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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2014 Calling all bakers and pastry chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village BC are partnering during Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain Chalet from November 27

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difficult than they initially anticipated.  Assigned to teams of five or six players, the first group clocked in around the 45-minute mark.Following their ascent of the Grind and a little bit of well-deserved recovery time, the future of the Canucks paid a visit to Grinder and Coola in their habitat and also had an opportunity to say hello to a few of our Birds in Motion.Click here to view a photo gallery

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Sign up for Whistler Water One Climb 2014 On June 14, 2014 help bring clean water to Kipsongol, Kenya The people of Kipsongol, Kenya struggle each day to provide their families with clean drinking water. We can make a profound difference in their lives by taking action. That’s what Whistler Water One Climb is all about – making a difference. Sign up to climb the Grouse Grind and raise important

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collect pledges you’ll play a vital role in helping to provide clean drinking water to the village of Kipsongol. If that weren’t enough, there will be live music, special guest appearances including Victoria Duffield, the band Neverest and Spencer West, and the achievement of climbing the Grouse Grind. Visit oneclimb.ca to sign up today.

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ecology, behavior and conservation and over the years they have helped us educate millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain that the term ‘big bad wolf’ is a misnomer.  Our oldest wolf Beta will be 15 years old this April. If we take the standard ‘1 dog to 7 human years’ conversion, that’s over 100 years old! According to David Mech, a well known wolf biologist, the average lifespan for refuge wolves is

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shredding the Grouse Mountain slopes with his 19-year-old daughter Richelle since she was 10. “We are offering unprecedented access to Grouse Mountain and we know Paul is in for a great year as the Y2Play Golden Ticket winner,” said Grouse Mountain General Manager Michael Cameron. “Happy Birthday Paul!” The contest helped launch the 2013/2014 Y2Play campaign, enticing entrants with more than 20

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who in the past has asked friends to donate band-aids to BC Children’s Hospital instead of giving him birthday presents. Nickolas is thrilled to accept his new title and help raise funds for the cardiology program at the new BC Children’s Hospital.“Kids should have a healthy heart to pump blood around their bodies,” Nickolas says. “I think it’s cool to make my heart beat faster and faster as I climb

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away!) it’s time to ensure we avoid injuries as much as possible and arrive healthy and prepared for race day. Below are three ways you can help ensure you reach the start line with a smile. 1. Stretch and recover. Both key elements of any training routine. After every workout, ensure you give yourself enough time to stretch. As busy as our lives are, it is important to spend at least ten minutes

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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of the Year Yesterday we held our first hummingbird monitoring session of the year.  According to our schedule, and the arrival of the birds in May, we were supposed to begin several weeks ago but the weather has not permitted us to safely band the birds.  Tuesday, the weather held and our volunteers made it up and we ran a standard five hour monitoring

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reason to train harder, you have the strength to reach heights you never thought possible. Pledges of support from family and friends will encourage you to make it to the top and make a difference for those affected by breast cancer. In previous years, Seek The Peak has helped Rethink raise over $200,000 and your efforts will directly support BC-based researchers who are working hard to find a cure

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