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approximately one million children living in BC and the Yukon. All children who are seriously ill or injured are referred to Children’s Hospital and are treated at the hospital facility in Vancouver or, with consultation from Children’s specialists, in their home community. Last year, more than 78,000 children were treated at Children’s Hospital. “BC Children’s Hospital relies on the support of tens of

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average with the last few years (2008/2009 - 150 days, 2009/2010 - 145 days and 2010/2011 - 161 days). This is the second longest hibernation period to date. A big thanks to our snow-making (or snow-removal in this case!) team who spent the last two weeks digging out and preparing the grizzly bear’s hibernation habitat.Work continues on their 5 acre summer habitat and we hope to have it ready by

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, the wildlife of Grouse Mountain is also in full spring mode.  We've seen our first young Black-tailed Deer of the year, roaming around and eating the fresh grasses.  Also, some young black bear cubs have been spotted.The birds are not to be left out!  Many fledgling birds are leaving the nest at this time and following the parents out into the world at large.  Families of Steller's Jays have been

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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Last Chance to Win an iPad 2 iPad 2 Contest Closes this Sunday, July 31st Looks like we're closing in on the last few days for our iPad 2 contest. If you've been thinking about entering, this is your chance!How to Enter1.) Purchase an Annual Local's Pass online by this Sunday (July 31, 2011) for only $99. Not only will you have year-round membership access to Grouse Mountain, but you'll be in the

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Professional Development Day Open House BC Educators are invited to join us October 21 Join us on Friday October 21st for the Grouse Mountain Provincial Professional Development Day. Discover all the innovative learning opportunities that Grouse Mountain has to offer you and your school year round. Prepare for an exciting and informative day including a visit to our Wildlife Habitats, a híwus

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Where to Dine Awards The Observatory wins sustainable dining award Congratulations to everyone that works hard every year to make The Observatory one of the finest and most sustainable venues to dine at in all of Vancouver. Yesterday, April 27th 2011, The Observatory was honoured with the Sustainability Award at "Where to Dine Vancouver" by Where Magazine. Above is a photo of Chef de Cuisine

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 19 Congratulations to Stephanie Emro from Delta! Stephanie's Best Grouse Mountain Moment: "I have had many amazing moments up on Grouse Mountain! But one in particular is something that is never listed on what to at Grouse - reading in the snow. Last year when I started reading the Twilight series I couldn't put the books down. One of the days that I brought

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wilderness to learn about winter survival - and have some fun in the process. The group ventured on an hour-long snowshoe tour through the 400-year-old alpine forest where our experienced guides outlined wilderness hazards and tips on what to look for to avoid them. They were also shown some nifty places they could potentially 'crash' for the night if they ever found themselves stranded in the wilderness

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patio sipper! Oh Canada! Only here at Grouse Mountain. Click here for more information on all our year-round activities.

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