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• The Month of November

  Help us Bag Hunger

  We make it easy for you to help other this season! Support AIDS Vancouver's Grocery Program and give a donation at our registers.

  AIDS Vancouver provides supplemental groceries to low-income individuals and families living with HIV. Nutrition is paramount for people living with HIV. For more information on the program, visit their website at http://www.aidsvancouver.org/donate/grocery

   

• Monday, November 2nd

  Bike to Work Week

  6:00am to 9:00am Free to cyclists!

  Join us on the Lions Gate Bridge (south-bound) for Bike to Work week! There will be snacks, prizes and mechanical help for your bike.

  Presented by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition.For more information on how to register, visit http://www.biketoworkmetrovan.ca/

   

   

• Thursday, November 5th

  Learn more about H1N1: An evening with Dr. Terry Willard

  7:00pm to 9:00pm Free, register at the Guest Service desk

  Dr. Willard, Cl.H.,Ph.D., one of North America's leading clinical herbalists, will be speaking on H1N1. Join us for these free lecture!

  Information below was quoted from  http://www.wrc.net/wrcnet_content/about_drwillard.htm

  For over thirty years, Terry Willard, Cl.H.,Ph.D., has studied the medicinal properties of plants. He is recognized as one of North America 's leading Clinical Herbalists. He appears regularly in the print and electronic media as an exponent of responsible herbal use. He currently serves as the President of the Canadian Association of Herbal Practitioners, a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild and in the Canadian Health Food Association's Hall of Fame.

  Dr. Willard is the author of ten books on the subject of Herbs including the pivotal Wild Rose Herbal Series - a series of three textbooks written to educate herbalists. Two of his books, Mind-Body Harmony and Dr. Willard Encyclopedia of Herbal Uses , have been particularly popular with the general public.
  
  An active practitioner and teacher, Terry has a clinic in Calgary , Alberta . He is also director of the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, which serves both classroom and correspondence students around the world.
  
  Lectured on the main lecture circuit to trade shows and MLM rallies, training sessions for the Health Food Industry, Pharmacy Industry, Mass Market Industry.
  
  Does over 100 radio spots and more than 20 TV spots a year.
  
  Terry lives on an organic herb farm on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, outside Calgary , Alberta , Canada .

• Friday, November 6th

  Fungi Friday!

  1:00 to 3:00 pm Free

  Did you know Friday, November 6th is Fungi Friday? Join us (in front of the Meat department) from 1:00pm to 3:00pm to try some delicious mushroom recipes.

  Great ideas for holiday parties!

• Saturday, November 7th

  Wine on the Mountain- a fundraiser for the Adoptive Family Association of BC

  7:00pm to 11:00pm on Grouse Mountain $150- purchase tickets online at http://wineonthemountain2009.eventbrite.com/

  Situated at the top of spectacular Grouse Mountain, 350 guests ride up to the Peak of Vancouver and enter the heart of the Alpine Lodge. Here, surrounded by breath taking views, the acclaimed "Wine on the Mountain" wine and food pairing fundraising party, benefiting the Adoptive Families Association of BC, begins. Our fabulous wine affair is not just for the most experience of palettes; whether you're a connoisseur or not, you can tantalize your senses tasting wine from around the world.

• Wednesday, November 11th

  Remembrance Day

  We're open our regular store hours!

  7:00am Coffee Bar and Breakfast Bar

  8:00am to 9:00pm

• Friday, November 13th

  Fish Friday

  Stop by our Seafood department to see what Gary is cooking up!

• Thursday, November 26th

  Enter to win 2 day passes to Capilano Suspension Bridge

  look for the raffle box by our cards and cookbooks

  Today is the last day to enter to win 2 day passes to the Capilano Suspension Bridge!

   

• Thursday, December 3rd

  Taste of the Holidays

  5:00pm to 8:00pm $10 donation to the Harvest Project

    

  Join us for one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year-the Taste of the Holidays!

  Purchase a $10 donation passport and sample a plethora of our favourite holiday products, meet local vendors, and enjoy live music from Jazz Con Brio.

  This year, all of the money raised will be donated to the Harvest Project-a North Shore based non-profit which donates perishable food, clothing and one-to-one services such as counseling to over 2,000 people every year.