Get ready for summer at The Village! We've just launched In The Village on False Creek, with our friend and Editor-In-Chief of VANCOUVERISAWESOME.COM, Bob Kronbauer. Bob will be bringing his readers one awesome thing about The Village every week from the highly anticipated openings of Urban Fare and London Drugs this summer, to community duckling rescues. Check out VANCOUVERISAWESOME for your weekly dose of Village awesomeness.

BY BARBARA GUNN
The Vancouver Sun

They are homes as noteworth for what's beyond their walls as what is within them. Think views of the city skyline and the North Shore mountains. Think outlooks that take in the dragon boats in False Creek and the joggers and dog-walkers on the seawall. Think nearby plaza, where moms and tots meet for coffee or to grab a bite of lunch. This is Canada House, the premier location at The Village on False Creek.

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SATURDAY MARCH 10, 12:30PM - 5:30PM in The Village Plaza (Manitoba St & Athletes Way)

CelticFest starts early with a special festival preview event at The Village on False Creek, Saturday, March 10th. Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of free Celtic music and dance, plus food, face painting, fun, and a few surprises! Hear some of Celtic music's finest live on stage - including Seattle's fiddling, dancing, and singing sensations, The Gothard Sisters. Find out the rest of the festival line up here, and don't forget your dancing shoes!

With Urban Fare, London Drugs, Village Kitchen, and Subway getting ready to open in the coming months, The Village is undoubtedly becoming the hub of Southeast False Creek, backed up by News1130's reporting. "Clearly it's attracting people now. You can see around here there's a lot of activity," says one Village resident. Read the rest of News1130's report here.