Hey Vancouver, the auroras are out 😍 Photo taken tonight in Stanley Park

#AuroraBorealis is out Vancouver! It’s even visible through a thin veil of high cloud and over the bright city lights! 5:25pm PT — 11 Nov 2025 #AuroraWatch #NorthernLights #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx @petervogel.bsky.social @tamithaskov.bsky.social

Keep an eye on the sky this evening Getting a bunch of #aurora alerts

Registration is now open for Holiday Hamper and Adopt-A-Family programs around Metro Vancouver. Register if you are looking for assistance, or register as a sponsor/donor:

November colours in #Vancouver

#Vancouver Indigenous #Fashion Week (VIFW) is coming up November 19-22, 2025, with four nights of events celebrating creativity, culture, and resilience. Tickets are on sale now 🎟️

Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this

Added a few more event to the FREE holiday activities list for Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley including the tree lighting on The Drive, the Steveston Tram, and more

Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.

The Cowichan sweaters are world renown for their beauty and warmth, but that very fabric of authenticity is being tested by Eddie Bauer with a similar sweater for sale on their website.

November on the Seawall in #Vancouver 🌊 #canada #autumn #photography

The @thepwhl.com PWHL press release about the @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social Vancouver Goldeneyes was the very first I've seen that included a brand/team's BLUESKY accounts 👏

The annual list of holiday toy drives is now available, form #SurreyBC to #RichmondBC, #Vancouver, #LangleyBC, and more.

There is a street dance festival happening in #NewWest and #Vancouver at the end of this week. Tickets are on sale now with partial proceeds going to UNYA - Urban Native Youth Association, Hogan's Alley Society, and Pivot Legal Society.

Western Conference Semifinal time set ⏰ Saturday November 22 @ 6:30 pm PT. Let's pack the place 'Caps fans 💙🔥 #VWFC | #OwnTheSummit

Snow Goose + Canada Goode BFFs? My best guess is that this is a juvenile snow goose that we spotted at Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, bonded with a Canada Goose. Can anyone who knows birds confirm? #birdsky #birds #bird #canada #nature #vancouver 🪶 Video: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ2y9v3...

"A fan of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Pedro decided to play along with the world’s suspense."

Spotted a Belted Kingfisher by Lost Lagoon the other day. Couldn’t get the best photo but I haven’t seen a Kingfisher in the park for a few years. #birds #bird #vancouver #birdsky 🪶

Events around Vancouver today:

VANCOUVER RISE move on to the NSL final! 🎉 @vancouverrisefc.bsky.social @nsl.ca

I have two giveaways on now: 🕺🏽 Tickets to An ABBA Christmas in Surrey, New West, Burnaby or North Vancouver ⛸️ Tickets to Disney on Ice in Vancouver Enter to win:

“Our soldiers fought for the shared values of freedom and democratic rights for all. However, these soldiers returned from the war and quickly realized those freedoms and rights did not equally apply to them as they did their non-native comrades.” #IndigenousVeteransDay Lest We Forget

Our 10th annual guide to FREE holiday events and activities around Metro Vancouver

Saturday is Indigenous Veterans Day. @johnbollwitt.com and I attended a workshop at MONOVA hosted by Tsawaysia Spukwus Alice Guss and got to make our own beaded poppies. It was a really special experience ❤️ There is a march from 312 Main to a wreath-laying ceremony at Victory Square in the morning

OUROFEST International Street #Dance Festival presents five days of performance, music, and culture November 13–17, 2025 in Vancouver and New Westminster.

