The Burrard Bulletin Friday, November 13 · Vancouver to Whistler, this weekend |
This weekend VIMFF's fall series opens on the Shore, the BC Lung Wonder Gala is Friday night, Maplewood Flats has a bird walk, The Pipe Shop hosts a free two-day winter market, and NSMBA has Sunday trail days. Pick of the weekend · Fri Nov 13 · 7 p.m. (doors 6 p.m.) VIMFF Opening Night Adventures The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival opens its fall series with mountain films including the world premiere of The Kitchanian Ascents, plus Griffin Post and Robin Van Gyn on stage. A seat indoors suits a weekend with showers in every North Shore forecast. Centennial Theatre, North Shore · $32; $30 youth, students and seniors · Details |
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What's on Friday, Nov 13 David Ward Performance, Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver
Fri Nov 13 · 5 p.m.
A singer, songwriter and producer with five albums of soul music to his name performs at the Quay. 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 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 select Saturdays. Pemberton is under a flood evacuation alert this week, so check DriveBC and confirm with the venue before driving up. Anything Goes: The Musical, Pemberton Legion
Fri Nov 13 · 7 p.m.
A local staging of the Cole Porter shipboard musical, with romance, mistaken identities and big dance numbers. Pemberton is under a flood evacuation alert this week, so check DriveBC and confirm the show is going ahead before you drive up. Saturday, Nov 14 Bird Walk with Sam MacTavish, Maplewood Flats, 2649 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver
Sat Nov 14 · morning · $10
Naturalist Sam MacTavish leads an hour-long walk at Maplewood Flats looking for wintering waterbirds like bufflehead, goldeneye, grebes and loons. RSVP required, and only 2 spots were left Friday morning. Wild Bird Trust's calendar says 9 a.m. and the ticket page says 10 a.m., so check your confirmation. Winter Pop-Up Market, The Pipe Shop, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
Sat Nov 14 to Sun Nov 15 · 12 to 6 p.m. · Free admission
Made in the 604's winter market brings 50-plus local small-business vendors to the Shipyards both afternoons. It's pet-friendly. Sunday, Nov 15 Public Trail Day – Corkscrew, Mushroom Parking Lot, North Vancouver
Sun Nov 15 · 9 a.m. to noon · Free
Volunteer trail maintenance with NSMBA on Corkscrew. Tools are provided and no experience is needed; reserve a free spot through NSMBA's events page first. Steed x Santa Cruz Trail Day on Pennzoil, Pennzoil exit, Braemar Rd E and Princess Ave, North Vancouver
Sun Nov 15 · 10 a.m. to about 2 p.m.
An NSMBA trail day on Pennzoil with Steed Cycles and Santa Cruz Bicycles. Sign up through NSMBA's events page first. |
Easy outing · North Shore Seymour Valley Trailway (LSCR) North Shore forecasts call for showers all three days, and 10 km of smooth pavement handles a wet ride better than dirt. Only Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes are allowed, dogs aren't permitted, and in November vehicles must be out of the lower gate by 5 p.m. A flood warning covers the North Shore, and Metro Vancouver may close areas in bad weather, so check the page before you go. Distance: 10 km of smooth pavement on the Seymour Valley Trailway · Difficulty: an easy and accessible paved Seymour Valley Trailway · Dogs: Dogs are not permitted on the Seymour Valley Trailway No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
Big day · Howe Sound Killarney Lake Loop, Crippen Regional Park (Bowen Island) The Killarney Lake Loop circles 4 km around the lake, and walking from the ferry adds about 5 km return. Maple Trail is temporarily closed, so check the park map for your route, and keep dogs leashed. Dogs: All the trails in Crippen Regional Park are leash-required · Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Nov 3 to Dec 31) No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
Low-key · Vancouver Stanley Park Seawall Vancouver's Saturday forecast is showers with temperatures near 11. The seawall between Lumberman's Arch and Third Beach is fully closed until Nov 14, with a signed detour on park trails through Beaver Lake (some rough, steep sections), and intermittent closures may continue to Nov 20. Closure: Lumberman's Arch to Third Beach fully closed until Nov 14; intermittent closures until Nov 20 No live status feed; check the official page. Go prepared: leave a trip plan. Official page → |
New, changed, gone Garibaldi: Garibaldi Lake, Red Heather, and Taylor Meadows campgrounds closed until further notice (closed). Details BC Parks notices as of Fri 7:10 a.m. |
After Lonsdale Quay Market, North Shore The Level 1 Food Hall stays open until 11pm Friday and Saturday, late enough for a meal after a night of mountain films.
Rain plan Britannia Mine Museum, Howe Sound Allow 1.5 to 3 hours, book ahead since reservations are highly recommended, and note the last tour is at 3pm. |
Before you go Weather alerts: 3 in effect. Howe Sound, Sea-to-Sky and North Shore: River Forecast Centre FLOOD WARNING, so stay back from swollen creeks and rivers · Pemberton Valley: River Forecast Centre FLOOD WARNING; the entire Village of Pemberton and the Pemberton Valley are on a flood evacuation alert with a shelter-in-place advisory, Airport Road and Líl̓wat Nation's Kwetsa7 area are under evacuation orders, and Highway 99 is down to single-lane traffic in Pemberton, so check DriveBC before heading north · Metro Vancouver: coastal flooding statement Howe Sound wind: Gale warning. Wind northerly outflow 25 to 35 knots diminishing to light this morning then increasing to southerly inflow 5 to 15 Saturday morning. Wind becoming northerly outflow 10 to 20 Saturday evening. Highway 99 (major): Flooding from Highway 99, At Rancheree Road to Avalanche gates west of Lillooet. Closed. Highway 99 (major): Tree pruning from Highway 99, in West Vancouver and Exit 2 to in West Vancouver and Pasco Road/Horseshoe Bay Drive. Starting 8:00 AM PCT on Tuesday November 17, 2026 until 4:00 PM PCT on Wednesday November 18, 2026. Road closure 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days; the highway reopens outside work hours. Detour via Horseshoe Bay Drive. 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 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. Tides · Avalanche · Ski hills · Horseshoe Bay ferries · Day-use passes |
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