Learn about the vibrant pre-war Japanese Canadian neighbourhood of the Powell St. area where there were 8000 Japanese Canadian residents and over 400 businesses along Powell St. before the Internment and Dispossession in 1942 at the outbreak of World War II. Learn also about the miracle story of community resilience of the Vancouver Japanese Language […]

Thursday through Saturday, August 20 to 22 | 7 PM Saturday matinee, August 22 | 2 PM Synopsis: From the home front to the trenches, Ian Bell presents songs, stories, and instrumental music from the First World War era. Tickets are $25 + HST each, or $40 + HST for both Backyard Theatre performances (Sons of 17 & […]

Thursday through Saturday, August 13 to 15 | 7 PM Saturday matinee, August 15 | 2 PM Synopsis: An unlikely pair of musicians meets in Guelph during the spring of 1917 to rehearse songs for soldier recruitment, all while revealing home front emotions, opinions and diversions of the time. Mike Ford (Moxy Früvous) and Murray Foster (Moxy Früvous, Great […]

Join us as we celebrate one of our founders of the garden, Cleo Mowers, with a social afternoon at Nikka Yuko! Every Friday between 4-7PM, enjoy a Japanese beer or sake as you stroll through the garden or take in the view of the waterfall as you unwind after a long week. Regular admission rates […]