountain this winter than don't miss the VASS (Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports) Movie Night on Tuesday November 27 at Capilano University. VASS will be showing

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It's a hoot on Grouse Mountain By Larissa Cahute, The Province - July 24, 2012 There’s some new wildlife spreading its wings at the summit of Grouse Mountain this summer. Three owls have migrated over from Ontario to join the mountain’s birds of prey.Joining the ranks are two Great Horned Owls, Toba and baby Mortimer, and barn owl Sylvan. The birds will be joining the site’s permanent resident

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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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ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run Corporate Challenge Grouse Mountain and Clearlycontacts.ca invites your workplace to kick off the dress shoes and lace up some hiking boots! Grouse Mountain, Whister Water and ClearlyContacts.ca are officially issuing a corporate challenge to local organizations encouraging them to put a team together for the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain

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Mountain. Over 35 relay teams and 383 individuals endured a fun but challenging 4,100 feet of elevation gain and uphill trek in an effort to raise valuable funds for Rethink Breast Cancer. This year’s Seek the Peak winner was seasoned course veteran Colin Dignum with a time of 1:28:11. The course record set by Simon Driver of 1:24:08 still stands.Among the participants today were the friends and family

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