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Peak relay in support of Rethink Breast Cancer. On Sunday June 17, teams of 4 as well as individuals can challenge each other and have fun on a 16-kilometer relay starting on the beach at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, winding its way through North Vancouver, then heading up the legendary Grouse Grind the Peak of Vancouver. All funds raised will go directly to support Rethink Breast Cancer, a

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Happy Halloween - Grizzly Style! During the month of October Grinder and Coola receive a treat they only get at this time of the year - pumpkins!  Since they are something new and rare their curiosity is immediately peaked an d they are eager for a taste.While they love the inside pumpkin flesh, we also usually give them a bit of an added bonus by stuffing extra treats such as fish, dog food or

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World Class Snowboarders Face-Off On the Slopes of Grouse Mountain Epic Jumps and Big Air Will Determine The Winner At Quiksilver's Showdown Over The City March 15, 2012. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. -  The ultimate snowboarding event, Quiksilver’s Showdown Over the City is back at Grouse Mountain for its fifth year on March 23 and 24.  This high profile competition is one of the premier

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Grouse Mountain Introduces Brand New iPhone App With A Few Clicks Users Can Explore All That Vancouver's Premier Attraction Has To Offer Thursday February 14, 2013. North Vancouver, B.C. - The Peak of Vancouver is excited to unveil their new iPhone app that will allow users to have one touch access to everything Grouse Mountain. With the assistance of developer Finger Food Studios, this free

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support of the run leaders I was able to run for 25 minutes and I felt great at the end of the run! Looking forward to next week when we will meet up at Ambleside and do a bit more of road running...Interested in training or signing up for Seek the Peak? Check out the site here at seekthepeak.caUntil next week, have a great weekend,Sacha

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Pole Climb and Axe Throw Like a Lumberjack Lumberjack Experience now available If you’ve taken in the World Famous Lumberjack Show at Grouse Mountain, you know that it looks like it’s a lot of fun being a lumberjack. This summer at Grouse Mountain, why just watch when you can try for yourself! We’ve introduced two new amazing experiences to our mountaintop – an axe throw and a pole climb. With

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Knot Just Another Day in the Office Covenant House Adventure Training at Grouse Mountain When the team from Covenant House arrived at Grouse Mountain to try the Alpine Adventure Corporate Adventure Training Program, they were ready and open to stepping outside personal comfort zones. Their day started with an icebreaker and quickly moved into some activities geared at testing communication and

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Alzheimer’s (MKGG) challenge at Grouse Mountain on Sept. 29, a separate team of hikers will also be making their way up Mt. Kilimanjaro, a 19,340-foot quest that takes place over a week. Seven times up the Grouse Grind is equivalent to reaching the highest peak in Africa and with a MKGG team of seven, that’s one Grouse Grind per hiker! Registration is still open for the MKGG! Sign up at hikemkgg.com. To

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.  He's now resting comfortably in a temporary bird house while we try and find his owners.He's even chatting away as I write this!  We have placed notices at the SPCA and at local parrot rescues, but if you know anyone on the North Shore who is missing a blue and white Budgie please ask them to get in touch with us at the Wildlife Refuge at 604-998-4229.

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the mountain to dine and dance at the chalet, which featured music by “Canada’s favourite pianist,” Hugo Sartorello. A Sun ad on July 13, 1954 featured stylish cartoon skiers relaxing on the chairlift, which offered a 40-minute ride along 2,700 metres of cable “and each minute a change in scenery.” Sartorello played atop Grouse from 1952 to 1961, when he left town for many years to play in the

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