RBC – Royal Bank of Canada

North Shore Operation Red Nose

Free Designated Driver Service

Dec 17, 18 and 31
North and West Vancouver

The North Shore Operation Red Nose free designated driver service is available for the tenth year. Call 604-619-0942 between 9 pm and 3 am on Dec. 17, 18, or 31st. Operation Red Nose will dispatch two drivers and a navigator to dirve you home
in your car. Give the driver your home address, then sit back and relax. Any donations received will be used by the four Noth Shore Rotary Clubs to support youth programs on the North Shore. This service is made possible by the
provincial sponsors ICBC and CTV and by our many North Shore sponsors and community volunteers. For more information, go to www.nsorn.org.

Capilano Volkswagen

Welcome to Capilano Volkswagen! Your authorized Volkswagen Dealer for British Columbia’s North Shore for over 30 years. We are Canada’s #1 VW dealer for 2010! Capilano is a member of the Better Business Bureau (A+) and the Vehicle Sales Authority of British Columbia. We also take great pride in our community involvement, if you would like more information on Capilano Volkswagens’ contributions to the North Shore, please visit our website. We provide full Sales, Service, Parts and Leasing for both new and older VW automobiles. If you are in the market, or just looking for a Jetta, Golf, Tiquan, Eos, CC, or Toureg we would be happy to meet you.

Win Tickets to Vancouver’s Christmas Market

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About the Vancouver Christmas Market

Located in downtown Vancouver on the Plaza at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (on Georgia, between Cambie and Hamilton), the Vancouver Christmas Market will open for 28 days in 2010, opening on Sunday, November 28th and closing on Friday December 24th. The market will be open daily from 11.00am till 9.00pm.

The Vancouver Christmas Market is now open!

Come and join us at the Vancouver Christmas Market, located on the outdoor plaza of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – West Georgia St. & Hamilton St.

Step back in time and experience a traditional German Christmas festival for all! Please visit our Tickets page for complete admission information.

It is so much more than just a craft fair. An authentic German Christmas Market creates the perfect atmosphere for purchasing Christmas related merchandise and food. It also serves as an ideal setting for multiple cultural activities and events. The romantic setting of the Christmas Market with its customary rows of little wooden huts that are decorated in pine branches, strung with little white lights showing off the merchandise, will develop into the focal point of the holiday season in the city.

During the pre-Christmas season the market is the perfect destination for combining a family outing with some Christmas shopping. A special children’s area known as the Kids Market will give youngsters the chance to make their own Christmas gifts. Business people will find a fun meeting place for a quick bite during lunch time or a drink after work. Companies will host their Christmas parties there. With a wide variety of entertainment offered, it also becomes a place for young people to enjoy and mingle before a night on the town. School groups of all ages, social clubs and senior organizations will incorporate a visit in their holiday activities.

The centre piece of the Christmas Market will be a festively decorated stage which creates a unique Christmas atmosphere when surrounded by more than 30 traditional wooden booths and rows of Christmas trees with thousands of fairy lights.

There will be a mix of food and merchandise booths including some specialties such as German Bratwurst, suckling pig and Swiss Raclette, traditional Christmas cookies, Lebkuchen, roasted chestnuts and spiced Christmas Cake (Stollen). Beverages will include hot spiced apple cider and authentic hot spiced red wine (Gluehwein) and a selection of German beers.

The merchandise will include authentic wood carvings and wooden toys, knitted clothes and scarves, Christmas pyramids and tree balls, tin toys, stain glass, and nutcrackers in various sizes as well as live glass blowing demonstrations.

During the daytime and evening hours Vancouver Christmas Market will offer a kaleidoscope of performances, including traditional European choirs and dance performances, world class string ensembles, worldly gospel choirs and festive carol singers. The Pavilion Stage will also host daily feature workshops and presentations such as chocolate making presentations, drumming workshops and bee keeping demonstrations to name only a few. A variety of school choirs and bands will show off their talent during their performances on stage.

Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city with a rich history of hosting world-class events. The Vancouver Christmas Market will change the way Vancouverites celebrate the Christmas season.

Colourful décor. Authentic gifts. Family entertainment. Tasty authentic food. The aroma of mulled wine. A truly enchanting atmosphere.

Pilar’s Boutique

Carol Ships

For the 50th launching of the City’s carol fleet, roughly 50 ships will be floating by shores this month and broadcasting live carols across the waves.
December 3 to 23.

North Vancouver Annual Carol Ship Celebrations 2010

Visit the shores of beautiful Deep Cove this holiday season, where we’ll be gathering in Panorama Park on Saturday December 11, 2010 at 8:00pm to watch the Carol Ships sail by. Sing and dance as Clive’s Christmas performs; enjoy a warm and festive evening filled with carolling, roving performers, free craft workshops (while supplies last), a blazing bonfire, and beautiful lights. Santa himself may even stop by!

Please bring donations of non-perishable foods or toys in support of the Family Services of the North Shore Christmas Bureau and the North Shore Harvest Project. For more information, please call 987-PLAY (7529).

CONTACT: Amanda Dickson & Susan Mont
Community Events, North Vancouver Recreation Commission
Tel: (604) 983-6575
Email: parkevents@northvanrec.com

Festival of Lights 2010

The Lower Lonsdale Business Association in conjunction with the City of North Vancouver invites you to celebrate the Annual Festival of Lights on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the NEW Shipbuilders Square at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

This year’s festival celebrates the grand opening of the NEW Shipbuilders Square and outdoor stage featuring an evening filled with great family entertainment, complimentary coffee, hot chocolate & Christmas cookies.

Santa will be hard at work in his workshop and welcomes children to visit between 7:00-8:00pm

CONTACT: Wendy Sears
Community Events, North Vancouver Recreation Commission
Tel: (250) 228-4452
Email: wendy@lewissears.com
Website: www.lowerlonsdalebusinessassociation.com

West Vancouver

Carol Ships
December 9th and December 20th
7-8:30pm
Dundarave Park

Carol Ships & Bonfire
December 20th
7-9pm
Dundarave Park
Gather around the bonfire to keep warm while singing carols and watching the stream of decorated boats go by.

For more info call 604-925-7194

Osaka Supermarket

Five Guys Burgers & Fries

The Red Lion Bar & Grill

Dr. Ali Masoumi, Chiropractor

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