Events

Date : Various dates/time/locations

Cost to attend : By donation

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Vancity branches throughout the Lower Mainland are offering community shred-a-thons to help prevent people from becoming victims of identity theft and lighten our footprint on the environment.

Donations will go to various community partners.

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Date: Wednesday, June 28th – Saturday, September 30th

Time: 10:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Location: Cooper’s Park 1020 Marinaside Crescent ( Google map )

Cost to Attend: None

Vancity is celebrating our 70th anniversary this year and one of our key member and staff engagement opportunities is with an upcoming partnership we have with Canada Wild Productions Ltd. We are a presenting sponsor of UNINTERRUPTED, a 30-minute cinematic spectacle that will project the story of the wild Pacific salmon migration beneath the Cambie Street Bridge. This cinematic art installation stature will digitally transform the almost one kilometer undersurface of the city bridge into a BC river to explore the connection between nature and our urban environments.

To celebrate with our members, Vancity is hosting four 70A VIP celebration events once a month during the screenings. The VIP nights will take place on Friday, June 30th; Friday, July 21st; Friday, August 11th; and Friday, September 8th. We are also giving a chance for our members to win tickets to an exclusive VIP experience at UNINTERRUPTED that includes access to prime seating, special 70th anniversary themed gifts, and yummy treats. Tickets can be won through our blog, social media channels, and by visiting a Vancity booth at one of our local community events this summer.

Date: Thursday, September 7

Time : 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Location: Leigh Square

2253 Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : None

The City of Port Coquitlam strives to strengthen the downtown centre through arts, cultural and heritage programming. The Farmers Market, which includes local artists and artisans, was implemented and continues to be delivered in partnership with the Haney Farmers Market Society of Maple Ridge.

The Farmers Market promotes awareness and appreciation for farm fresh produce, local eating which supports the economy and increase the capacity of small businesses (farmers and artisans) and non-profit organizations in the community. The Market enhances community participation and livability, and contributes towards making downtown a destination.

Click here to learn more about Poco Farmer’s Market.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game and enter to win a $10,000.00 prize/ and/ or a VIP experience to UNINTERRUPTED. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Click here to learn more about UNINTERRUPTED.

Date: Thursday, September 7

Time : 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Location: Vancity Oakridge Community Branch

5594 Cambie St., Vancouver ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : None (Need RSVP)

Join the Oakridge Community Branch for a financial literacy seminar. At this seminar you’ll learn:

• What is identity theft/ scam?
• 10 scams to be aware of
• How to guard your financial information

Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 6 as space is limited. Email Harjeet @ harjeet_bindra@vancity.com or Emi @ emi_yumura@vancity.com or call (604) 877-7413.

Date: Thursday, September 7 & Friday, September 8

Time : 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Location: Anvil Centre

777 Columbia St., New Westminster ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : $499

Tickets: Click here

Leading the change in care for mental health and addiction, the Recovery Capital Conference of Canada will feature leading international researchers, clinicians and policy makers who will provide evidence based clinical knowledge gained through decades of care. This conference is hosted by Vancity community partner, Last Door Recovery Society .

Vancity is a proud sponsor.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Friday, September 8

Time : 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location: Vancity South Burnaby Community Branch

5064 Kingsway, Burnaby ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : None

Join the South Burnaby Community Branch for a financial literacy seminar. At this seminar you’ll learn:

• Types of accounts: chequing vs. savings
• What is a cheque, and cheque identification
• How interest works
• Term deposit or GIC
• Pre-authorized payments (PAP)

Understanding account fees

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: New Westminster Uptown

511 6^th St., New Westminster ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Recovery Day reduces the stigma of Recovery and invites the community to celebrate Recovery. This will be the 6th annual festival. 2016 was the most successful with over 4,000 people attending, this year we are expanding again, with a goal of having over 10,000 attendees.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game and enter to win a $10,000.00 prize/ and/ or a VIP experience to UNINTERRUPTED. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Click here to learn more about UNINTERRUPTED.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location: Pinetree Community Branch