The November issue of @megaphonemagazine.com is now available around Vancouver from your favourite vendors 🎁 This month in my column I featured Holiday Hamper campaigns. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

Today is my friend Laura’s birthday. She’s not really on social media but she’s the STAR of all my rainbow umbrella photos (she’s walking with her umbrella). I took up daily walks in the park for health reasons a few years ago and I couldn’t have done it without her. Also we have a lot of fun 😄♥️

The weekend event list for Metro Vancouver:

Have I told you all about my amazing big sister? She's a leader in sustainable procurement in this country and last year she helped develop an Indigenous Vendor Showcase in Kamloops alongside Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc’s Economic Dev team and other local partners. It's back again this Friday:

Vancouver has the most beautiful maintenance covers. Some of these cast iron medallions cover public works (drains, sewers) and some are purely decorative 😍 This design is by Musqueam artist Susan Point (1995).

Tuesday is Remembrance Day. The Canadian Legion has a list of local ceremonies, and most cities and municipalities are hosting events as well. I put all of those together in this post:

Opening day for the new Pattullo Bridge is set for December 25th. Some ramps on either side will open later, like the new Highway 17 off-ramp, multi-use paths and sidewalks which will be completed in mid-2026 #SurreyBC #NewWest #Cities #Transportation

I have a new giveaway on now for a pair of tickets to An ABBA Christmas, a fun, high-energy show that will be touring around Metro Vancouver in December. Enter to win:

They’ve been raising the alarm for months and now it’s here: Not-for-profit care home operators in BC are having to make tough choices about core services after a provincial funding program ended It hasn’t even been a week and seniors are bearing the brunt SCOOP: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

TONIGHT! I'm heading to the Indigenous Business Awards. It's been an honour to sponsor these awards for the last few years. Check out the 2025 recipients:

More cuts to the arts 💔

Today in Vancouver A rainy autumn walk with plenty of colour on a grey day 🍂 #cities #canada #vancouver #photography

We have put together our 10th annual Free Holiday Events in Vancouver & The Valley list. Attend a festive parade, stroll around a light display, enjoy live music and art installation, and spend time with those you care about (while not breaking the bank). Updated often. Covers Nov-Jan 🗓️

Saturday in Surrey! 🎟️ This event supports the trauma-informed, no-barrier counselling programs for at-risk youth offered by the Dan’s Legacy Foundation across Metro Vancouver.

Colours around #Vancouver - ANZA Club - Lot 19 - Robson Square #autumn #cities

The Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl is on now 🥐 Featuring image is of the Japanese charcoal–laminated "Midnight Croissant" from Broyé Cafe & Bakery in Downtown Vancouver

In November I'm sponsoring: Indigenous Business Awards (Nov 5) Dan's Legacy Chefs Charity Dinner (Nov 8) HollyDaze in the Heights (Nov 15) Homes for the Holidays (Nov 15-16) Polygon Award in First Nations Art (Nov 19) Make Change Market (Nov 20) Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design (Nov 25)

Progress at the Bute Robson Plaza. Closed to cars, with a new bike lane. They removed the trees so I hope there will be new ones. The metal pergolas were installed this week.

Almost the entire upper bowl is available now (from $47.50). I think we can sell out ALL OF BC PLACE. Dreamed of a day we'd have a match like this with the 'Caps, wow. Also resale tickets are appearing and lower bowl seats near supporters are going for 700% markup 😬 #VWFC @whitecapsfc.com

One of my favourite FREE events of the year! Lumière Vancouver is happening around Downtown Vancouver, Gastown, and the West End from November 13-16 💫

Lower bowl sold out and they opened up the two sides of the upper bowl of BC Place for the Whitecaps' Western Conference Semifinal Nov 22. Highly recommend getting tickets if you can, this team is amazing and so fun to watch. The atmosphere will be incredible. JOIN US! #VWFC @whitecapsfc.com

The MNP Tower like a wave above the historic Marine Building in Downtown Vancouver #architecture #canada #vancouver

Koma Kulshan / Mount Baker in Washington State from Prospect Point in Vancouver. Using my iPhone 📸

Events in Vancouver today

Tickets on sale SUNDAY at 10am! Vancouver Whitecaps FC will host the MLS Western Conference Semifinal at home at BC Place on November 22nd. #MLSCupPlayoffs #Vancouver #VWFC @southsiders.ca