The Burrard Bulletin Wednesday, November 11 · Outside, free and family, Vancouver to Whistler |
Get outside Flood warnings are up for the North Shore, Howe Sound and the Sea to Sky, so stay well back from rivers and creeks this week. Once it eases: a trail day on Executioner, the Phantom Run with hot soup at the end, candle making at Maplewood, and Callaghan Gold opening early at Whistler Olympic Park. Pick of the week · Sat Nov 14 · 9 a.m. to noon Public Trail Day – Executioner A free NSMBA public trail day: meet at the Mount Fromme parking lot, carpool up Mountain Highway, and spend the morning fixing up Executioner. Sign up through NSMBA's events page first, and dress for wet trails. Mount Fromme parking lot, North Vancouver · Free · Details |
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What's on North Shore The Phantom Run, Lynn Canyon Park East parking lot, North Vancouver
Sat Nov 14 · 8 a.m.
A fundraising trail race through the lower North Shore trails near the Seymour River, with steep climbs and descents and hot soup afterward. Bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. Online registration closes Thu Nov 12; the 12K is $100 plus fees. Bird Walk with Sam MacTavish, Maplewood Flats, 2649 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver
Sat Nov 14 · morning
Naturalist Sam MacTavish leads a walk at Maplewood Flats looking for wintering waterbirds like bufflehead, goldeneye, grebes and loons. $10 (binocular rental $5), RSVP required, and only a few spots were left on Wednesday. Wild Bird Trust's calendar says 9 a.m. and the ticket page says 10 a.m., so check your confirmation. Candle Making at the Nature House, Maplewood Flats Nature House, 2649 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver
Sat Nov 14 · 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Help make the candles Wild Bird Trust sells at the Nature House as a winter fundraiser. It's a free volunteer shift and no experience is needed; sign up on the ticket page (a few spots were left Wednesday). Sea to Sky Bonus weekends on Callaghan Gold, Whistler
Sat–Sun Nov 14–15 and Nov 21–22
Whistler Olympic Park opens Callaghan Gold for two early weekends ahead of its full winter reopening, weather permitting. Signal Hill Fall Fair, Signal Hill Elementary School, Pemberton
Sat Nov 14 · afternoon
A family afternoon fair raising money for the school PAC and marking the end of fall in Pemberton, with games, face painting, prizes, snacks and hot drinks. (The listing gives both 2 to 5 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m.) |
In season right now Bald eagles at peak in Brackendale, Eagle Run dyke, 41015 Government Road, Brackendale (the park itself is closed to visitors)
Peak eagle viewing runs November to December, and good numbers can hang around into January. Eagles and salmon at Tenderfoot Creek Hatchery, Tenderfoot Creek Hatchery, north of Squamish
Open to the public daily, 9am to 3pm. You can watch eagles and several salmon species from one spot. Chinook back at the Capilano Hatchery, Capilano River Hatchery, North Vancouver
Chinook return in October and November. Watch them through the underwater windows or from platforms along the trails. |
Only in BC Spotting scopes on the Eagle Run dike, Eagle Run Dyke, Brackendale
On weekends in peak eagle season, volunteers set up high-powered spotting scopes on the dike to help you find eagles. |
Easy outing · Vancouver Pacific Spirit Regional Park Vancouver's forecast is a chance of showers through Thursday, then cloud Friday, and a forest walk suits that. The Heron Trail is 1.2 km with minimal slopes, and the park is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through December 31. Distance: more than 55 km of walking/hiking trails No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
Big day · Whistler Whistler Olympic Park (Callaghan Valley nordic and snowshoe) Callaghan Gold opens for two early weekends from Sat Nov 14, ahead of the full winter opening on Friday, November 27. Rainfall and flood warnings cover the Sea to Sky, with rain through Thursday, so it's weather permitting: check the conditions page before you drive. No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
Low-key · North Shore Ambleside Park & Centennial Seawalk Rainfall and flood warnings cover the North Shore Wednesday, with showers Thursday and cloud Friday, so Friday is the better day for an easy 1.7-kilometre seawalk from the foot of 18th Street to Dundarave Park. No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
Ski countdown 9 days | Whistler Blackcomb: Opening day is scheduled for November 20 (subject to change). The resort is closed until then while it gets ready for winter. |
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New, changed, gone Seymour lake trails now need a ticket, Mount Seymour, North Vancouver: In winter, Goldie, Flower and Mystery Lake trails fall inside the resort area, and you need a lift or trail ticket to use them. Details Meadow Park playground still fenced off, Meadow Park, Whistler: The playground and spray park stay closed for construction until November 30. Details Off-leash dog area coming to Meadow Park, Meadow Park, Whistler: The old baseball fields are being turned into green space with a fenced off-leash dog area. Details BC Parks notices as of Wed 12:36 p.m. |
Plan ahead Wed Nov 18 · 7 p.m.
HOME: A Whistler Blackcomb Movie, Vancouver Premiere, Rio Theatre, Vancouver
Whistler Blackcomb's second full-length ski and snowboard film premieres at the Rio as part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m.; tickets online. Fri Nov 20 · 9 a.m. to noon
ProD/No School Trail Day – Griffens, North Shore
A volunteer trail work morning on Griffens timed for the school pro d day, meeting at the NSMBA container on Fromme. Fri Nov 20 to Sun Jan 10
Canyon Lights, North Shore
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park lights up its rainforest with millions of lights, plus festive entertainment and holiday activities. It's included with paid park admission; open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
Rainy-day pick Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver Vancouver's Thursday forecast has a 60% chance of showers, and that's the Museum of Anthropology's late night, open 10 am to 9 pm. |
Before you go Weather alerts: 1 in effect. Rainfall: orange for Squamish and the Sea to Sky (Squamish to Whistler); yellow for North Vancouver, Whistler and Pemberton. Flood warnings (BC River Forecast Centre): Howe Sound, Sea to Sky and the North Shore, and the Pemberton Valley. Rivers and creeks can rise fast, so stay back from the banks. Howe Sound wind: Strong wind warning. Wind northerly outflow 10 to 20 knots except southeast 25 over southern sections. Wind becoming southerly inflow 15 to 25 near noon then diminishing to light this evening. Wind increasing to northerly outflow 10 to 20 late overnight and to northerly outflow 20 to 30 Thursday evening. Highway 99 (major): West Vancouver, Exit 2 to Pasco Road/Horseshoe Bay Drive: road closure for tree pruning between 8 a.m. Tue Nov 17 and 4 p.m. Wed Nov 18. Check DriveBC for exact closure times. Highway 1: At the Cypress Bowl Road overpass, West Vancouver: down to one lane overnight (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) on weeknights, until 6 a.m. Sat Nov 14. Tides · Avalanche · Ski hills · Horseshoe Bay ferries · Day-use passes |
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