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☆ Issue #35 - Summer 2025

Helen Siwak – Issue #35 Publisher’s Message

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverAugust 2, 2025

Welcome to Issue No. 35 of Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, where we continue our commitment to share stories that reflect the vibrancy, creativity, and ambition shaping Vancouver and beyond. Whether...

Inside QMUNITY’s Exclusive Art Curation Reveal for Vancouver’s New 2SLGBTQ+ Community Hub

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 29, 2025May 29, 2025

On the evening of May 22, QMUNITY welcomed a circle of dedicated supporters, community leaders, and art enthusiasts into the home of Bruce Munro Wright for an intimate gathering that...

☆ Issue #32 - February 2025

Helen Siwak: EIC & Publisher’s Message: Issue #32 – February 2025

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 3, 2025April 9, 2025

As the first blush of spring graces the lush West Coast, the city awakens with renewed energy. The days grow longer, the vibrant  pulse of culture, artistry, and innovation is...

☆ Issue #25 - May 2024

Ballet BC x LYLE XOX Collaborate in Season Finale: FOR EVER

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Following a season of sold-out houses, record-breaking fundraising campaigns, and rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, Ballet BC returned to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for three nights for its season finale 'FOR EVER: A...

☆ Issue #18 - Spring 2023

Lyle XOX: I. THEY. MINE. YOURS… Gallery Jones Exhibition

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 12, 2023July 1, 2023

Consumerist culture is filled with superfluous objects, many of which are passed the point of use. For Lyle Reimer, aka Lyle XOX, these discarded objects are more than their materials—they...

☆ Issue #18 - Spring 2023

Issue #18 – Publisher’s Message by Helen Siwak, EIC

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 9, 2023May 14, 2023

Welcome to Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine's celebration of my favourite season - Spring! A time when new designer collections are released, goals for the new year are now (hopefully) part...

FoF ☆ Charity & Philanthropy Folio.YVR Friends

Arts Umbrella Annual ‘SPLASH’ Gala Raises Over $1.5M at the Historic Fairmont Vancouver

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 11, 2021

Leveraging innovation and creativity to overcome challenges of the current global pandemic, Arts Umbrella – Canada’s leading non-profit organization for youth arts education – held its most successful event to...