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Get Ready For Snow! A cold front is on the way and the only place you want to be is the Peak of Vancouver The news that winter enthusiasts throughout the Lower Mainland have been waiting for has finally arrived. Our friends at the Meteorological Services of Canada delivered us breaking news this afternoon that a major shift in the weather pattern is about to happen promising to bring bucket loads

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inaugural Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Vancouver which landed at YVR on May 24. Everyone on the guest list had the chance to familiarize themselves with the Peak of Vancouver before lunch by enjoying helicopter tours provided by Blackcomb Aviation, mountaintop zip lining, the Eye of the Wind as well as the chance to take in our World Famous Lumberjack Show. A couple of the guests even decided to

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Tempest, an avid Seek The Peaker who passed away from advanced breast cancer just before Christmas. “Kim’s incredible passion for the cause and enthusiasm for this event inspired her friends and family, including her young teen daughter, to join Kim’s team and help raise thousands of dollars in pledges for Rethink year after year,” says MJ DeCoteau, Executive Director at Rethink Breast Cancer. “Kim

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eligible for a free gift as well as a Wedding Fair special when they check in at our booth. If you are looking for a truly unique venue with one of a kind breathtaking views and experiences for your big day, look no further than the Peak of Vancouver. Our highly experienced catering department can answer all of your questions about venue, food and additional activities that help to make for a magical

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even more frequently!).  Both of these species go through a dramatic shift in coat colour once the snow arrives.Both turn their brown fur into a fairly stark white colour to blend in with the background of fresh snow.  The decrease in temperature and short days triggers this change of coat.  The snowshoe hairs nibble on left-over foliage from the summertime and the ermines hunt small mammals and

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Make every Grouse Grind count Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, June 15, 2010 – Puddles. Bicycles. Homemade fishing rods and tea parties for Teddy. These are the things that should occupy kids. Not debilitating illness, undiagnosed disease, and extended stays in the pediatric unit. To help improve child health in our community, a new annual initiative called Grind For Kids has been launched and

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. Kafer. His sister Etta Kafer-Boothroyd, a scientist and former university professor who lives in the Vancouver area, has suffered a rapid decline because of Alzheimer’s. In five years years she has gone from working on genetic research to not remembering her name.“It’s kind of a sad story,” said Mr. Kafer. “I just thought that helping the Alzheimer Society with what little we can do would be a good

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live art demonstrations.This event is open to the public and is included with your annual pass or day pass when you visit Grouse  Mountain.I hope you can come check it out!

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation Today marked the end to the 2011/2012 hibernation season for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola emerged shortly after 11am by digging their way out of their bear den through a large mound of snow. Once out, they proceeded to have a great romp around their

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year will go towards enabling researchers at the BC Cancer Agency to reach new heights of discovery that will directly impact breast cancer patients in British Columbia," said Erik Dierks, VP Development for the BC Cancer Foundation.New for Seek The Peak 2013, Grouse Mountain introduced a “donate a dollar to BC Cancer Foundation” campaign at each on-mountain point-of-purchase, so these transactions

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