The Burrard Bulletin Monday, November 9 · Shows, food and drink, Vancouver to Whistler |
New on the Bulletin 4 Old Vancouver Movie Theatres Locals Still Miss These old Granville Street movie houses outlived the projector, and you can still buy a ticket to get inside every one of them. 6 BC Towns Where Homes Are Still Valued Under $500K on Vancouver Island The island prices you'd never guess from a Victoria listing, and what each of these towns is actually like to visit. 19 Historic Sites Around Vancouver That Are Free to Visit A building on a six-foot strip of land, a cannon that fires every night at 9 p.m. and Vancouver's oldest surviving building, and not one of them needs a ticket. 12 Viewpoints Around Vancouver You Can Drive Right Up To One Cypress pull-out is named for the premier who pushed to protect the mountain, and a Sea to Sky pier doubles as an emergency ferry dock. 17 Hidden Details in Downtown Vancouver Most People Walk Right Past The Steam Clock runs on electric motors, and that's only the start of what downtown Vancouver is hiding in plain sight. 23 Vancouver Street Corners Then and Now Gastown's steam clock dates to 1977, and it isn't the only Vancouver corner that's younger or older than it looks. 5 Hot Springs in BC That Cost Less Than a Spa Day One of these BC hot springs charges $5 for an adult soak in season, and another has a cave you wade through. Secret Lakes Near Vancouver Locals Keep to Themselves Fewer crowds, and every one of these lakes is still close enough to the city for a day trip. If You Grew Up in the Fraser Valley, You’ll Remember These 13 Things Before the Golden Ears Bridge there was a free ferry, a long lineup and a lot of waiting, and that's just one of these. |
Out this week Hedwig opens at VIVO, Ballet BC Annex dances in Whistler and Anything Goes plays the Pemberton Legion. On the table: Squamish's dine around, a brewery release and the Kitsilano winter market on Sundays. Pick of the week · Thu Nov 12 to Sun Nov 29 · preview Nov 12, 7 p.m. Hedwig and the Angry Inch The Tony-winning rock musical is part concert, part stand-up and part confessional. With a live band on stage, it sits somewhere between a gig and a night of theatre. VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver · Pay-what-you-want $70/ $55/ $40 (Nov 12 preview 2-for-1) · Details |
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What's on Vancouver Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market, Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver Sundays through Apr 25, 2027 · 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The winter farmers market returns every Sunday at W 10th and Trafalgar, with no markets on Dec 27 and Jan 3. BC Lung Wonder Gala | Fundraiser, Terminal City Club Fri Nov 13 · 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. · $250 for Gala | $10 Raffle Ticket The BC Lung Foundation’s Wonder Gala, Rooted in Resilience: interactive games, a silent auction, live auction and Fund-a-Need, raising money for lung-health initiatives across BC. Raffle tickets ($10) are for a WestJet round trip for two: trellis.org/wonder-gala-2026-raffle/raffle North Shore New West Coast IPA launch, all day Happy Hour!, Beere Brewing Co., 312 East Esplanade Ave, North Vancouver Tue Nov 10 The brewery launches a new West Coast IPA and runs happy hour all day. David Ward Performance, Lonsdale Quay Food Hall, North Vancouver Fri Nov 13 · 5 p.m. A live set from a soul singer, songwriter and producer whose albums have drawn notice in Canada and the UK. The Hayley Wallis Duo Performance, Lonsdale Quay Food Hall, North Vancouver Sat Nov 14 · 4 p.m. A duo set led by an Indigenous singer from Klemtu in the Great Bear Rainforest, known for a rich, textured voice. Sea to Sky Sip & Savour – Squamish's Annual Dine Around Event, Squamish Until Thu Nov 26 Squamish's annual dine around, with local restaurants taking part over several weeks. Arts Whistler Live! presents Ballet BC Annex, Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler Tue Nov 10 · 7 p.m. · $30; under 16 $20 A dance performance presented as part of the Arts Whistler Live series. Live Music @ Town Square: Stephan Vogler, Town Square Restaurant, Pemberton Fri Nov 13 · 7 p.m. Friday night live music is back at Town Square for the fall, with open mic nights on some Saturdays. Anything Goes: The Musical, Pemberton Legion Fri Nov 13 · 7 p.m. A local staging of the classic shipboard musical comedy, with romance, mistaken identities and big dance numbers. |
Coming up November 19-22, 2026 Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts District, Vancouver The 30th Culture Crawl runs November 19 to 22: 5 to 10 pm Thursday and Friday, 11 am to 6 pm on the weekend. |
Book it now Dec. 2-6 Whistler Film Festival The 26th Whistler Film Festival shows 103 films from Dec. 2 to 6. Seventy per cent of them are Canadian. |
Plan ahead Fri Nov 20 · 5 p.m. Matthew Presidente Performance, Lonsdale Quay Food Hall, North Vancouver A high-energy rock and pop piano set from a Vancouver songwriter who played more than 100 shows in 2023. Sat Nov 21 · 11 a.m. Rediscover The Quay Launch Event, Lonsdale Quay Market, North Vancouver Lonsdale Quay marks 40 years and its finished revitalization with food and drink specials, music and a look at the new Food Hall. Sun Nov 22 · 5 p.m. Sarah Hagen: Piano "Wonder Women" (Whistler Chamber Music), The Theatre at the Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler · Adult $25; youth (under 20) $20 Pianist Sarah Hagen's "Wonder Women" recital of music by overlooked 18th- and 19th-century women composers, presented by Whistler Chamber Music. Wed Nov 25 · 5 p.m. The People’s Film presents: Back to the Future | All Ages, Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler · $10 An all-ages screening of Back to the Future in The People's Film series. |
After Mile One Eating House, Pemberton If you're driving up for Anything Goes at the Pemberton Legion, Mile One Eating House on Arbutus Street makes a solid dinner stop first. |
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Before you go Weather alerts: 6 in effect. Vancouver: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Vancouver · Vancouver: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Sea to Sky – Squamish to Whistler · North Shore: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, North Vancouver · Squamish: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Squamish · Whistler: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Whistler · Pemberton: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT, Pemberton Howe Sound wind: Strong wind warning. Wind northerly outflow 20 to 25 knots diminishing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 near noon then becoming southerly inflow 15 late this evening. Wind becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 overnight then becoming northerly outflow 15 to 25 Tuesday morning. Highway 99: Utility work at Highway 99, 470m Northwest of Seymour Road. Starting 8:00 AM PCT on Monday November 23, 2026 until 4:00 PM PCT on Friday November 27, 2026. From 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM PCT, weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Highway 99: Utility work from Highway 99, in Pemberton and Park St to in Pemberton and Underhill Ln. Starting 10:00 AM PCT on Monday November 9, 2026 until 12:00 PM PCT on Tuesday November 10, 2026. From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PCT, Monday and Tuesday. Highway 99: Utility work at Highway 99, in Lions Bay and 154m South of Kelvin Grove Way Underpass. Starting 9:00 AM PCT on Tuesday November 24, 2026 until 3:00 PM PCT on Tuesday November 24, 2026. Highway 1: Utility work from Highway 1, 500m West of Cypress Bowl Road Overpass to 500m East of Cypress Bowl Road Overpass. Starting 10:00 PM PCT on Wednesday November 4, 2026 until 6:00 AM PCT on Saturday November 14, 2026. From 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM PCT the next day, weekdays. Reduced to one lane. Tides · Avalanche · Ski hills · Horseshoe Bay ferries · Day-use passes |
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