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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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An Interactive Art Program in the Eye of the Wind! Meeting Planners International decided to make their day at Grouse Mountain extra special. On Thursday 17th May, Grouse Mountain hosted a group of meeting planners from around BC. They had a full day of activities planned at various locations around the city, and Grouse Mountain was selected as one of the venues because of its unique Hiwus Art

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communities and Zero Ceiling at Grouse Mountain is part of delivering the best possible.” The 2009 program lessons for the 75 youth, ranging in age from 12 to 18, began on February 16 and end on March 25. The students were divided into groups of 25 per class, each held three nights a week. Grouse Mountain’s contribution to the program includes lift tickets for all the students (plus volunteers and

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Bears Still Snowed In! As if to say, Happy April Fools Day, more snow fell over the bear den and bear habitat.  We have begun to see a few signs of spring, but the snow has shown no sign of stopping.  Grinder and Coola's 'Bear Hotel' is still surrounded by over 15 feet of snow!  This makes it fairly dark inside, and when the boys have made their first exploratory journeys to the front part of

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viewPOD™ was designed and manufactured in France. It was transported by freighter to the east coast of Canada and rode a train to Vancouver. This steel and glass capsule was assembled on the ground before being lifted into place. Crane Assembly: To prepare for construction the LR1280 crane had to be brought to the project site via 17 separate truck loads. It was assembled on the ground, alongside what

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Beta Wolf Going for Treatment In June 2004, our pack of male Timber Wolves, Canis lupis, came to Grouse Mountain. They were being retired from the movie industry, facing the possibility of being euthanized and needed a natural habitat to call home. The wolves quickly settled in to a comfortable life here at Grouse Mountain. They are visited daily by school children learning about wolf

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of KMs in and around the homebase to get prepared for the endurance portion of such a task. This included: Buntzen Lake Trail Run (8km)Road Run- Moderate changes in elevation (13km)Road Run- Relatively flat, slower paced (5km)It is quite obvious that endurance and proper technique will play a big role in the success of this year's Seek the Peak finishers. One area of training that is often excluded

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Registration Is Now Open for the Most Anticipated Mountain Race of the Year BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run Gets Ready to Welcome Local Hikers and World Class Elite Athletes. August 3, 2011  Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – The date has been set and registration is now open for the legendary BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run taking place on Saturday October 1, 2011 at Grouse Mountain. Athletes

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here in British Columbia. Or, make it an epic solo journey as you challenge yourself on this sea to peak cardio adventure. Register before May 17th for early bird pricing and pop by our free training sessions on Tuesday nights that will get you pumped up for the big day. Head to seekthepeak.ca and elevate your fitness to a new level.

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Jingle Grouse, Jingle Grouse Tweet your take on the classic Christmas song, Jingle Bells and win... Updated LyricsRiding through the snowOn a Peak of Christmas SleighPast the reindeer we did goSpotting Ski Wees on Greenway!Scale the snowshoe GrindRavens Flying ByChalet to unwindAn adventure we did find!...will the next line be yours?What's this all about?For the next twelve days we are going to

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