Rebecca Bollwitt
@miss604.com
Miss604.com est. 2004
🏆 2025 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence (Entrepreneurship)
📰 Columnist & Photographer
📚 Book Author & Technical Editor (x8)
💻 Managing Partner sixty4media
💟 @johnbollwitt.com
🏆 2025 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence (Entrepreneurship)
📰 Columnist & Photographer
📚 Book Author & Technical Editor (x8)
💻 Managing Partner sixty4media
💟 @johnbollwitt.com
February 14 // The 35th Annual Women’s Memorial March honours and remembers women and gender-diverse people whose lives were lost in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Women's Memorial March in Vancouver 2026
The 35th Annual Women's Memorial March (February 14) honours the lives of all women and gender-diverse people lost in the Downtown Eastside.
miss604.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
February 14 // The 35th Annual Women’s Memorial March honours and remembers women and gender-diverse people whose lives were lost in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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Save 25% when you preorder upcoming queer books by 1/25! Great reads for the whole year, from inclusive children's books to romance to Queer theory. Your future self will thank you! tinyurl.com/25offpreorders
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Save 25% when you preorder upcoming queer books by 1/25! Great reads for the whole year, from inclusive children's books to romance to Queer theory. Your future self will thank you! tinyurl.com/25offpreorders
Monday to Friday next week (Jan 26-30) the Stanley Park Seawall will be closed from Ferguson Point (below the Teahouse) to Prospect Point.
Access to Third Beach will be available though.
#vancouver
Access to Third Beach will be available though.
#vancouver
Stanley Park Seawall Slope Maintenance Program - Google My Maps
Park Board conducts an ongoing slope maintenance program along certain sections of Stanley Park seawall to reduce risk of debris slides.
This map provides information about the location of closure an...
www.google.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Monday to Friday next week (Jan 26-30) the Stanley Park Seawall will be closed from Ferguson Point (below the Teahouse) to Prospect Point.
Access to Third Beach will be available though.
#vancouver
Access to Third Beach will be available though.
#vancouver
Today from 2pm-4pm drop by Gordon Neighbourhood House in the West End for Prance! An inclusive community Drag charity fundraiser.
It’s a chance to support multiple local charities while enjoying fabulous drag performances, games, and more. All are welcome.
By donation
📍1019 Broughton St, Vancouver
It’s a chance to support multiple local charities while enjoying fabulous drag performances, games, and more. All are welcome.
By donation
📍1019 Broughton St, Vancouver
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Today from 2pm-4pm drop by Gordon Neighbourhood House in the West End for Prance! An inclusive community Drag charity fundraiser.
It’s a chance to support multiple local charities while enjoying fabulous drag performances, games, and more. All are welcome.
By donation
📍1019 Broughton St, Vancouver
It’s a chance to support multiple local charities while enjoying fabulous drag performances, games, and more. All are welcome.
By donation
📍1019 Broughton St, Vancouver
Events around Vancouver this weekend:
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend » Events January 23-25
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend - Events Friday, January 23 to Sunday, January 25, 2026 around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
miss604.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Events around Vancouver this weekend:
Downtown New Westminster shelter extending to 24-7 services via @freshetnews.bsky.social
Downtown New Westminster shelter extending to 24-7 services - Freshet News
BC Housing: Expanding the hours of a nightly shelter at the old Army & Navy store in New West to 24-7 will benefit guests and the community
www.freshetnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Downtown New Westminster shelter extending to 24-7 services via @freshetnews.bsky.social
Urgent needs list from the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre:
🩲 Underwear & bras
🧦 Socks
🧥 Winter jackets
🌧️ Rain jackets & ponchos
🧶 Sweaters & hoodies
☂️ Umbrellas
🥾 Boots
🧤 Gloves
🧣 Scarves & toques
👖 Pants & warm tights
🛏️ Warm blankets & sleeping bags
💧 Water-resistant coverings
🩲 Underwear & bras
🧦 Socks
🧥 Winter jackets
🌧️ Rain jackets & ponchos
🧶 Sweaters & hoodies
☂️ Umbrellas
🥾 Boots
🧤 Gloves
🧣 Scarves & toques
👖 Pants & warm tights
🛏️ Warm blankets & sleeping bags
💧 Water-resistant coverings
Donation needs and wishlist | Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Our sites do not accept these items: household items, furniture, children’s clothing, children’s toys, clothing that is stained, soiled or… Continue reading Donation needs and wishlist
dewc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Urgent needs list from the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre:
🩲 Underwear & bras
🧦 Socks
🧥 Winter jackets
🌧️ Rain jackets & ponchos
🧶 Sweaters & hoodies
☂️ Umbrellas
🥾 Boots
🧤 Gloves
🧣 Scarves & toques
👖 Pants & warm tights
🛏️ Warm blankets & sleeping bags
💧 Water-resistant coverings
🩲 Underwear & bras
🧦 Socks
🧥 Winter jackets
🌧️ Rain jackets & ponchos
🧶 Sweaters & hoodies
☂️ Umbrellas
🥾 Boots
🧤 Gloves
🧣 Scarves & toques
👖 Pants & warm tights
🛏️ Warm blankets & sleeping bags
💧 Water-resistant coverings
I’m working on the February event list for Metro Vancouver. If you know of an event I should include, send it in for a free listing: miss604.com/contact
Contact
Contact Rebecca Bollwitt for general inquiries, information about advertising, contest opportunities, and to submit your event listings for free.
