FLEURS DE VILLES' FLORAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN DEBUTS IN VANCOUVER

Frida Kahlo - Chicago 

Fleurs de Villes returns to Vancouver this spring with a floral trail of 30+ installations, each created by a local florist. This year's Fleurs de Villes FEMMES, June 3-12, is a "celebration of remarkable women." At the center of this annual floral trail are 15 mannequins, each depicting a significant woman. The free event is open to the public.

Be it Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan, immigrant advocate Adrienne Clarkson or trailblazing artist Emily Carr -- audiences will be able to learn more about these women through colorful floral displays. Images and QR codes on the sculptures link to profiles of each woman, highlighting their cultural and historical significance. 

Twenty-five local florists will be represented and visitors may obtain floral trail maps at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver concierge desk, the Fleurs de Villes website or scan a QR code at each stop to follow the trail. 

Queen Elizabeth I - London

Along the Fleurs de Villes floral trail, Vancouver restaurants will feature special menus and pop-up patios for trail-walkers:

• 1931 Gallery Bistro at Vancouver Art Gallery: Floral Cocktails
• Holts Cafe Vancouver at Holt Renfrew:  Afternoon Tea
• P2B Bistro & Bar at Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront: Floral Lunch Spot
• Nightingale: Floral Cocktails and Blossom Pizza
• Showcase Restaurant & Bar at Vancouver Marriott: Six Femmes Cocktails
• Fairmont Hotel Vancouver: Veuve Clicquot Champagne (celebrating 250th anniversary)

Michelle Obama - Chicago 

Featured Florists for Fleurs de Villes FEMMES in Vancouver 

June 3-12, 2022

Adele Rae Florist, AJR Designs, A Passion for Flowers Design Studio Ltd, Arizel Studio, Avelyn Florist, De La Flore, Elope with Us, Flower Factory, Garden Party Flowers, Gilligan Girls, Greenscape Design & Decor, J Events, La Fraise Rose, Manites Flower Shop, Rex & Moss, ROA Floral and Event Designs, Sophie's Flower Pedals, Vanousha Flora, Vivio Flowers, Brenna Quan and Fleurs de Villes very own Fleuriste de Maison, June Jung. 

Jane Austen - Miami 

The global FEMMES tour will visit 11 cities in four countries in 2022. Fleurs de Villes is a Vancouver-based luxury brand founded in 2015, specializing in bespoke fresh-floral experiences and activations. 

Royal BC Museum's traveling exhibition, Species at Risk, goes on the road across British Columbia

Vancouver Island Marmots, one of Canada's most endangered mammals, suffered significant losses this past winter. The unique marmot may be found on mountain slopes and alpine meadows around central Vancouver Island, but the rodents are at risk due to habitat loss.

The Royal BC Museum's traveling exhibition, Species at Risk, highlights the plight of British Columbia's vulnerable flora and fauna, such as the Vancouver Island Marmot, and emphasizes positive ways people can help their non-human neighbors. This is the second summer the traveling exhibit will be touring around BC.

The traveling Species at Risk exhibition. 

Species at Risk is making stops throughout the province this summer at schools, museums and events on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Okanagan and, for the first time, the Kootenays. The public is invited to visit, explore and learn for free.

Species at Risk will be at Victoria's BC Legislature Grounds on Canada Day, July 1, for its send-off from Vancouver Island to the mainland. "We created Species at Risk to tell a story that is of critical importance to this province," said Prof. Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal BC Museum. "We are extending our research and expertise to communities around the province to better explain what we do."

Beautifully designed Mini-Museum kits featuring real specimens and hands-on activities travel with the exhibition. The eight kits, four of which are new this year, are distributed to schools around the province and used throughout the school year. Two knowledgeable interpreters work with the regional partners to bring the exhibition to life and engage with local communities.

This butterfly, a subspecies of the Western Branded Skipper, is found in Garry Oak and coastal sand spit ecosystems around southern Vancouver Island. It is a species at risk because of habitat loss and pesticides. 

Species at Risk Tour Schedule - Summer 2016

July 1 | Canada Day Send-off, BC Legislature Grounds, Victoria

July 5 | Science World at TELUS World of Science, Vancouver

July 6 | Surrey Art Gallery and Bear Creek Park, Surrey

July 7 | Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC Campus, Vancouver

July 9 | Kamloops Museum & Archives, Kamloops

July 11 | Big Little Science Centre, Kamloops

July 12-13 | Okanagan Science Centre, Vernon

July 18-22 | Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art & History, Nelson

July 25-August 1 | Creston and District Museum, Creston

August 4 | Wildsight, Invermere Branch

August 8-12 | Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre, Cranbrook

August 15-19 | Rossland Museum and Discovert Centre, Rossland 

Photos and Images by Royal BC Museum