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Are You Ready to Step Up for BC's Sick Kids? If you’re a regular Grouse Grinder, you’re already committed to your own heart health. How about stepping up your commitment and raising funds for the new Cardiology unit at BC Children’s Hospital? Now in its fourth year, the Grind For Kids campaign has raised over $450,000 for BC’s sick kids. Grinders sign up and ask friends, family and co-workers to

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little ones (and their parents!) occupied and entertained is certainly top of mind. Here at Grouse Mountain, we like to make things as easy as possible, so below are a few mountaintop summer activities that are perfect for kids and kids at heart:1)  Check out our Summer of Small Wonders and learn all about honeybees, hummingbirds and other important pollinators.  Take a walk through The Hive Bee

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Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife Turns 10 Years Old! This week marked the 10th anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The Refuge was founded in 2001 with the construction of our Grizzly Bear habitat and the arrival of Grinder and Coola during the first week of September that year.I've posted some of the early photos of Grinder and Coola after they

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habitat (utilizing a fence-line or aviary etc.) until it has acclimated to the surroundings and become familiar with the sights, sounds and smells of its new home. After a short time period, often one to four weeks, the gate to the holding area is opened and the wildlife inside is allowed to leave on its own schedule. Many times the wildlife comes back for the nights or still utilizes the familiar

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Busy Week Leads up to Summer Opening Weekend Last week was full of preparations getting ready for our first long-weekend full of summer activities.The Birds in Motion have now arrived and are flying in their demonstrations at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm. This year we have some really amazing birds - everything from hawks, falcons, owls, vultures all the way up in size to Bald Eagles!  We also have

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Snowshoe Away Your Holiday Indulgences Kickstart your fitness plan January 2nd at the Snowshoe Demonstration Night at Grouse Mountain. December 27th, 2007. North Vancouver, BC- Incinerate holiday calories with this fastest growing winter activity. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. With 4 different groomed snowshoe trails equating to about 10km of terrain, you’ll experience the most scenic

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Grouse Mountain Welcomes World Renowned Artists and a New Resident to the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife   November 3, 2011 North Vancouver, B.C. - Grouse Mountain is proud to pay host to the Artists for Conservation Festival (AFC) which will bring some of the world’s best nature and wildlife art and artists to the Peak of Vancouver. From November 5 to 13, artists, including world renowned

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Snowshoe Grind Drop-in Nights Begin December 10, 2012 It's time for another season of fresh air, fitness and fun! It's time to kick off another season of Snowshoe Grind Drop-in Nights at Grouse Mountain. The Drop-in Nights are very popular and an amazing opportunity to get out into the fresh mountain air, get a fantastic 1.5 hour workout, and meet like-minded enthusiasts. The sessions run Monday

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shy of his own record with an impressive race winning time of 25:10. In the women’s elite, Stephanie Hamilton took the top spot on the podium with a remarkable time of 32:28. Despite not breaking his own record Sebastian was pleased with the result after the race but said it was a hard fought win, “I mean it was full gas from the start and at times I was ready to settle for second but I pushed

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-inflammatory medication daily. Beta recently stopped eating so medicating was no longer reliably possible. Beta was sedated last week and taken to an off-site facility for a full veterinary evaluation. Sadly, blood tests and radiographs revealed the presence of new tumours in his left shoulder and his lungs. The condition was un-treatable and so for his own sake we took the decision to say goodbye to an

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