The dry weather means that more people will be hitting the road to find a camping spot this summer but it also means that our forests will have a high fire risk. In susceptible areas of the province, new fires will start easily, spread rapidly, and challenge fire suppression efforts. Before you head out to cook your s’mores, check out the BC Wildfire website for the latest information.
As of June 1, 2015 campfires are permitted in the Coastal, Northwest, Prince George, Kamloops, Southeast, and Cariboo regions. There are some restrictions in the Coastal region, including a ban on Category 2 fires in Parksville on Vancouver Island. Category 2 is an open fire, excluding a campfire, that burns piled material no larger than two metres high and three metres wide, or grass over an area less than 0.2 hectares (2000 square metres) in size.
Celebrating the best of British Columbia film and television, the 17th Leo Awards will take place over three nights in downtown Vancouver, with the Celebration One Awards Ceremony happening this past Saturday at the Westin Bayshore.
Leo Awards 2015: Nominees
Over 30 awards were handed out on Saturday, including Best Visual Effects, Dramatic Series (winner: The Flash); Best Make-up, Dramatic Series (winner: Once Upon A Time – The Snow Queen); Best Overall Sound, Documentary Program Or Series (winner: A Brony Tale); Best Hairstyling, Dramatic Series (winner: Izombie – Live and Let Clive); And More!
In the Motion Picture category Eadweard has 15 nominations, and Black Fly has 10. VIFF fan favourite, Preggoland has 6. For Television Dramatic Series, Motive has an impressive 21 nominations, with Strange Empire following up with 10 and The Flash with 8. For Documentary Program or Series, Ice Pilots NWT has 7 nominations, The Liquidator has 6 in the Information, Lifestyle or Reality Program or Series category, and Mighty Mighty Monsters in Pranks for the Memories has 7 in the Animation Program or Series category.
Reference the awards by evening by see the which awards will be handed out on which evening. Tickets for the final two award ceremonies are available online.
The Celebration Two Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 13th at the Hotel Vancouver and the Gala Awards Ceremony is Sunday, June 14th at the Hotel Vancouver. Follow the Leo Awards on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
The Kitsilano Showboat has begins its 80th season of free entertainment in Vancouver, running every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from June 22nd until August 15th. Since 1935 this summer staple has featured musical acts, plays, and dancers all near the pool at Kitsilano Beach.
Flamenco, Tango, big-band — you name it! Catch a performance of exuberant local talent against the spectacular backdrop of beach, water, mountains and city. All programs start at 7:00pm and the Kitsilano Showboat is free to enjoy but donations are very welcome.
Ring in a new season surrounded by mountains and overlooking beautiful Howe Sound as the Sea to Sky Gondola hosts its second annual Summer Solstice Celebration.
On Friday, June 19th the gondola is kicking off its weekend Sunset Music Series with they’ve put together an impressive music lineup featuring Cam Salay, Badgerchild with Alex Marusyk, Lovecoast and headliner Dustin Bentall. Invite friends and family to enjoy a patio social, the picturesque view and local food and beverage features. Friday’s events run from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.
On Saturday, start the morning with a 10:30am group yoga flow class hosted by Christy Defranco and followed by the Mountain Equipment Co-op Family Games Zone taking place in the Plaza. Head up in the afternoon for lantern-making, floral crowns, pre-registered sunset yoga flow and end the evening with an animated Lantern Walk led by Carolyn Grass and Ihor Zalubniak around the Panorama Trail.
Click here for information about passes and here for information about registering for the yoga sessions.
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Start your weekend — and your summer — on a high note and enter to win two day tickets for Friday, June 19th at the Sea to Sky Gondola and enjoy their Summer Solstice Celebration. The winner of this contest will also receive a $50 food and beverage credit to dine 885 meters above Howe Sound. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Tor Miller is in the middle of a North American tour, in preparation of the release of his debut album, and while he admits his schedule is hectic — and it’s his first time out on the road — he’s taking it all in stride. “I’ve never been to Canada and for that matter I haven’t really explored much of the US so it’s really nice to see all these cities and some places I’ve never been before.”
The 20 year old singer/songwriter from New York (a born-and-raised local) recently left the NYU Clive Davis School of Recorded Music to sign with Glassnote Records (Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Chvrches). A daring career — and life — move but it’s where he wants to be. “At first it was a bit of a shock,” he told me over the phone from Toronto where he’ll be playing at the Horseshoe Tavern tonight.
“I finished up my second year then in the span of a week I moved to London, had a very intensive schedule meeting people and doing shows and little performances here and there. So like in the matter of one week I had grown from a boy to a man, and my whole world completely flipped very quickly. There was an adjustment period but I mean it’s everything I’ve ever wanted to be doing. I’m just absolutely loving it.”
“I leave a lot of space open for the listener to interpret in their own way but all of those stories are coming from a place of personal experience for sure and it’s all things I’ve lived, experienced, and how I feel about the world. It’s what lies beneath me.”
Tor has been writing songs since he was twelve years old, and playing piano since he was young as well. His debut album contains 3 years worth of songs that he had previously written along with a year’s worth of new material just for this release.
“For this record I had a bunch of songs, I had years and years worth of songs, but all of those were sort of like material to help me grow, stepping stones to get to a certain point.”
On tour, with just his voice and a keyboard, he’ll be introducing his sound to new audiences. From Toronto, Tor will play shows in Chicago, Louisville, and hit the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee before jumping to the West Coast with stops in LA, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle before reaching Vancouver. He’ll then have almost a month off at home before heading out to Europe to continue on for five more shows through to the end of August.
During the brief bit of downtime back in his hometown, this NYC native looks forward to the comforts of home before setting out again.
“I’m going to go to Black Market, get my favourite cheeseburger, and just take it from there and I’ll feel at home.”
Tor will keep working throughout the summer though, until the album is released in September. He’s hoping to form a band and meet the right crew to help him put together a band tour.
Tor Miller will play Media Club in Vancouver on Monday, June 22, 2015 (doors at 8:00pm, show at 9:00pm). Tickets are $12.50 and the show is general admission and 19+. Purchase through Live Nation online or charge by phone 1-888-222-6608.
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