Seacity Fitness is Vancouver’s new integrated fitness centre. Located at 1500 Howe Street, Seacity is unique in offering a diverse range of fitness classes in a hybrid style that promotes overall wellness.
Classes available include Heavy Bag Boxing, Kettlebell Strength & Suspension Training, Fitness Fused Pilates, High Intensity Interval Training (using air bikes), Resistance Based Yoga, Restorative Rehab and the new-to-Vancouver, Mini Trampoline Class. Seacity also offers group and individual support around nutrition and lifestyle.
Seacity Fitness
There are several elements that set Seacity apart — like Vancouver’s first-ever mini trampoline class where you can bounce your way to a better fitness level! Seacity also has supportive Workshops and programs each month, bringing in experts on everything from meditation to nutrition to rehabilitation to support your goals for health, fitness and wellbeing.
It’s this expertise that sets Seacity apart: You would typically need to go to a specialized centre to get the level of instruction you can now find in one place, which offers everything from Kettlebell Training to Yoga. Each class is led by a Master Trainer who specializes in their particular fitness area, so you’ll get the best level of instruction possible. Learn more about the classes and instructors here.
For parents, child minding is available during the 9:30am morning classes. Parents can drop their children off in a bright, welcoming space, where kids will enjoy music and play in an active environment.
Everyone is also invited to try one week of classes at Seacity for free! Sign up online to get started.
Win a 3 Month Pass to Seacity Fitness
I have a 3 month pass to give away (value $510) so that one lucky Miss604 reader can experience Seacity Fitness. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment naming a class that Seacity offers (1 entry)
- Share, like, or comment on this post on Facebook (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Follow Seacity Fitness on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information.
Update The winner is Pauline!
The Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day series contains photos that you have shared with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and/or the #Photos604 tag on Instagram.
Today’s selection is by Clayton Perry Photoworks:
These are actually plum blossoms, and you can read more about the difference in these pink blooms and cherry blossom varieties here.
View more photography posts on Miss604 along with the Vancouver Photos of the Week – and be sure to tag your photos with #Photos604!
Following its hugely successful 2014 run at Toronto’s majestic Ed Mirvish Theatre, Return to Grace is coming to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of its 2016 Canadian tour.
A glorious, heartfelt tribute to a music icon featuring over 30 singers, dancers and musicians on stage, Return to Grace flawlessly delivers some the greatest musical moments of a generation with song favourites that include “Heartbreak Hotel“, “Suspicious Minds“, “Love Me Tender“, and more!
From the King’s beginnings in Memphis, to the amazing ’68 Comeback Special, to the historic Aloha from Hawaii concert, audiences experiencing RETURN TO GRACE re-live the music that changed rock and roll forever.
Dates for the Canadian tour of Return to Grace are:
Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place – Sid Buckwold Theatre – March 15-16, 2016
Calgary, AB – Jubilee Auditorium – March 17-20, 2016
Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – March 22-27, 2016
Edmonton AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – March 29 – April 2, 2016
Toronto, ON – Ed Mirvish Theatre – May 31-June 12, 2016
Montreal, PQ – Place de Arts – June 13-19, 2016
Vancouver tickets are available now through Ticketmaster, starting at $35 (plus fee).
Win Tickets to Return to Grace
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night of Return to Grace, here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this blog post (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Follow the show on Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is @hartofmanvan!
There’s plenty of family fun to be had this month, with spring break just around the corner coupled with two weekends of Easter egg hunts and activities, from Squamish to Fort Langley.
Specific fees and ticket prices can be found by clicking the link in the title of each event below. In many cases, pre-registration is encouraged to guarantee participation. Some age restrictions may apply as well.
Burnaby Easter Egg Hunts
Easter Egg Hunt at Hillview on Saturday, March 12, 2016
Easter Egg Hunt at CG Brown Memorial Pool on Sunday, March 20, 2016
Grandparent & Family Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, 2016
New Westminster Easter Egg Hunts
Easter in Queen’s Park on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Surrey Easter Egg Hunts
Easter Events in Surrey: Geocache Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 19, 2016
Surrey Museum Easter Fair on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Vancouver Easter Egg Hunts
VanDusen Great A-Mazing Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Easter Eggstravaganza: Kerrisdale Community Centre on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Easter Eggstravaganza: Kitsilano Community Centre on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Easter Egg Hunt at Dunbar Community Centre on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Richmond Easter Egg Hunts
Easter at the Cannery on Saturday, March 26 & Sunday, March 27, 2016
North Vancouver Easter Egg Hunts
Easter at Lonsdale Quay on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Tri-Cities Easter Egg Hunts
Bunny Hop & Hunt, Glen Pine on Saturday, March 19, 2016
Easter Arts Carnival, Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Maple Ridge
Albion Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Fraser Valley Easter Egg Hunts
Maan Farms Easter Egg-stravaganza on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Easter Egg Scramble at Fort Langley on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Easter Festival & Egg Hunt at Township 7 Vineyards on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Easter Eggstravagaza at Laughing Stock Ranch on Monday, March 28, 2016
Easter at Kilby on March 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2016
Sea to Sky Corridor
Easter Dino Egg Hunt at Britannia Mine Museum on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Sea to Sky Gondola: Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Have an event to add? Leave a note with details in the comments below or send an event listing in for free via the Miss604 contact form.
This post has been contributed by Greg Hart, Urban Wildlife Programs Coordinator with the Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”). I have been following SPES since I moved into the West End a decade ago and I have been a member for three years. I wanted to offer the team an opportunity to share their news, events, and work so I have created “SPES Saturday” where they contribute and share stories with my audience once a month.
The Heron Cam in Stanley Park is now Live!
by Greg Hart, Urban Wildlife Programs Coordinator
Stanley Park’s heron colony hosts around 100 nests.
Photo: Michael Schmidt.
The Vancouver Park Board in collaboration with Stanley Park Ecology Society just launched a new website and an upgraded web camera to watch the Pacific great blue herons. Throughout the nesting season, viewers will be treated to displays of mating, nest building, hatching, feeding and learning to fly.
You can immerse yourself in the colony by operating the camera yourself at: vancouver.ca/heroncam.
Pacific great blue herons are a distinct subspecies that are considered “at risk” in BC due to their declining population. The thriving Stanley Park colony is unique due to its proximity to the city and its tolerance of the accompanying human activity. This provides a great opportunity for Vancouverites to watch the entire life cycle of these majestic birds.
Only the male heron collects sticks for the nest. Photo: Michael Schmidt.
Stanley Park Ecology Society helps to monitor, protect and sustain this population. We install protective metal wrapping around the trees to reduce egg predation from raccoons. We close off and allow areas to naturalize around the colony to help reduce disturbances. From the roof of an adjacent building, our monitors record data on the colony including nest success rate and colony size. You can help support our conservation efforts by adopting a nest!
We’d love to hear from you. Come by the Nature House on Lost Lagoon to chat with a Nature House Host about the herons or send an email to: [email protected]. You can also join the conversation on twitter using the hashtag: #HeronTalk. We can’t wait to hear your stories and see the excitement unfolding at the colony this year.
 Herons select a new mate each season. Together they raise up to 4 chicks. Photo: Greg Hart. |
 Herons lay eggs in February/March. Photo: Andrew Waddy, 2004. |
To learn more about the colony and the herons (like “How can you tell the difference between males and females?”), check out our extensive FAQ sheet or our Fun Facts page. Follow SPES on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.
