Coho Salmon Festival 2010

Coho Festival is Sunday, September 12, 2010

Started in 1980 as a local initiative by West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the Annual Coho Festival has grown over the years to be the major environmental happening on the North Shore.

This popular North Shore family affair attracts large crowds of local residents and visitors from across the Lower Mainland and elsewhere. Join in and help restore North Shore salmon streams for present and future generations.
- Coho Family Walk
down the Capilano River

- Entertainment
local and visiting performers

- Coho Run
Kitsilano/Stanley Park to Ambleside

- Youth Programs
games and contests

- Blessing of the Salmon Ceremony
by members of the Squamish Nation - Beach & Field Activities
action events and demonstrations

- Famous Salmon Barbecue
with Celebrity Chefs

- Environmental Displays
fish culture challenges

- Beer Garden
refreshments and classic rock band

- Visual Arts Exhibition
displays by North Shore artists and photographers

Gig Night at Ambleside Youth Centre

Gig Night!

Popular event for Teens 13 – 18.

Food and Drink (non alcoholic) Specials all night, with Live Bands and entertainment.

Headliners: Ivy League Brawlers

Investing in the New Decade

CKNW, Lori Pinkowski and Raymond James Ltd. and the Pinkowski-Allen Financial Group are hosting the Vancouver Investment Summit. This exciting one-day event will feature Canada’s top portfolio managers who have successfully navigated through the toughest markets in recent history. Their returns have not only been impressive but also consistent during extremely volatile markets. All of these speakers will provide details on how they plan to manage the markets in 2011 and the next decade. This is once conference that investors can not afford to miss!

For more details, please visit www.vancouverinvestmentsummit.com. For more details on Lori Pinkowski and the Pinkowski-Allen Financial Group please visit www.pinkowski.ca.

Don Stewart Sings Motown

Ready for a nice summer evening out, listening to the sounds of Motown and other beautiful music? Come join us at the Silk Purse Gallery to listen to our friend, Don Stewart, on the evening of August 26 in West Vancouver. Please call 604-925-7292 for tickets.

Green Product Swap

Our goal: remove 2,010 toxic cleaners from homes across the Lower Mainland by the end of 2010. Aspen Clean invites you to participate in our upcoming event on August 25th, 2010 by replacing any chemical cleaners you might have lying around the house. Exchange your used, toxic and old cleaning products with 100% natural cleaners from AspenClean…for free!

Mickey Rooney at Kay Meek Centre

Celebrity Reporter Catherine Barr

Join Celebrity / Society Reporter and WestVancouver.com Editor Catherine “Cat” Barr as she takes you to all of Vancouver’s best charity events and social outings. Whether it’s a restaurant opening, a gala fundraiser, an art gallery showing or a celebrity night out on the town, check here for all the latest. Currently, Cat writes for the North Shore Outlook newspaper, Metro News Vancouver and can also be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:45 am on AM 650 radio with host Gerry O’Day on her “Cat’s Meow” segment that features upcoming Vancouver events and celebrity news.