TransLink, Modo, Evo, and Mobi by Rogers are testing a new app called RideLink that will bring together transit, carshare, and bikeshare services. The app aims to make planning, booking, and paying for trips easier and more convenient.
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RideLink App
Currently available to a limited number of people for a trial period, it will eliminate the need for using several different apps or websites to provide a truly multi-modal experience. The RideLink App will also help with:
Trip planning with transit, carshare, and bikeshare options with real-time information about vehicle and bike locations.
Simple booking and payments for carshare and bikeshare services.
Easy registration for Evo, Modo, and Mobi Bike services.
An upgraded Compass Card to tap into transit, Evo, and Modo vehicles as well as Mobi Bikes at bikeshare stations.
With over 200,000 registered users of bikeshare and carshare in Metro Vancouver, this new app will allow users to easily transfer between transit and each mode, with the goal of encouraging even more users to consider multi-modal journeys.
As part of the next phase of the trial, TransLink is accepting applications for 1,300 people to test the new multi-modal app. Feedback will be gathered from participants over a one-year period on the usability and ease of integration between the services.
This feedback will determine whether the app will become permanent in the future.
“People will consider multi-modal transportation much more often if they can use one single app to plan, book and pay for their travel throughout the city, instead of needing to consult with several different apps to figure out where to sign up for a bike, or find a carshare that connects to the transit system,” says Kevin Quinn, TransLink CEO.
“This is the first step in creating a truly seamless multi-modal experience and decreasing reliance on car ownership.”
TransLink’s partnership with Modo, Evo, and Mobi came out of the inaugural Open Call for Innovation in June 2018, with the intention of making multimodal travel more convenient and seamless.
To be eligible to participate in the trial, applicants must be at least 19 years old, have a valid driver’s licence, a valid credit card, and a smartphone. Those who are interested in using multiple mobility services are more likely to be selected for the trial.
Matriarchs Uprising is an annual performance festival that celebrates contemporary female Indigenous dance. The festival offers a program of live performances, educational workshops, and circle conversations led by local and international Indigenous artists.
Matriarchs Uprising Festival 2024
Dates: February 19-25, 2024
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver) and online
Tickets: Starting at $5, pay what you can (view all online here)
A triple bill featuring Confluence, by Raven Spirit Dance, with works by special guests Sandra Lamouche and Tin Gamboa. This evening will include a Post-show Talkback.
A double bill of solo dances by Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo (Tiohtià:ke/Montreal) & Louise Pōtiki Bryant (Aotearoa/New Zealand).
Community Workshop with Yvonne Chartrand February 24, 2024 Tickets
Yvonne Chartrand will share the joy, love and beauty of the Métis culture including traditional and contemporary steps of the Red River Jig known as the national dance of the Métis, some traditional dances and Métis square dances with calls.
Indigi-Dance On Screen Raven Grenier, Erynne Gilpin, Lindsay Delaronde, Patti Shaughnessy, Kelly Nash On Demand until February 25, 2024
The festival is presented by O.Dela Arts, an organization that seeks to develop audiences for contemporary Indigenous dance and community arts.
City Opera Vancouver presents the Canadian premiere of composer Missy Mazzoli’s contemporary masterpiece Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt – and you can enter to win tickets. One of the most adventurous women of her era, the opera tells the extraordinary life story of the complex, multifaceted Eberhardt, using her own journals as a basis for its libretto.
Song from the Uproar- Isabelle Eberhardt by Estella Lum
Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt
Dates: February 29 & March 2 at 7:30pm; March 3, 2024 at 2:00pm
Location: York Theatre (639 Commercial Drive. Vancouver)
“Eberhardt lived during an age of adventure. And yet, her name is much less familiar than contemporaneous male explorers such as Shackleton or Livingstone. In fact, for much of her writing and travels, she had to do so in the guise of a man,” says Gordon Gerrard, Artistic Director, City Opera Vancouver. “To be forgotten in such a way is a disservice to this remarkable figure, who not only left a legacy of daring tales – but also profound, powerful insights in her writing. Librettists Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek have done great justice in bringing awareness to Eberhardt – and City Opera could not be more honoured to be the first company in Canada to share it.”
Dancers of Damelahamid present the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, March 1-3, 2024 in New Westminster – and you can enter to win tickets…
Spakwus Slolem, Photo credit: Chris Randle. Provided by Dancers of Damelahamid.
