The selection here is reputed to be the city’s most extensive, featuring brands such as Cohiba, Monte Cristo, Macanudo, Hoyo de Monterrey, Romeo y Julieta, Partagas, Ashton and A. Fuente.
The shop also carries a complete line of accessories…well worth a look if you are a cigar aficionado!
Vancouver Cigar Comapany is located at 250 – 780 Beatty Street.
You can also check out their website at www.vancouvercigar.com
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Yesterday was Nov 11th, the one day in our country when everyone stops and remembers our people who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. There were numerous ceremonies that were held throughout the lower mainland, and Canada.
Being a retired vet myself, I am always touched with this time of year. Especially now, since so many of our trips are currently engaged in Afghanistan. Some of the ceremonies that took place were;
First ever 8 plane formation of WWII Navion aircraft
BC Lt-Gov presents the memorial address at New Westminster Regiment Armories.
A new statue atop the Surret First World War Cenotaph …read more
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Vancouver’s former meat-packing and warehouse district, Yaletown has long been converted into an area of apartment lofts, nightclubs, restaurants, high-end furniture shops and fledgling multimedia biz.
It’s a relativley tiny area and the main streets of intrest are Mainland, Hamilton and Davie. For visitors, it features some interesting cafes and patios, some high-end shops, and a kind of gritty urban feel that you won’t find elsewhere in Vancouver.
This old time authenticity provides an essential anchor to the bevy of towers that have risen in the past 10 years on Pacific Boulevard along the north end of False Creek.
Officially called …read more
T & T Supermarket – So you’ve seen supermarkets? Unless your hometown is Hong Kong or Singapore, you haven’t seen one like this. Just have a look at the seafood display inside the doors: king crab, scallops, three different kinds of oysters, lobster, and geoducks. Farther in is a host of other wondrous products, including strange Asian fruits like rambutan, lychee, and the pungent durian. Browse, maybe pick up something you don’t recognize!
Outside, walk 1 block east on Keefer Street to Taylor Street. Andy Livingstone Park is farther ahead to your right, but to continue the tour turn left on Taylor …read more
Start – Canada Place
Finish – Maple Tree Square
Time – 2 to 4 hours; not including shopping, eatting and sightseeing stops
Best time – Anytime during business hours, but Chinatown in particulary active in the morning. If you arrive between noon and 2pm you can enjoy some delicious dim sum at many of the restaurants.
Worst time – Chinatown is pretty much closed after 6pm. Except on weekends in the summer when a few streets are closed down to accomodate a night market from 6:30 to 11pm.
Chinatown and Gastown are two of Vancouver’s most facinating neighborhoods. Gastown has history and the kind of old-fashioned …read more
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Single? Love dogs? Looking for the perfect match?
Must Love Dogs is an event benefiting the BCSPCA on Wednesday, November 12 at 7pm.
For just $100 you (and your dog) can attend this fun-filled evening at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Downtown Vancouver.
The cost of your ticket includes wine sampling, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, fashion show and a dating game hosted by It’s Just Lunch … as well as a tax receipt for $55.
[Facebook Event]
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Can you image, this beautiful creature is waiting for you to come and see him or her, just off our coast…here in British Columbia!
Giant Pacific Octopus:
Octopus dofleini
Size: Mantle to 8′ (20cm)
arm span to 30′ (9m)
Range: Bering Sea to California.
Habitat: On sandy and rocky shores; intertidal to 330′ (100m)
Description: 8 arms of equal length; species changes color from pale to dark reddish brown ot mottled patterns. Large, globular body; head has no fins
Comments: This is the largest octopus in the world, reported to weigh up to 600lbs (272kg). It is also found in Japan. The female guards strings of eggs, attached …read more
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Can you image, this beautiful creature is waiting for you to come and see him or her, just off our coast…here in British Columbia!
Giant Pacific Octopus:
Octopus dofleini
Size: Mantle to 8′ (20cm)
arm span to 30′ (9m)
Range: Bering Sea to California.
Habitat: On sandy and rocky shores; intertidal to 330′ (100m)
Description: 8 arms of equal length; species changes color from pale to dark reddish brown ot mottled patterns. Large, globular body; head has no fins
Comments: This is the largest octopus in the world, reported to weigh up to 600lbs (272kg). It is also found in Japan. The female guards strings of eggs, attached …read more
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Canadian songstress/songwriter Sarah Mclachlan will be headlining the one-year countdown concert on February 12, as part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad which celebrates the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Also appearing at the Queen Elizabeth Theater on February 12 will be Halifax singer/song writer Joel Plaskett with his alt-rock sound and the Alberta Ballet toasts two Canadian icons, Joni Mitchell and Jean Grand-Maitre, with its performance of IF, which blends Mitchell’s music and Grand-Maitre choreography.
Tickets are on sale now and are priced from $59 to $69.
Its sure to be a great night!
For ticket purchases click here
For more infomation on other 2009 Cultural Olympiad Events visit their …read more
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For three days each fall, hundreds of artist who live or work in Vancouver’s artist-dense Eastside open up their studios to the public for the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl.
The event incorporates artists in almost every field from weavers, jewelers, painters, furniture makers, sculptors and photographers. This very popular event features new and upcoming artist to those who are well known on the world stage.
This is a great opportunity to see a lot of work in a very short time, as well as to talk to the artists themselves about their creations and techniques all within the comfy comfines of their …read more
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