Surrey Party for the Planet is BC’s biggest celebration for Earth Day Surrey styles itself as a green city and to prove it takes environmental protection seriously, it will be hosting the huge Surrey Party for the Planet on Saturday. In celebration of Earth Day, Surrey will kick off its free-for-all Surrey Party for the Planet [...]
SnowDays Festival celebrates winter with a fun-filled month of new activities Beacon Staff Reporter The second annual SnowDays Festival of the Banff National Park will be held from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10 and it is time to grab skis, skates and scarves. The SnowDays festival will welcome visitors to celebrate the winter with a [...]
PURE Philanthropy attracts global fund-raising and social change strategists Beacon Staff Reporter Toronto will host PURE Philanthropy in February, bringing in some of big names in philanthropy for this unique summit-style conference. Speakers from Canada and the United States, including John Tory, Mallika Chopra (founder of Intent.com and daughter of Deepak Chopra), Hugh Evans (recently [...]
Scientists gear up to witness the celestial Geminid meteor shower Beacon Staff Reporter The Geminid meteor shower is set to peak on Thursday and Friday nights with the astronomers and stargazers alike looking up to witness the worldwide display of shooting stars. That could be in part because there is a possible new meteor shower coinciding [...]
Maire Clerkin to regale Richmond residents with her hour-long comic play Beacon Staff Reporter The Bad Arm – Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer is a one-woman show written and performed by Máire Clerkin and directed by Dan O’Connor. She will perform at Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond at 7.30 pm on Nov. 30. If [...]
All Aboard! West Coast Express Santa trains Beacon Staff Reporter The extremely popular West Coast Express Santa Train will be back on track offering free rides to passengers in return for new and unwrapped toys for two consecutive Saturdays next month (December 8 and 15). Now in its 16th year, the Santa Train collects [...]
Education and understanding key in building safer communities Beacon Staff Reporter Nov. 18-25 is Restorative Justice Week, an effort to recognize the work of restorative justice groups and their value in building safer communities. The theme for this year’s celebrations – Diverse Needs; Unique Responses – highlights the adaptability of the restorative justice process. Lauding the volunteers [...]