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. Ken Macquisten, Refuge Director and Veterinarian. "The annual awakening of the massive male Grizzlies signals the coming of summer adventures and we are very pleased to once again invite our guests to visit us at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife." Regarded as two of the most popular residents at the Peak of Vancouver, Grizzly Bears Grinder and Coola were welcomed into their

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Seek the Peak Training: Halfway There! Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today our Seek The Peak Trainer, Marieve Legrand shares some words of encouragement at the halfway point

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for over 12 years. Influenced by various lineages, such as Power Vinyasa, Anusara and Pilates, she offers an accessible alignment-based practice with mindful sequencing and clear road maps into the body. After living and breathing yoga in Vancouver for the last decade, Chloe and her family packed up their lives last summer, and moved to Europe to travel and teach. Chloe is excited to be back in

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also receive a pair of Richer or Poorer socks.*Following the race there will be a celebration in the Timber Room including an award ceremony, snacks, beverages, cash bar and prize draws.*Child registration is not eligible for the SHOES.COM gift card or socks.

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Road to Seek the Peak  Week 4: Stacey Anderson Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!When I finished my first 5km trail race in April 2014, the first words I uttered to friends at the finish

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Tomlinson’s 13 Grouse Grinds set at the 2014 event.After wrapping up a long day on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, the 36 participants had hiked a collective total of 362 Grouse Grinds in a one-day period. Congratulations to all the participants! Male                                                Female Ian Robertson 16 | Andrea Johb 15 Gary Lubin 13 | Kathy Porter 14

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population numbers of hummingbirds with a focus on the Rufous Hummingbird.The project involves gently catching hummingbirds as they come to the feeder, taking some measurements, looking at the overall health of the birds, placing a very lightweight band on their leg (each band only weighs 5/100's of a gram!) and releasing the bird on its way.Normally we'd expect to get just a few hummingbirds in the early

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workforce to face the upcoming spring.  These new bees will be the first batch for the new year and the bees who looked after the Queen all winter will pass away.  It was great to see our bees again and many of the hives are well underway with their spring preparations.  Many were already bringing in Pollen.  We will 'bee' monitoring the conditions and when the snow melts up here we'll get ready to bring

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Dec. 2014 Round-Up All of the Events, Attractions, and Happenings Only six sleeps to Christmas and the Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain is in full swing! Snow is falling, the lights are shinning, our Ice Skating Pond is in great shape. We've been 'elfing' people across the city to get them into the festive mood! So without further ado, we'd like to present you with a round-up of everything

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offer great vantage points.Flickers lay 3-6 eggs and incubate them for 11 to 13 days before the young birds hatch.   After hatching, the young will stay in the nest for up to 28 days (4 weeks) before fledging and leaving the nest to follow the adults around and learn foraging behavior.  At the moment we estimate the birds in this nest, three of the little guys, to be about three weeks or three and a

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