Cruise ships expecting thousands of passengers this year Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s largest port, expects a 23 per cent growth in cruise passengers over 2012. Port Metro Vancouver anticipates over 820,000 passengers will travel this season through its two cruise terminals at Canada Place and Ballantyne for the 2013 Alaska cruise season. Vancouver’s cruise industry brings in [...]
Only half of Canadians willing to pay for travel insurance despite emergency worries Only half of Canadians planning a trip this summer will buy travel insurance, according to a new study from BMO Insurance. While 83 per cent of Canadians are planning to go on summer vacations this year to the United States, Europe, Central and [...]
Don’t let nasty bacteria ruin your BBQ: How to avoid E. coli and salmonella infections With summer just around the corner, more people are taking advantage of warmer weather and longer days and enjoying eating a meal outside. Don’t let nasty bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella ruin good times with family and friends. Whether [...]
Anti-smoking activist Barb Tarbox died in 2003 Ten years after she died of lung cancer, Barb Tarbox is still helping Albertans kick the nicotine habit, thanks to a new campaign launched by Alberta Health Services. Albertans are encouraged to share their stories of quitting or never starting tobacco use to mark the 10th anniversary of the [...]
Executive Search Dating offers 10 social media dating do’s and don’ts Executive Search Dating, a Vancouver personalized matchmaking service, has a few tips for social media dating and how to turn those ‘likes’ into love. “Social media has transformed the dating landscape,” says Paddi Rice, Executive Search Dating founder and president. “But turning all those ‘virtual’ connections into a [...]
Expert suggests investing income tax refund in RESP With the average income tax refund at approximately $1,700 according to the Canada Revenue Agency, families with young children ought to be looking at making contributions to a Registered Education Savings Plan to secure their education. Parents with young children can defer paying down the mortgage, springing [...]
Vancouver food trucks are best culinary treats city has to offer Fifteen new Vancouver food trucks will grace streets this summer in select locations that include the Olympic Village Skytrain Station, Abbott Street near Rogers Arena and Victory Square across from Vancouver Community College. A total of 114 stationary Vancouver food trucks will whet the public’s appetite [...]
Prescription Drug Drop-Off day helps people get rid of outdated, unused prescriptions If you have some old, unwanted prescriptions in your medicine chest that you’ve been wanting to get rid of, the RCMP and Canadian pharmacists remind you of a way to dispose of those unwanted prescription drugs. This Saturday is national Prescription Drug Drop-off [...]
By David Suzuki The David Suzuki Foundation is launching the 30×30 Nature Challenge today — a national campaign to get Canadians outside for 30 minutes a day for 30 days during May. “I urge Canadians to join the 30×30 Nature Challenge,” said David Suzuki, award-winning broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. “Commit [...]
Organ donation patient living full life, refuses to miss out on anything Darvy Culleton was 30 years old when he received the best Christmas gift ever in his life at the Vancouver General Hospital. “It was a double lung transplant,” Darvy says. “I was in pretty rough shape before that – my life was brutal.” [...]
