| Electoral Area A Assent Vote (Referendum) — Advance Vote | Electoral Area A Assent Vote (Referendum) — Advance Vote | <div class="ExternalClassD9E01AEE80C94B6696336D8B6F33B0C9"><p>Metro Vancouver is holding an assent vote (referendum) that applies to water-access communities in Electoral Area A.</p><p>Metro Vancouver intends to establish a new clean-up service for communities, including:</p><ul><li>Bowyer Island</li><li>Passage Island</li><li>Indian Arm (including Boulder Island and Carraholly Point)</li><li>Pitt Lake</li></ul><p>The service would provide barge and bin collection through the proposed Metro Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Clean-Up Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1433, 2026.</p><p>Find out more on the <a href="/boards/electoral-area-a-assent-vote" target="_blank">Electoral Area A Assent Vote web page</a>.<br></p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2932 | UBC AMS Student Nest, 2306 and 2309 – 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver | 10/13/2026 3:00:00 PM | 10/14/2026 3:00:00 AM |
| Piper Spit Bird Count | Piper Spit Bird Count | <div class="ExternalClassA4218CAA42E84EE987AAA6FE7814D0F4"><p><span style="color:#313741;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Whether you’re just getting to know the birds in your backyard or are on the lookout for rarities, grab your binoculars and join a park interpreter to watch the seasonal changes of birds at Burnaby Lake.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#313741;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Ages 15+</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#313741;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Registration required</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#313741;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Free</span><br></p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2899 | | 10/13/2026 4:00:00 PM | 10/13/2026 6:00:00 PM |
| Salamander Searchers | Salamander Searchers | <div class="ExternalClassB1FD349A414942BEA4AFF31CC922796B"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;text-align:center;"><em>They crawl through the woods and hide under logs.</em></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;text-align:center;"><em>They’re long-toed or rough-skinned and related to frogs.<br style="box-sizing:inherit;"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;"></em></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;">Discover these amazing amphibians that make this park their home.<br><br><span style="color:#000000;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;">Activities designed for ages 6-9</span><br></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;"></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;">Children must be accompanied by an adult. All attendees (including adults) must be registered.<br><br>Ages 6+</div></div></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;">Registration required<br style="box-sizing:inherit;"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;">$11 per adult, $8.25 per adult 65+, $5.50 per child/youth<br></div></div></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2905 | | 10/17/2026 7:00:00 AM | 10/17/2026 7:00:00 AM |
| The Secret Life of Trees | The Secret Life of Trees | <div class="ExternalClassAB0E2C90C33446F99E6A190F4CD130D8"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;">Are trees able to smell? Do trees talk to each other? Come on this guided hike to uncover some of the mysteries and surprising facts about these forest giants.<br></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;">Ages 19+<br style="box-sizing:inherit;">Registration required<br style="box-sizing:inherit;">$17 per adult, $12.75 per adult 65+<br></p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2912 | | 10/17/2026 7:00:00 AM | 10/17/2026 7:00:00 AM |
| Electoral Area A Assent Vote (Referendum) — General Voting Day | Electoral Area A Assent Vote (Referendum) — General Voting Day | <div class="ExternalClassEF27ECA4B32D40C28DFA4363A8561B2B"><p>Metro Vancouver is holding an assent vote (referendum) that applies to water-access communities in Electoral Area A.</p><p>Metro Vancouver intends to establish a new clean-up service for communities, including:</p><ul><li>Bowyer Island</li><li>Passage Island</li><li>Indian Arm (including Boulder Island and Carraholly Point)</li><li>Pitt Lake</li></ul><p>The service would provide barge and bin collection through the proposed Metro Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Clean-Up Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1433, 2026.</p><p>Find out more on the <a href="/boards/electoral-area-a-assent-vote" target="_blank">Electoral Area A Assent Vote web page</a>.<br></p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2933 | Gleneagles Community Centre, UBC AMS Student Nest, and University Hill Secondary School | 10/17/2026 3:00:00 PM | 10/18/2026 3:00:00 AM |
| Mysterious Mushrooms | Mysterious Mushrooms | <div class="ExternalClass4E589C7D1DCB4367913620AE3E65A36E"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;"><div style="box-sizing:inherit;">Ever so quietly, essential fungi are working behind the scenes, keeping the forest running. Learn more about the rotters that clean up decaying matter, thieves that steal from other living things, and coordinators that create social networks of plants.<br style="box-sizing:inherit;"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;"></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;">An indoor presentation will be followed by a slow forest walk (does not focus on harvesting or edibles).<br style="box-sizing:inherit;"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;"></div></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;">Ages 18+<br style="box-sizing:inherit;"></div><div style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:gpcommerce, arial, sans-serif;color:#313741;font-size:14px;">Registration required<br style="box-sizing:inherit;">$17 per adult, $12.75 per adult 65+<br></div></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2896 | | 10/17/2026 4:00:00 PM | 10/17/2026 6:30:00 PM |