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get me wrong, dipping and dodging the seawall on a sunny weekend can be great time, but sometimes it’s nice to work out in peace. Over the weekend I decided to take a different approach to the normal hustle and grind work out of lapping false creek and headed due north for the trails of the shore. Of course, being a new comer to the vast amount of interconnecting trails that resemble a spider web, I

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importance of conservation work. Tyto, a barn owl, comes to us through our partners at Birds in Motion and having been bred in captivity and imprinted on people cannot be released into the wild – but can help today’s youth appreciate the beauty and fragility of local wildlife"The Artists for Conservation Festival at Grouse Mountain is a perfect fit for our Refuge for Endangered Wildlife's shared goals of

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Keep Altitudes Bistro refreshed this summer! Create your own cocktail item in the 2nd Grouse Mountain Sip Local Recipe Contest North Vancouver, April 1, 2010 – You are invited to share your favourite original or family cocktail recipe that makes use of locally available ingredients in the Lower Mainland. At Grouse Mountain, Altitudes Bistro is dedicated to sourcing the finest and freshest

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Grinder & Coola Emerge from Hibernation April 28, 2008, North Vancouver, BC - Grinder and Coola, resident grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain’s Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, came out of hibernation on Friday afternoon after their longest hibernation period to date. Extreme snow conditions and unseasonably cool temperatures have a big impact on the length of their hibernation. After digging

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, giving hikers the appreciation of the snowy winter landscape. To access the Snowshoe Grind, a Ski & Snowboard Pass, General Admission Ticket or Annual Membership is required. The Snowshoe Grind is open in daylight hours, seven days a week in the winter (check Mountain Report for current conditions). Length: 4.3 kilometres (2.67 miles) Elevation Gain: 215 metres (705 feet) Average Time: On average

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throughout the Games, and provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for our staff and guests to share in and reflect on the Olympic ideals that the flame represents: peace, brotherhood and friendship.”The torch relay will arrive at approximately 4:45 pm as part of a convoy of vehicles, which will include torchbearer shuttles, media vehicles, relay support vehicles and police cruisers. Temporary rolling

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hosting the NBC Today broadcast, Grouse Mountain hosted smaller broadcasts and interviews from every major A-List media outlet - international and domestic - throughout the Games. Conservative estimates place the total audience exposure to Grouse Mountain in the neighbourhood of 700 million people. With approximately 4.5 months of the downhill season remaining, Grouse Mountain is poised to enjoy what

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Seek the Peak? Bring it on. Fighting to get back into the swing of things. When I was initially approached about doing the Seek the Peak my heart skipped a beat. I mean, I’ve always thought of myself as an athlete. All through school I was on various competitive sports teams and moving into my twenties I found a passion for cycling which lead into triathlons. It only seemed natural when an

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simple.” The arrival of the blades – the appendages which form the revolving “mill” of the structure – is one of the key milestones in the production of the world’s first commercial wind turbine to feature an elevator-accessed observation deck wrapped around the tower at 58 metres. The final assembly of the turbine components is slated for late summer 2009. “When we saw these massive blades suspended

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:30 am - Day-of registration10:00am - Race Begins 10:26am – Estimated finish time of 1st racer 12:30pm - Awards ceremony Course detailsLength: 3 kilometres (1.86 miles) Elevation Gain: 853 metres (2,800 feet) Base: 274 metres above sea level (900 feet) Summit: 1,127 metres (3,700 feet) Total Stairs: 2,830 Average Time: Approximately an hour and a half to complete the hike, with two hours recommended

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