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Almost $60,000 raised in second-annual Whistler Water One Climb! Singer Victoria Duffield and nearly 900 participants flood the Grind to support Free The Children (North Vancouver) The Grouse Grind was ‘flooded’ this morning as close to 900 people clad in blue and sporting painted faces and hair hiked the iconic trail during Whistler Water One Climb in an action-packed day of fundraising and

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11th year, Seek the Peak presented by Columbia challenges participants to tackle the course alone or as part of a relay team. With every upward step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. With a record-setting time of 1:23:37, this year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Victoria’s Shaun Stephens-Whale with the lead female, Kim Magnus

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success in 2013. Alzheimer's and dementia effects over 70,000 people in our province and Grouse Mountain is determined continue to help raise awareness in the fight against this disease". Recruitment for the 2013 Ascent for Alzheimer's team has opened. Get a spot on the team or learn more at www.ascentbc.ca.Media contacts: Ruby Ng Director, Marketing & CommunicationsAlzheimer Society of B.C. Phone

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Bee Amazed at Honeybee Hive Tours Help us celebrate our Summer of Small Wonders and get ‘bee-hind’ the scenes during a Honeybee Hive Tour! For the first time, visitors ages 12 and older have a unique opportunity to understand bees by getting up close in a safe environment led by our resident bee keeper. You’ll enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore an active honeybee hive while learning

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Swallows Choose to Nest 'On Camera' One of our popular programs up here at Grouse Mountain is our wildlife web-cameras.  Our Hibernation Bear Camera was one of the first wildlife cams available in the world back in the early 2000's and now our summer and winter bear cameras are a huge hit with fans of Grinder and Coola world-wide.In the last couple years we've expanded to include a few other

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at 11:59 pm, so don’t delay, go to seekthepeak.ca today to conquer a few hills and support BC Cancer Foundation. Full information on the course, including detailed descriptions of each leg, are available online. Make the commitment to Seek the Peak in 2013 and own the ultimate fitness accomplishment.Register for Seek the Peak

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Bears Begin Bear Bed Building Last week, as temperatures dropped and days continue to get shorter, Grinder and Coola began to build their bed for winter 2015.  We provided them with a large mound of Pacific Silver-Fir branches inside their bear 'hotel' and after ignoring them for quite a few days, the boys decided it was time to build a bed.Based on past years and experiments in offering them

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Bullying Stops Here. On Feb. 27 the Peak of Vancouver is going pink Pink Shirt Day is a nationwide anti-bullying campaign that was started by two high school students from Nova Scotia who were standing up for a student that was being bullied. You can read more about their story at the Pink Shirt Day website.Grouse Mountain is proud to support this anti-bullying initiative by going pink on

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core strength also plays an important role during sporting activities, especially when snowshoeing. To do this exercise: Start in a pushup position, but instead of your hands on the floor, you rest on your forearms. While keeping your back straight (without an arched lower back or raised glutes), hold the position for 20 second intervals, while focusing on keeping your stomach tight. Increase the

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Y2Play 2015 Categories Selling Out Fast Don't miss out Grouse Mountain's ultimate early bird pass sale, Y2Play, is selling out! Seniors passes sold out. Child passes 75% sold and going fast. With child passes priced at $64, a Y2Play pass is a deal hunter's slam dunk. There are other amazing benefits for all age and family categories - check out the Y2Play page for more details. The forecast for

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