20-2991 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Back-Pack to School is a school supplies drive for elementary schools in the tri-cities area. The aim is to support early childhood education and low income families. We want to enrich our local schools in need by providing equal opportunities for kids to meet/exceed their potential. By doing this we are providing a ‘hands together’ approach and getting our community members involved. We hope to assist in making what could be an expensive time for some –purchasing school supplies- into a positive and hopeful time. We want to empower our membership and the community in which it thrives.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game and enter to win a $10,000.00 prize/ and/ or a VIP experience to UNINTERRUPTED. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Click here to learn more about UNINTERRUPTED.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Kerrisdale Village

2380 W. 41st Ave., Vancouver ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Celebrate Kerrisdale’s birthday. Sign up to compete in the popular Kerrisdale Idol contest. Free birthday cake and events for the entire family, music, clowns, face painting, rides and amazing sidewalk sales.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game. You can also enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Westham Island Herb Farm

4690 Kirkland Rd., Delta ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Day at the Farm is one of the most exciting agricultural fairs in the Lower Mainland because visitors can connect with real farms, real farmers and real food. Take a hay-wagon farm tour, dig your own potatoes, listen to local live music, check out the animals and tractors, and let the kids play in the bales of hay! Fun for everyone in the family!

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game. You can also enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location: North Side of Sasamat – 10th Ave and Sasamat

4500 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Point Grey BIA Fall Festival - Live music, food vendors, outdoor market, fun for kids

Click here to learn more.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Dunbar Community Branch

4445 Dunbar St., Vancouver ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

The Harvest Festival is an annual family-friendly street festival held in the Dunbar neighbourhood. There will be music, activities, games and a scavenger hunt. The Dunbar Branch has consistently been a part of this event and will be a touch point for the scavenger hunt.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location: Seniors’ Activity Centre

695 21^st St., West Vancouver ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Join the second annual North Shore Seniors’ Health Expo featuring exhibitors, innovative speakers and researchers focusing on cognitive, physical, social and financial well-being.

Date: Saturday, September 9

Time : 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Holland Park

13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Surrey Fest Downtown was formed in 1999 to promote and celebrate community pride through a day of fun and entertainment for all ages while providing a venue for groups and organizations to inform the community of their services.

In 2017, we will mark the 19th anniversary of the festival. There is always something new or different for pre-schoolers, children, youth, adult and seniors at the festival. As many as 7,000 people visit the festival each year to view the exhibits and enjoy food and live entertainment.

Click here to learn more.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game. You can also enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Sunday, September 10

Time : 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Krause Berry Farm

6179 248th St., Langley ( Google map )

Cost to attend : $15 to $95

Click here to purchase tickets.

Feast of Fields is a 4 hour wandering gourmet harvest festival that highlights the connections between farmers and chefs, field and table, and between farm folks and city folks. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you'll stroll across a farmers field, traveling from tent to tent listening to live music, and tasting gourmet creations from some of BC's top chefs, bakers, food artisans, vintners, brewers, distillers and other beverage producers.

Funds raised at Feast of Fields support FarmFolk CityFolk’s work to cultivate local, sustainable food systems across British Columbia. This work includes the Local Food Microloan Program, which is a partnership with Vancity to deliver zero interest loans to scale up local food production.

Date: Wednesday, September 13

Time : 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Location: City Centre Branch

10350 University Dr., Surrey ( Google map )

Cost to attend : Free

Tickets: Click here.

Vancity is delighted to partner with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. to deliver community roundtable discussions on the topic of discrimination and immigration.

All Our Neighbours is an opportunity for British Columbians across a range of local communities to gather and openly share how immigration to the Lower Mainland has impacted their neighbourhoods, both positively and otherwise.

Click here. to learn more.

Date: Wednesday, September 13

Time : 7:00 pm

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

149 W. Hastings St. ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

September 13, 2017 marks the 10 year anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Please join us as Dr. Lightfoot and a distinguished panel of guests discuss her book and the implications of Indigenous rights implementation. This event is supported by the SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Thursday, September 14 - Thursday, September 28 – Thursday, October 12 – Friday, October 27 – Thursday, November 9

Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location: UBC Farm 3461 Ross Dr., Vancouver ( Google map )

Cost to Attend:

$299 for the full 5 part series ($199 for Vancity business members)

$89 each for individual sessions

Click here to RSVP.