miss604.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I’m working on the February event list for Metro Vancouver. If you know of an event I should include, send it in for a free listing: miss604.com/contact
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Be transformed by storytelling and movement through the many workshops, conversations, and performances at Matriarchs Uprising, an Indigenous women-led festival February 16-21, 2026.
Matriarchs Uprising Festival - Tickets on Sale
Join the many workshops, conversations, and performances at the Indigenous women-led Matriarchs Uprising Festival, February 16-21, 2026.
miss604.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Be transformed by storytelling and movement through the many workshops, conversations, and performances at Matriarchs Uprising, an Indigenous women-led festival February 16-21, 2026.
Metro Vancouver announced that the Vancouver Landfill will continue to serve the region until ~2050, without increasing the agreed area or height of the landfill. It was previously expected to close as early as 2030 and is currently located on the south west side of Burns Bog in Delta.
Vancouver Landfill Lifetime Extended to 2050
Vancouver Landfill, previously expected to close in 2030, will continue to serve the region until approx. 2050 at its location in Delta's Burns Bog
miss604.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Metro Vancouver announced that the Vancouver Landfill will continue to serve the region until ~2050, without increasing the agreed area or height of the landfill. It was previously expected to close as early as 2030 and is currently located on the south west side of Burns Bog in Delta.
Ethọ́s Lab in Vancouver launched its annual Black Futures Month fundraiser, and announced the return of its flagship hackathon event for teens February 27th
Black Futures Month Fundraiser and Hackathon
Ethọ́s Lab in Vancouver is hosting a Black Futures Month fundraiser along with its hackathon (Blackathon) event for teens February 27, 2026.
miss604.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Ethọ́s Lab in Vancouver launched its annual Black Futures Month fundraiser, and announced the return of its flagship hackathon event for teens February 27th
The Lantern City returns February 2 - March 9. These Lunar New Year installations, designed by local artists, will be at four sites including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Granville Island, Bentall Centre, and Granville Island.
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 AM
The Lantern City returns February 2 - March 9. These Lunar New Year installations, designed by local artists, will be at four sites including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Granville Island, Bentall Centre, and Granville Island.
Residential school deniers will be speaking outside the Indigenous Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC tomorrow.
As Angela says about this cruel event: “This is not academic disagreement. It is an act of denial that causes real harm to Survivors, their families, and communities.”
As Angela says about this cruel event: “This is not academic disagreement. It is an act of denial that causes real harm to Survivors, their families, and communities.”
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Residential school deniers will be speaking outside the Indigenous Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC tomorrow.
As Angela says about this cruel event: “This is not academic disagreement. It is an act of denial that causes real harm to Survivors, their families, and communities.”
As Angela says about this cruel event: “This is not academic disagreement. It is an act of denial that causes real harm to Survivors, their families, and communities.”
The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games are Feb 6-22 and the Paralympic Winter Games are Mar 6-15
Throwback to Vancouver 2010 when our Olympic cauldron was behind a big fence so no one could get close to it
Throwback to Vancouver 2010 when our Olympic cauldron was behind a big fence so no one could get close to it
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games are Feb 6-22 and the Paralympic Winter Games are Mar 6-15
Throwback to Vancouver 2010 when our Olympic cauldron was behind a big fence so no one could get close to it
Throwback to Vancouver 2010 when our Olympic cauldron was behind a big fence so no one could get close to it
The WNBA has released its game schedule for the 2026 regular season, the league’s 30th, which will begin on Friday, May 8th and the new Toronto Tempo will host two games at Rogers Arena in Vancouver this August.
