Drag performer Conni Smudge was at the AGM for qathet Pride Society. A new board was elected and the group wants to have more events this year in qathet.
About 12,000 people attended the Vancouver Park Board’s Polar Bear Swim on Jan. 1 at English Bay Beach, where participants plunged into the cold water to kick off the new year. The event, which turned 104 years old, motivates attendees to dip or compete in a 100-yard race in 6°C water. “I have been participating