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Seek the Peak Training: Inspiration Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Fundraising is an important component of Seek the Peak, with every dollar raised going towards the lifesaving

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Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Mutli-Grouse Grind® Challenge! After an amazing 19 hour day on the Grouse Grind® the results are in! This year's Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge has helped raise an estimated $22,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This brings the Grind For Kids total amount raised to $1 million since the program began in 2010! We also saw a record

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Road to Seek the Peak Week 2: Marieve Legrand – A few thoughts on running, training and racing… Each week we’ll feature posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition info, to training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Seek the Peak had been on my bucket list of races for

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really needs our help.3) You’ll raise funds for an amazing cause (and it’s easy to do!). In the Kenyan community of Kipsongol, women and children have to make a long daily trek just to source water for cooking, drinking and sanitation (and often this water isn’t even clean!). In North America, we are fortunate to have access to clean water each and every day, which is why we’ve teamed up with

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year.Honey is created by the bees from the nectar of flowering plants.  Foraging bees collect the nectar, mix it with enzymes and store it inside the hive.  Here, bees fan the nectar/enzyme mix until it dehydrates to approximately 18% moisture content.  When this happens it is officially called 'honey'.   At this point the bees put a wax cover on the cell to help preserve it.Bees continually make honey as

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shoulders. Are you ready?Most first aid courses are developed for environments where first responders have rapid access to advanced medical care and equipment. In other words, they are designed for situations where paramedics can get to your location in a timely fashion. You don’t have to go very far for these crucial conditions become nothing more than wishful thinking. Being far from help poses several

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aims to provide guests with a taste of wilderness and help foster a greater appreciation for our British Columbian wild spaces and their inhabitants.” Get up close with resident Grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola at their 5 acre mountaintop habitat or watch a falcon take flight at the stunning Birds in Motion Demonstration. Stroll over to the World Famous Lumberjack Show or take that stroll a little

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while, you might spot a helicopter overhead slinging materials from the top of The Cut down to the Grind. To give you an idea of the work involved, materials will be deposited at various locations on the Grind upwards of 45 to 60 times! If you happen to be on the Skyride this week, you just might see this work in action. So, worry not, Grinders – with a little patience and help from Mother Nature

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Grizzly bears from a Ranger Talk at our Refuge for Endangered Wildlife or venture into the forest on a Guided Eco-Walk.Our hope is for visitors to leave Grouse Mountain with a greater appreciation for the beauty of our natural environment and for that appreciation to help stimulate conversations about what we can do to protect it. 

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Bee Day on Grouse Mountain This past Saturday, July 21st, Grouse Mountain hosted a visit by Hives for Humanity (www.hivesforhumanity.com) who helped us launch our bee education endeavors based around our four new hives!Hives for Humanity is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to help spread bee knowledge and respect throughout urban communities with a focus on at-risk communities

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