17th Annual Coastal Dance Festival
Dates: March 1-3, 2024
Location: Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St, New Westminster)
Tickets:
Festival Stage Performances March 2 & 3 1:00pm to 4:00pm pm by donation
Signature Evening Performances March 1 & 2 at 7:30pm ticketed $30 for Adults; $25 for Students/Seniors. Purchase here for Friday, and here for Saturday.
This year’s festival features an exclusive excerpt from Dancers of Damelahamid’s upcoming full-length work, Raven Mother, created in honour of the late Elder Margaret Harris, co-founder of Dancers of Damelahamid in 1967. The culmination of generations of artistic and cultural work, Raven Mother is the group’s most ambitious production to date.
Dancers of Damelahamid will be joined by a host of the festival’s signature artists and performance groups, including returning favourites: a family group of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters, Chesha7 iy lha mens (Skwxwu7mesh, Stó:lō, Tsimsian); dynamic dance group Chinook Song Catchers (Skwxwu7mesh, Nisga’a); the award-winning Inland Tlingit Dakhká Khwáan Dancers; mask-dancing groups Git Hayetsk (Nisga’a, Tsimshian)and Git Hoan (Tsimshian); dancer and educator Laura Grizzlypaws (St’át’imc); Squamish-based Spakwus Slolem (Skwxwu7mesh), who share their canoe and cedar longhouse culture; a family group from many First Nations Xwelmexw Shxwexwo:s (Stó:lō, Musqueam, Sts:ailes, Snuneymuxw, Nuu-chah-nulth, Skwxwu7mesh); and Yisya̱’winux̱w (Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw), a group representing many of the 16 tribes of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw people on Northern Vancouver Island.
Also returning for their second Coast Dance Festival appearances are special guests: Saskatchewan’s award-winning Métis fiddler Adam Daigneault, who made his festival debut in 2022, and Māori artist Karena Koria, who first performed at the festival as a member of the Turanga Ararau Kapa Haka group from Gisborne, New Zealand, as part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad. In 2024, Karena will perform as one half of the Turongo Collective, with his partner and wife, Milly Grant-Koria.
This year’s programming represents the spirit of Elder Harris’ legacy – the support and celebration of the ongoing artistic practice of the songs, dances, and stories from Indigenous communities across British Columbia, Canada, and the world.
2024 Coastal Dance Festival Program
MATINEE PERFORMANCE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES | By donation
Friday, March 1 at 11:00am Chesha7 iy lha mens Turongo Collective Dancers of Damelahamid
SIGNATURE EVENING PERFORMANCES | Ticketed gala event
Friday, March 1 at7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00pm Welcome to territory Spakwus Slolem Dancers of Damelahamid Turongo Collective Dakhká Khwáan with DJ Dash
SIGNATURE EVENING PERFORMANCES | Ticketed gala event
Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00pm Welcome to territory Adam Daigneault Dancers of Damelahamid Yisya̱’winux̱w Git Hoan
FESTIVAL STAGE PERFORMANCES | By donation
Saturday, March 2 Chinook Song Catchers Dakhká Khwáan Laura Grizzlypaws Dancers of Damelahamid Turongo Collective Git Hoan
Sunday, March 3 Xwelmexw Shxwexwo:s Dakhká Khwáan Yisya̱’winux̱w Dancers of Damelahamid Adam Daigneault Git Hayetsk
Enter to Win
I have a pair of tickets to the festival to give away, and the winner can select to attend Signature Evening Performances on either Friday, March 1st or Saturday, March 2nd. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Tickets are now available for the 2024 Courage To Come Back Awards. The evening pays tribute to five British Columbians who have overcome overwhelming challenges and now selflessly give back to their community. They are the hidden everyday heroes that deserve to be recognized and be celebrated for their contributions to our communities.
Courage To Come Back Awards
When: Thursday, May 23rd 2024
Cocktail reception begins at 5:15pm, event begins at 6:00pm
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available online now for $400 each (with a $250 tax-deductible receipt) or $4,000 for a table of 10 (with a $2,500 tax-deductible receipt)
Dress Code: Business casual
The event, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals, also raise funds for critical community mental health services and programming. Every single dollar raised will make a difference to the lives of people living with mental illness. By purchasing a ticket, you’ll provide critical programs and services to your neighbours in need.
Coast Mental Health, an independent registered charity, is the largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness in British Columbia. Each year, many crucial programs are made possible through donors’ generous support of the foundation, and the annual Courage To Come Back Awards – which has raised $25 million to date.
Your generosity provides outreach services, housing support, food security, mental health support for youth and adults, peer support services, training and employment and many other programs that are vital to the long-term recovery of vulnerable people living with mental illness.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the 2024 Courage To Come Back Awards