This series connects values-based BC packaged food entrepreneurs with business sector leaders for advice and support in building brand, scaling manufacturing and distribution, and accessing financing. The series' format includes interactive curriculum, tips and take-away worksheets, inspiring stories, networking and celebration over local food and craft beer.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Friday, September 15

Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Location: Pitt Meadows Public Library 12099 Harris Rd., Pitt Meadows ( Google map )

Cost to Attend : None

Join the Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge community branches to learn about how to build a healthy credit history through their financial literacy workshop at the Pitt Meadows Public Library. Contact Christine Toolsie Ohara at (604) 877-2503 to register.

Date: Saturday, September 16

Time : 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Spring

90-425 Carrall St., Vancouver ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : $399

Click here to purchase tickets.

Spring launches an intensive 5 hour Sales Bootcamp, where you will learn the tips and tricks to making your sales process convert.

By Joining The Sales Workshop, You Will:

• Build a repeatable sales process that you can onboard others to support you with.
• Gain a clear understanding of industry best practices and what works best for your business.
• Understand the different ways to increase revenue and reduce sales cycles.

Better define your best converting customers and channels.

Date: Sunday, September 17

Time : 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Central Middle School

1280 Fort St., Victoria ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : None

Click here to register

The DriveElectricVictoria event is made up of three activities:

• Parked EVs in a static display with owners nearby to answer questions;
• EV Rides for 5-10 minutes so attendees can feel how an EV operates, with the owner describing EV advantages enroute and answering any questions;
• EV Test Drives for 5-10 minutes to registered attendees (25yrs+ with valid DL) with the owner in the front passenger seat.

Date: Tuesday, September 19

Time : 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Location: Richmond Public Library Brighouse (Main) Branch

100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : Free

RSVP: Click here.

Vancity is delighted to partner with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. to deliver community roundtable discussions on the topic of discrimination and immigration.

All Our Neighbours is an opportunity for British Columbians across a range of local communities to gather and openly share how immigration to the Lower Mainland has impacted their neighbourhoods, both positively and otherwise.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Wednesday, September 20

Time : 7:00 pm

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

149 W. Hastings St. ( Google Map )

Cost to attend : None. Registration is required. Click here.

Note : 150 tickets reserved for Vancity members (first come first serve), please use promo code ‘vcforward’.

The Road Forward, a musical documentary by Marie Clements, connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history — the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s — with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. This event is supported by the SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement

Click here to learn more.

Date: Wednesday, September 20 – Wednesday, December 6

Time : 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Location: North Shore, Tri Cities, Vancouver

Cost to attend : None

An intensive 12-session course with topics including: symptoms of the illnesses (bipolar, schizophrenia, clinical depression, anxiety), medications and communication, problem solving, advice on working with the system, and looking after yourself as a caregiver.

The course is taught by trained family members who themselves have ill relatives and many years’ experience dealing with system. It will be of particular interest to families whose relatives have recently been diagnosed.

Click here to learn more about the course.

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017

Time : 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Location: UBC Robson Square Theatre

800 Robson St., Vancouver ( Google Map )

Cost to attend:

Tickets:
$50 Students and Seniors
$110 Early Bird (to August 31)
$160 Regular price

Visitwww.infosummit.ca for tickets.

Information Summit 2017 will hear from experts and people intimately involved in how the world of information is changing.

Keynote addresses by Kirk Lapointe (Roundhouse Radio, Business in Vancouver) and the Acting BC Information and Privacy Commissioner, and panels on legal privilege and FOI, whistleblowers, Indigenous transparency issues and Open Government will help clarify a wave of new information laws. Approved for 6 hrs Law Society of BC CPD credits and PACC CPD credits.

Visit www.infosummit.ca for more information.