WNBA Schedule Announced, More Games in Vancouver
New WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo, will host two games at Rogers Arena in Vancouver this August during the league's milestone 30th season.
miss604.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The WNBA has released its game schedule for the 2026 regular season, the league’s 30th, which will begin on Friday, May 8th and the new Toronto Tempo will host two games at Rogers Arena in Vancouver this August.
A big list of Lunar New Year events around Vancouver. The Chinatown Spring Festival Parade is February 22nd
Lunar New Year Events Around Vancouver
Community celebrations, workshops, Chinatown parade, and events all around Vancouver to ring in the Lunar New Year & the year of the Horse.
miss604.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
A big list of Lunar New Year events around Vancouver. The Chinatown Spring Festival Parade is February 22nd
Reposted by Rebecca Bollwitt
Adaptations after 4+ days of fog:
(1) I mentally refer to visibility in “blocks” and “half blocks”. These are, of course, Vancouver blocks (larger than downtown Portland blocks on both sides) and a horribly inconsistent measure.
(2) I watch for perched crows shaking dew off their tail feathers.
(1) I mentally refer to visibility in “blocks” and “half blocks”. These are, of course, Vancouver blocks (larger than downtown Portland blocks on both sides) and a horribly inconsistent measure.
(2) I watch for perched crows shaking dew off their tail feathers.
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Adaptations after 4+ days of fog:
(1) I mentally refer to visibility in “blocks” and “half blocks”. These are, of course, Vancouver blocks (larger than downtown Portland blocks on both sides) and a horribly inconsistent measure.
(2) I watch for perched crows shaking dew off their tail feathers.
(1) I mentally refer to visibility in “blocks” and “half blocks”. These are, of course, Vancouver blocks (larger than downtown Portland blocks on both sides) and a horribly inconsistent measure.
(2) I watch for perched crows shaking dew off their tail feathers.
Press Release: Alaskan Inuit Stand United in Support of Greenland iccalaska.org/wp-icc/wp-co...
January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Press Release: Alaskan Inuit Stand United in Support of Greenland iccalaska.org/wp-icc/wp-co...
Giving away some passes and restaurant vouchers for Capilano Suspension Bridge’s Love Lights 💕🌲
Details:
Details:
GIVEAWAY Love Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park hosts Love Lights January 30 to February 22, 2026 - and you can enter to win a prize package!
miss604.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Giving away some passes and restaurant vouchers for Capilano Suspension Bridge’s Love Lights 💕🌲
Details:
Details:
Reposted by Rebecca Bollwitt
I need you to see what is going on on Murdoch Mysteries these days
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I need you to see what is going on on Murdoch Mysteries these days
Went to the Places That Matter event tonight, marking the 15th year of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s program. I was on the original committee in 2011. Here are some awesome places:
January 21, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Went to the Places That Matter event tonight, marking the 15th year of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s program. I was on the original committee in 2011. Here are some awesome places:
Reposted by Rebecca Bollwitt
The Bus Thread x "did It happen?" crossover memes are some true A+, old fashioned Internet, and I appreciate it
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 AM
The Bus Thread x "did It happen?" crossover memes are some true A+, old fashioned Internet, and I appreciate it
Last year Covenant House Vancouver served more than 160,000 meals to youth. The Drop-In Centre welcomed over 760 youth, the largest number in its history.
Youth have access to showers, laundry, clothes, mental health support, activities, and other services all thanks to CHV donors.
Youth have access to showers, laundry, clothes, mental health support, activities, and other services all thanks to CHV donors.
Covenant House Vancouver Thanks the Community
It has been a busy year at Covenant House Vancouver (CHV), and they wanted to reach outand thank everyone for their support and kindness.
miss604.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Last year Covenant House Vancouver served more than 160,000 meals to youth. The Drop-In Centre welcomed over 760 youth, the largest number in its history.
Youth have access to showers, laundry, clothes, mental health support, activities, and other services all thanks to CHV donors.
Youth have access to showers, laundry, clothes, mental health support, activities, and other services all thanks to CHV donors.
Reposted by Rebecca Bollwitt
