Norooz“A new day” in Farsi, is a 2,500 year old event celebrating Persian New Year that has been occurring in West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. This initiative establishes a partnership with the organizers to broaden the activities and provide an opportunity to engage, interact and appreciate the diverse culture in our community. Close to 10,000 people attended the event this year.
2006 WinterSong Festival a new 10-day festival held February 10th – 19th, 2006. The festival will occur at the same time every year and celebrate the joy of song through a wide range of performances across West Vancouver in a variety of venues; showcasing professional and aspiring talent as well as providing singing opportunities for all abilities and ages, and highlighting songs from a broad range of musical styles.
It is estimated that we engaged and entertained over 3,000 audience members and supported close to 600 professional, semi-professional and emerging performers. We had over 24 community volunteers involved in the pre-event activities and the Festival itself. Over 138 volunteer hours were donated during the Festival itself with 1000’s of hours donated to organize the event.