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017

Time: Registration & Buffet Breakfast: 7:15 – 7:45 a.m. Program: 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Location: Sheraton Wall Centre - Pavilion Ballroom, 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver ( Google Map )

Cost to attend:

Members

Individuals: $159 + GST

Table of 8: $1,526 + GST

Non-members

Individuals: $209 + GST

Table of 8: $2,006 + GST

Tickets: Click here.

Research shows that organizations with inclusive cultures tend to be more innovative, respond to change more effectively, and are more likely to meet or exceed their financial targets. For these reasons, companies around the globe are making diversity a top priority.

As such, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is hosting its inaugural Inclusive Business Forum, which will help your business identify strategies that you can begin implementing immediately.

This half-day event will be co-hosted by Tamara Vrooman and Craig Richmond, who serve as co-chairs of the Presidents Group — a change-driven network of B.C. business leaders.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Thursday, September 21

Time : 7:00 pm

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

149 W. Hastings St. ( Google map )

Learn traditional Salish social songs, drumming and dance with instructor Russell Wallace. Workshops are free and open to everyone! This event is supported by the SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement.

Click here to learn more.

Date: Saturday, September 23

Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Koreantown Centre

4501 North Rd., Burnaby ( Google map )

This neighbourhood celebration is about showcasing the Korean culture. It spotlights our Korean neighbours and gives everyone a chance to participate in their culture first hand. It takes place at one of the largest Korean shopping.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game. You can also enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Saturday, September 23

Time: 7:30 pm to

Location: Centennial Theatre

2300 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver ( Google map )

Click here to purchase tickets.

The North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC) is very pleased to announce NSDRC Live 2017! Join them Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 pm at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre, where iconic Canadian performers Colin Mochrie & Deb McGrath will work their comedy magic to benefit the North Shore Disability Resource Centre (NSDRC). Opening by the Jeff Standfield Band.

Date: Sunday, September 24

Time: 9:30 am

Location: 650 Cambie Street ( Google map )

Click here to register.

The Walk for Reconciliation is a positive movement to build better relationships among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Four years have passed since the inaugural Walk for Reconciliation in 2013, when 70,000 people from all walks of life came together to walk for social justice, inclusiveness and our future. People of all ages, all backgrounds, all cultures and all faiths are invited to come together to walk again this year – for compassion, understanding, healing and a new way forward together. Vancity is proud to be a founding partner of Reconciliation Canada, the group that is organizing the walk.

Click here to learn more.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game. You can also enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Sunday, September 24

Time : 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Derek Doubleday A

21200 Fraser Hwy., Langley ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

Langley’s annual water week event. Environmental related activities that encourage residents to participate in the protection and enhancement of the environment.

This event is sure to be action packed with a FREE BBQ lunch, live musical performances, interactive displays and activity booths including animal costume parade, inflatable salmon, story time, electric cars, salmon activities, wildlife displays, birdhouse building, climbing wall, gold panning and so much more!

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game and enter to win a $10,000.00 prize. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Saturday, September 30

Time : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Location: Garden City Lands

Corner of Garden City and Alderbridge Way in Richmond ( Google map )

Cost to attend : None

The City of Richmond is marking Canada’s 150th birthday. Celebrate with the first annual Richmond HarvestFest. Held at the Garden City Lands, an amazing 136.5 acre park in the heart of Richmond. Highlights: Farmers/Artisans Market • Food trucks and other local vendors • Children’s area with crafts, children’s games, and more • Agricultural and gardening displays, hands-on learning opportunities • Mainstage featuring home grown talent. Buskers and pop up demonstration areas will also be placed throughout the festival site.

Click here to learn more about Harvest Festival.

Please also come visit us at the Vancity Tent and play our Salmon Toss Game and enter to win a $10,000.00 prize.. Ask any of our Vancity Staff at the event to sign up.

Date: Saturday, September 30

Time : 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: 5240 Woodwards Rd., Richmond ( Google map )

Cost to attend:

To Ride or Walk: Registration fee of $25 and commit to fundraising a minimum of $75 to $150.

Click here to register.

To watch only: Free

The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly cycling and walking fundraiser that supports charities who provide refuge and hope for displaced, vulnerable and exploited people everywhere.

Click here to learn more.