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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation Today marked the end to the 2011/2012 hibernation season for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola emerged shortly after 11am by digging their way out of their bear den through a large mound of snow. Once out, they proceeded to have a great romp around their

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Welcome Long Weekend! Looking to launch into summer this weekend? So are we! Grouse Mountain is kicking off its summer operations this weekend with our Birds in Motion Demonstration; Ranger Talks with our grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola; and our World Famous Lumberjack Show. Maybe you’re looking for high flying adventure? Mountain Ziplines are just the ticket, where you’ll shriek in delight as

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Barn Swallow Construction These days are a flurry of wildlife activity on top of Grouse Mountain.  Many mammals and birds are nest building, feeding young or just otherwise active and feeding after a long winter.One of our more common avian residents is the Barn Swallow.  These guys arrive from migration in mid-May and begin to find suitable nesting locations and partners.  Once they have found

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2012 Calling all bakers and pastry chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village BC are partnering during Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village.We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain Chalet from November 24

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Happy Holidays from the Wildlife Team! Well Santa's Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, are all ready to go to work tomorrow evening!  That's their big night to shine!  We've taken extra good care of them this year for Santa.Grinder and Coola are snug in their beds for their long winter's nap and the wolves, bellies full, are lazing in the woods.  Fresh snow is currently falling and making everything

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at 11:59 pm, so don’t delay, go to seekthepeak.ca today to conquer a few hills and support BC Cancer Foundation. Full information on the course, including detailed descriptions of each leg, are available online. Make the commitment to Seek the Peak in 2013 and own the ultimate fitness accomplishment.Register for Seek the Peak

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Don't Miss the Run This Weekend! The ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run takes place this Saturday You aren't too late! Registration is still open for the Grouse Grind event of the season taking place this Saturday September 22 right here at the Peak of Vancouver. Make your summer of training on Mother Nature's Stairmaster really count or challenge yourself for the first time as the

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Be a Seek the Peak Early Bird Early registration ends May 17 Grab three friends and make a date to challenge yourselves on June 17th as you take part in Grouse Mountain's annual Seek The Peak relay in support of Rethink Breast Cancer. With relay stages ranging from easy to hard there is a leg for everyone in this fun filled event which raises valuable funds for breast cancer research and support

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long standing member of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network out of Arizona.  The Network stations all follow the same banding and monitoring protocols so that data from over 30 stations across Western North American can be collated and compared.  Overall it unfortunately appears that hummingbird numbers are slowly decreasing due to habitat loss and the loss of stopover migration sites.  Studies like

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Gear Up this Thanksgiving Y2Play and Annual Passholders can bring a friend for free - Oct. 5-8 Before you indulge on turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving make a date to jump aboard the Skyride and snap up some fabulous gear on offer at Grouse Mountain's annual Gear Sale. From Friday October 5th to Monday October 8th get outfitted for the new winter season and save up to 50% off all big name

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