Interpretation Unlocks Aquatic Secrets
By Nicole Cann, manager of interpretive delivery
If you’ve been to the Vancouver Aquarium and watched an educational show, any show – from an Amazon Critter Corner that lets you get up close and personal...
B.C. Hydro AquaVan Takes it to the Road
The Vancouver Aquarium’s B.C. Hydro AquaVan is back at the Aquarium for a well-deserved break. This year, the B.C. Hydro AquaVan program delivered more than 100 days of programming to 51 communities throughout ...
Bennett Bursary Program Immerses Students in Our World
Local students from inner-city schools are coming to the Aquarium this week for free school programs. They’re participating in hands-on, curriculum related, activities that enhance the learning they receive in ...
Students Breathe New Life Into Old Uniforms
We joined 12 students from Eric Hamber Secondary School on a visit to the Salvation Army’s Vancouver Harbour Light location earlier this week to hand out blankets and toques that had been reconstructed from old...
A Week in the Life of an Aquarium Volunteer (by Lesley Harris)
I’ve been a volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium since September 2011. Compared to some of my fellow volunteers, who have been volunteering for decades at the Aquarium, I am a “newbie”. With the lo...
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Last week saw an important discovery made in B.C. waters. On Tuesday 22, 2011 an olive ridley sea turtle was found washed up along Wickaninnish Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. This was the first...
Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown
Last night was the fourth annual Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown event in Vancouver. This year’s delicious event catered to a sold out crowd of 550 at the Aquarium for a fun night of Ocean Wise c...
Luminescence
The holiday season is upon us and the Aquarium has been busily preparing the galleries for Luminescence, a celebration of aquatic light, which runs until January 2, 2012.
This year our preparations went far ...