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Almost 700 Participants Make the Climb at the 16th Annual Seek the Peak Thousands raised in support of BC Cancer Foundation (North Vancouver) Perfect conditions greeted racers this morning as they set out for the 16th annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. This year’s event saw almost 700 participants take on the 13

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several ways you can help out the wildlife and also encourage them to remain wild - this is their best opportunity to thrive and survive. Bird watching is one of the largest past times around the world and having birds come to your yard is a great way to observe nature and also learn about some of the fascinating species that call BC home (or part time home!). Bird feeders are readily available at most

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GRIND10 Challenge Results 15 Days. 10 Grinds. One great cause. Congratulations to all the participants of the 2019 Grind10 Challenge! We were thrilled to see so many people taking on the challenge and supporting BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. In total, participants completed almost 800 Grinds over 15 days and raised over $7,000 for BCCHF – now that’s impressive. A big shout out goes to Jason

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signs of spring - Birds calling on grouse Mountain Take a walk around on top of the mountain and at the base of the mountain in the early morning these days and you are sure to hear some spring breeding calls of our local songbirds. One of the earliest to call is the Varied Thrush. This beautiful Robin sized bird has striking orange and black plumage. The males have a dark eye band and a dark

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Baby black-tailed deer appearing on mountain Look but don't touch please!  Over the last couple weeks we've been seeing baby Black-tailed Deer starting to appear on Grouse Mountain.  We have a healthy population of these deer, who are a sub-species of Mule Deer, and each spring the females can be seen roaming the mountain with their newborns.  For the first few days or week of life, the young

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Summer Season Kicks-off at Grouse Mountain this Weekend Launch of Scenic Mountain Biking plus the return of summer favourites to the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Fun-filled summer days return to Grouse Mountain with the launch of summer activities this long-weekend at the Peak of Vancouver. Beginning this Saturday guests can once again enjoy summer favourites like the World Famous

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Madison Sands breaks the women’s course record at the Grouse Grind® Mountain Run presented by VPG Realty Jordan Guenette tops the podium with the fastest time of the day (North Vancouver) Over 360 participants took to the trail Saturday morning for the 28th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Inc. This annual favourite welcomes hikers of all ages to take on the iconic Grouse

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15th Annual Seek the Peak Hits the Trails June 24th Racers will take on the climb in support of the BC Cancer Foundation (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain is excited to welcome racers to take on the challenge in the 15th annual Seek the Peak taking place Sunday, June 24th. With every upward step, valuable funds will be raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against

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first hummingbird monitoring session of 2018 Today we held our first hummingbird monitoring and banding session at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was an amazing early season session with 22 birds caught, recorded and released!  We had six recaptures with two birds from 2017, three birds from 2016 and one bird from 2015.  Overall the birds showed signs of good health

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products that really stood out to our team and showed the new innovations we can expect to see on the slopes next season. Electro-Chromatic GogglesOne lens, three tints for all conditions. Both Oakley and Spy unveiled goggles that with the push of a button will change from one lens tint to another dependent on conditions. No more changing goggles or lenses on a varied conditions day! As with any cutting

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