BY JESSICA BARRETT
The Vancouver Sun

James MacKinnon woke up at 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of the new resident making waves in Vancouver's Olympic Village neighbourhood. A beaver has been spotted in the man-made water channel in Hinge Park on Friday... Unusual as it may seem, the Olympic Village beaver is part of a trend, said Robyn Worcester, conservations program manager at the Stanley Park Ecology Society. "They're turning up pretty regularly right now," she said.

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Photo credit: Bob Kronbauer/VANCOUVERISAWESOME

With the Spring season heating up in The Village, VancouverIsAwesome has teamed up with 9 of Vancouver's top illustrators to create iconic t-shirt designs with The Village on False Creek as their muse. Inspired by life in The Village, you can vote on their unique designs on VancouverIsAwesome next week, with the top 3 choices going to a judging panel. The winning design will be printed and given away through some great contests - more exciting details coming soon!

Read more at VancouverIsAwesome, or find your own inspiration at The Village on False Creek today!

Portobello West returns to The Village this weekend, hosting their Spring Season Opener at Creekside Community Recreation Centre (1 Athletes Way) from 11am - 5pm, March 23 - 24th! Sip on a complimentary bottle of Happy Water and indulge in Tuna Ta-Taco from TacoFino while checking out some of Vancouver's best local fashion, art, and jewellery.

Entry is only $2, or FREE if you grab a free entry coupon from this week's Georgia Straight! Can't make it this weekend? Their summer market is just around the corner, coming this May. Read more here.

Celts on the Creek returned for a second year of exciting family entertainment at The Village on False Creek on Saturday, March 9th! Their annual kick-off celebration for CelticFest took over The Plaza, filling it with with concert-goers watching the day's live acts, along with creative face painting, unique food carts, Celtic arts and crafts, and even a mystical eight-foot storytelling giant.

Check out the rest of the festival line up here!