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population numbers of hummingbirds with a focus on the Rufous Hummingbird.The project involves gently catching hummingbirds as they come to the feeder, taking some measurements, looking at the overall health of the birds, placing a very lightweight band on their leg (each band only weighs 5/100's of a gram!) and releasing the bird on its way.Normally we'd expect to get just a few hummingbirds in the early

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Santa's Reindeer Spotted on Grouse Mountain! Last weekend we were joined here on Grouse Mountain by two of Santa's very own reindeer!!  Each year we are lucky to have some of their time as they get ready for their big night on Christmas Eve.  This year we have Prancer and Dancer visiting us for The Peak of Christmas.Dancer and Prancer are two male reindeer who are slightly larger than some of

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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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Happy Earth Day! Help us make every day Earth Day Happy Earth Day! While April 22 provides an annual opportunity to stop, reflect and consider how our actions impact the planet, we try to do our part to make every day Earth Day at the Peak of Vancouver.Have you visited the Eye of the Wind?  It's BC’s first viable wind energy solution with the capacity to offset up to 25 percent of Grouse

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7 family-friendly activities to do at Grouse Mountain this weekend Fun for all ages abounds at the Peak of Vancouver! At the end of a long work week, thoughts turn to a fun-filled weekend heading out into our beautiful Pacific Northwest playground to enjoy all that Mother Nature has to offer.If you’re a parent, finding new, educational and exciting family-friendly weekend activities to keep your

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Visit Grouse Mountain at ROAM Winter Expo October 17th-18th, 2015 Grouse Mountain is thrilled to be part of the ROAM Winter Expo, where we will be sharing our #winterlove October 17th and 18th!Located at the Vancouver Convention Center, the ROAM Expo is a unique marketplace that brings together brands and services offering exciting and diverse ways to spend the low sun months. ROAM Expo will

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. It didn’t matter if I was pulling my cute blonde wig over my bare head as I got ready for a day at the office, sitting down in a comfy chair on the 6th floor of the Cancer Agency and rolling up my sleeve to present my tired veins to the sweet chemo nurse, or if I was staring down the handle of a fork on the end of which a bite of food sat in all of its tasteless glory. The words I repeated

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. Valid for the remainder of this season and all of next season, you could pay off a Y2Play Pass just skiing this Spring Break! As BC’s best value snowpass, Y2Play has an abundance of benefits including a complimentary snowshoe, skate and ski/board rental, access to our Mountain Interchange program providing discounts at partner resorts including Big White and Sun Peaks, discounts on food and beverage

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/y2play-bring-a-friend-for-free-day-march-17-2016

Grouse Mountain’s ice skating pond officially opens for the winter! Strap on your skates for a spin on the Lower Mainland’s only mountaintop rink (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain is happy to announce that our 8,000-square foot ice skating pond – the only mountaintop outdoor skate pond in the lower mainland – will officially open at 11:00 am today. Great for a fun family adventure or a romantic

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Hectic Hummingbird Monitoring Session! This past Tuesday, June 9th we had an amazing hummingbird monitoring session here at Grouse Mountain.  It was only the second one of the year but it broke all records.We examined over 70 hummingbirds in a five hour sitting.  Many more visited the feeders that we were unable to examine.  Most were Rufous Females, our standard variety, but we had two adult

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