BMO Vancouver Marathon 50th Anniversary Day featured over 18,500 registered runners, a new event record. Dayna Pidhoresky, who previously won Half Marathon in 2019, sets a new course record for the BMO Vancouver Marathon in 2:34:30, breaking the old course record of...
BMO VANCOUVER MARATHON WELCOMES BACK RECORD NUMBERS, OVER 18,500 First large post-pandemic Marathon in Canada Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Vancouver’s only Marathon event, non-profit event organizers RUNVAN® are incredibly happy to announce a new record number...
It’s Spring, and even though we are looking forward to year-end activities and the advent of a well-deserved break for our students and teachers, we are already gearing up for next year. This is the height of our admissions season at Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School...
Supporters and survivors Participating in a charity run or ride like our Ride Don’t Hide or the BMO Vancouver Marathon’s RUN4HOPE can be transformative. There are typically two types of participants: supporters and survivors. A supporter has been deeply affected by...
You’ve put in the work over the past few months and now race day is here. But how will you fuel yourself over 8 km? 21.2 km? 42.2 kms? It’s all about avoiding the bonk or ‘hitting the wall’... There are no secret techniques, just proper planning and execution. We’ll...
Every kid needs to be just that: a kid. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice recreation therapists – Laura Fielding, Gillian Lagambina, and Amy Wightman – ensure that every child on the Canuck Place program has the opportunity to explore their interests and passions. I...
We like to assume that we support causes simply because it's the right thing to do—and that can be true to an extent. But oftentimes, the decision to continue supporting a cause stems from the people we meet and the relationships we form over the course of our...
A master’s in math or a marathon — Arthur Qiu still isn’t sure which will be the tougher slog, or if it was wise to tackle them back to back. But so far raising funds for the BC Cancer Foundation through the BMO Vancouver Marathon’s RUN4HOPE charity program has been a...
Statistics show that students with learning challenges, who do not receive the support that they need, have a higher risk of dropping out of school, adult suicide, and homelessness. There is a huge impact on a child’s life and emotional wellbeing when they experience...
What a tough couple of years. As the pandemic has raged through the community the toll on mental health has slowly burned through our community. As May approaches and the BMO Vancouver Marathon celebrates its 50th year we are thrilled to be part of the team pounding...
Warren Martel’s 16-year-old son Griffin came to Canuck Place when he was just 18-months-old. At that time, Griffin’s future was rapidly declining and there was little hope for a cure of his complex condition and seizure disorder. With the support of physicians and...
Did you know that 1 in 100 people live with schizophrenia? Did you know that schizophrenia affects around 52,000 individuals, and their families, across BC? Despite how common it is, schizophrenia is still highly stigmatised and misunderstood. It is not multiple...
