Special Events are scheduled from time to time. Popular among members have been industrial tours including the TRIUMF Laboratory at UBC, the Titanic Exhibition, the Vancouver Aquarium, Bard on the Beach and winery tours to name a few. The annual Christmas Luncheon is also a favourite. Tour ideas come from member’s suggestions and vary widely in content and location. To view the most current event, look at the most recent newsletter which will show all the details (Newsletters). A photo record of many of the Special Events can be found in the Photogallery or in newsletters after the event.
2025 Special Events
- January 7th – Vancouver Central Library Tour
- February 13th – Tour of North Shore Rescue
2024 Special Events
- Feb. 1st – Tour of Richmond Oval and 2010 Olympic Memorial Museum
- March 6th – Tour of TRIUMF Research Facilities, UBC
- May 9th – Tour of Vancouver Aquarium
- June 7th – Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant Tour
- July 17th – Hydra Energy Tour
- August 1st – Pacific Science Enterprise Centre
- September 4th – HR McMillan Vancouver Space Center
- October 9th – Monova Exhibit and “Pals” Shipyard Tour
- November 13th – UBC Museum of Anthropology Tour
- December 9th – Christmas Luncheon with guest speaker Christopher Gaze
2023 Special Events – Dates are approximate
- April 28th – North Shore Rescue Facilities
- May 12th – H R MacMillan Space Center – private visit
- May 29th – John Atkin will lead a tour of Coal Harbour (last done in 2016)
- July 7th – HR MacMillan Space Centre Tour
- July 27th – Capilano Watershed Tour
- September 11 – A special 20th anniversary recognition event
- September 14th – Seymour Salmonid Society Visit
- December – Christmas Luncheon with guest speaker Madison Mailey, gold medalist in rowing at the 2020/ 21 Olympics
2022 Special Events
- April 27th – Walking tour Vancouver’s Chinatown with John Atkin – see details in the April 2022 newsletter
- June 23rd – Pacific Science Enterprise Centre tour – details in June newsletter
- August 24th – West Coast Railway Association’s Railway Museum of British Columbia in Squamish BC – details in August newsletter
- December – In-person Christmas Lunch at WVYC with special guest Janice Bannister, Laughter Wellness 101, Stand-up Comedy Performances
2021 Special Events
- January to August – Due to BC Health restrictions for social gatherings with COVID-19, events were canceled until we were permitted to do so.
- September – Indian Arm Cruise
- December – In-person Christmas Lunch at WVYC with interactive video presentation by Alan Malloroy, World Recorder Holder to Climb Mount Everest
2020 Special Events
- February: North Shore Rescue Base
- March: Visit to Pacific Science Enterprise Centre
- March: Visit to West Vancouver Fisheries Research Centre
- April to September: Monthly Golf Outings
- April to September: Bridge
- April: Tour of BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Research Centre
- May: Vancouver Viaducts Walk with John Atkin
2019 Special Events
- May: Beaconsfield Heights Walk
- April to September: Monthly Golf Outings
- April to September: Bridge
- June: Lions Gate Hospital Tour
- August: Sunset Dinner Cruise
- September: Britannia Mine Museum Tour
- October: Port Authority and Harbour Air Tower Visits
- December: Christmas Event – Pandora’s Box Zoom Event
2018 Special Events
- May: Shaughnessy Residential Area Walk
- April to September: Monthly Golf Outings
- April to September: Bridge
- June: Neptune Terminals Tour
- June: Indian Arm Cruise
- August: Capilano Watershed Tour
- September: Vancouver Police Museum Visit
- December: Christmas Event
2017 Special Events
- March:: Tour of Seaspan Shipyard
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outings
- May: Walking Tour of Strathcona
- August: Historic Cruise on Fraser River
- December: Christmas Event
2016 Special Events
- April: Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant Tour
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outings
- May: Walking Tour of Coal Harbour
- June: Nav Canada Vancouver Area Control Centre Tour
- December: Christmas Event
2015 Special Events
- February: Tour of Vancouver Convention Centre
- March/April: Neptune Terminals/Vancouver Shipyards
- May: Museum of Flight
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- June: Day Sail Aboard the HMS Calgary
- July: Bard on the Beach, Comedy of Errors
- October: Sea to Sky Gondola, Squamish
- December: Christmas Event
2014 Special Events
- January:Tour of Ballard Power Systems
- March: Tour of the UBC Wine Research Centre
- April: TransLink Tour
- May: Vancouver City Walking Tour; May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- July: Bard on the Beach, Midsummer’s Night Dream
- August: Pancake Breakfast Social
- October: Walking Tour of Chinatown
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2013 Special Events
- February: Tour of the UBC Wine Research Centre
- April: Tour of Covanta – Waste to Engergy
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- May: VanDusen Gardens Tour
- July: Bard on the Beach
- August: Club’s 10th Year Celebration
- December: Tour of of the Vancouver Convention Centre
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2012 Special Events
- May to September: Golf Group
- April: Tour to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Ladner
- May: Emily Carr University Tour and Lunch on Granville Island
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- July: Bard on the Beach, “The Taming of the Shrew”, including a gourmet “Falstaff Feast” with talk by Christopher Gaze
- August: Abbotsford Air Show Outing
- September: New Port Mann Bridge Tour
- November: Cirque dur Soleil “Amaluna” production
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2011 Special Events
- May to September: Monthly Golf Outing
- June: Tour to Boeing Flight Aviation Centre, Everett, Washington
- July: Seymour/Capilano Water Filtration Plant Tour
- August: Abbotsford Air Show Outing
- September: TRIUMF Tour and Lunch at University Golf Club
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2010 Special Events
- May: The Sport of Lawn Bowling Outing at West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club
- May to July: Monthly Golf Outing
- August: Bard on the Beach, “Much Ado About Nothingl” and “Falstaff”
- October: UBC Museum of Anthropology Visit
- November: Tour of Britannia Mine Museum
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2009 Special Events
- March: Tour of Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
- May: The Sport of Lawn Bowling Outing at West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club
- May: Day Sail aboard the Canadian Frigate HMCS Calgary
- June: Golf Event at Northlands
- July: Capilano Watershed Tour
- July: Golf Event at Squamish
- August: Bard on the Beach, “All’s Well That Ends Well”
- September: Golf Event at Squamish
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2008 Special Events
- February: Vienna Boys Choir, Kay Meek Centre
- May : Tour of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, Port Mellon
- July: Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare’s “12th Night”
- August: Bard on the Beach, ”Opera and Arias”
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2007 Special Events
- June: Visit to Titanic Exhibition in Victoria
- July: Introduction to Lawn Bowling
- August: Evening at the Opera
- November: Tour of Washington Marine
- December: Christmas Lunch, Capilano Golf Club
2006 Special Events
- September: Visit to Vancouver Aquarium and sail aboard HMCS Vancouver
- October: Deep Cove Theatre
- December: Christmas Luncheon, Capilano Golf Club