BC Place will once again become PlayDome this Spring Break and with over 45 rides and attractions it’s Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival.
PlayDome at BC Place
All your favourite rides and attractions have returned, so be sure to take a spin on the Mini Jets, experience freefalling on the 1001 Nights ride, walk through the Dark Ride haunted house and play the always-entertaining Carnival Games.
PlayDome at BC Place Dates and Hours
PlayDome at BC Place will be open from 10:30am to 9:00pm daily from Saturday, March 14th to Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 (closing at 6:00pm on Sunday, March 22nd).
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $29 Dome Pass (valid for full day, all rides), $59 Ultimate Pass (9-day, all rides), $8 Guest Pass (required to enter as a spectator). Purchase between 10:30am and 11:30am each morning to receive a $5 early bird discount off your Dome Pass or Ultimate Pass. Children under 2 years old admitted free (for safety reasons, they are not permitted to ride).
UPDATE: Win a 4 Pack of Tickets
I have the opportunity to give away a 4-pack of tickets to PlayDome. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Share/like/or comment on this post on Facebook (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
Be sure to follow BC Place on Facebook and BC Place on Twitter for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, March 12, 2015.
Update The winner is Gabriela Moore! (Facebook entry)
Browsing the City of Vancouver Archives, I am often searching for a building, a place, or a theme related to how much Vancouver has changed over the years. Lately I’ve been focusing a bit more on the people of Vancouver who walked in Stanley Park, went to parties in the Hotel Vancouver ballroom, and who drove down Georgia Street long before us.
4 Vintage Vancouver Portraits
Using the search term “portrait”, I found 4 stories to tell by researching the people captured on film many years ago.
1927: Mayor L.D. Taylor smoking a cigar in his living room. Archives# CVA 1477-51.
Vancouver’s most-elected Mayor was Louis Denison (“L.D.”) Taylor who served as Mayor eight times between 1910 and 1934, spending 11 years in the city’s top office. During his time in office the Sun Tower was built (at the time it was the World Tower), he pushed for South Vancouver and Point Grey to amalgamate with Vancouver, and the airport at Sea Island opened. [Read More]
1870s: Studio portrait of Mrs. Jane Morton, nee Bailey, and her mother. Archives# CVA 677-512
Mrs. Jane Morton was the wife of one of the Three Greehorns, John Morton. Morton bought land on Burrard Inlet in 1862 along with Samuel Brighouse, and William Hailstone. The group was dubbed the “Three Greehorns” as it was believed that they paid far too much — $550.75 — for 180 acres of land, which is now the West End.
Jane was Morton’s first wife, and she had owned a tea merchant’s business in Blackpool, England, with her brother James. When Jane passed away during childbirth in 1881, Morton was able to claim her entire share of the business, worth about 700 pounds, and use the money to retain his part in the Brickmaker’s Claim and, in 1884, to purchase a large farm in Mission.
1930s: Mrs. Herbert Drummond. Vintage print attributed to Chas. West Studios. Archives# Port N527.22.
Herbert Charles Drummond was a real estate broker born in India to British parents. He lived at 1960 Robson Street from 1913 to 1938 with his wife Helen Frances Mitcheson Lewis but the couple traveled extensively through India and Europe. In 1916 and 1917, Helen was the regent of the Coronation Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the first chapter to be established in Vancouver. In 1931, Helen was the guest of honour at a luncheon given by Comtesse Alexandre Lambert. (Before her marriage, the comtesse was Flora Macdonald Russell, the daughter of Joseph Ambrose Russell of 1973 Robson Street). [Source]
1954: Miss Surrey 1954 (Miss Valerie Crockford). Archives# CVA 180-4421.
I found Municipal Council meeting notes from Surrey in 1954 that named Miss Surrey a Miss Valerie Crockford. They approved a motion to grant Miss Crockford $50.00 to help pay for her Miss Surrey expenses. She was a contestant in the 1954 Miss PNE pageant, competing against the likes of Miss Chilliwack, Miss Vernon, Miss New Westminster, Miss Vancouver, and others.
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The 87th Academy Awards ceremony will take place this Sunday and Cineworks in Vancouver is inviting you to their Oscar Party hosted by Paul Anthony.
Win Tickets to the Cineworks Oscar Party
Cineworks is an independent filmmakers society and an artist-run production and exhibition centre that supports independent filmmakers and media artists. Through initiatives that foster dialogue and experimentation with cinematic practices, Cineworks engages their membership and the broader community through the transformative power of the moving image and the changing role of film in its contemporary context.
Join Cineworks on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 4:00pm (doors) 5:00pm (start) until 10:00pm for their 2nd annual fundraiser and Oscar screening party at Creekside Community Recreation Centre (1 Athletes Way, Vancouver).
The event will be hosted by Paul Anthony who is the Host, Creator and Executive Producer of TV’s critically acclaimed Talent Time airing on both Shaw TV and the Novus Network. Paul was the inaugural recipient of the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Award for the most promising newcomer and as an actor, he has performed in over fifty film and television projects including Blade Trinity and the Emmy Award winning Traffic.
Tickets for the Cineworks Oscar Party are available online for $85 and I also have a pair to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post naming an Oscar nominee this year (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at 12:00pm on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Follow Cineworks on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
Update The winner is Elizabeth!
The BC Home and Garden Show is happening this week at BC Place as the stadium as real experts, provide real advice and real inspiration from February 18th to February 22nd.
BC Home and Garden Show 2015
With Canada’s favourite home, horticulture and landscaping specialists, including HGTV’s Bryan Baeumler, W Network’s Todd Talbot and design duo Janette Ewen and Jef Hancock, plus more than 450 exhibitors and features designed to whip any home or garden into shape, there’s innovation, inspiration and expert advice at every turn.
Highlights
You won’t want to miss the Celebrity Guests on the Main Stage including: Gemini-award winning host of HGTV’s Leave it to Bryan and House of Bryan, Bryan Baeumler; Love It or List It Vancouver‘s co-host Todd Talbot; leading editor of design and lifestyle publications in Canada (House and Home, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and Chocolat) Janette Ewen; artist and designer Jef Hancock; professional decorator Christine Friend; Vancouver-based style expert Jennifer Scott; award-winning interior designer, Jamie Banfield; Karin Bohne; Sarah Gallop; Jessi Johnson; Anicka Quin; Jess Viara; and more!
Enter to some amazing prizes, check out the Power Smart Cabin, visit the Feature Gardens, watch demos on the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage, and stop by the Vancouver Sun Gardener School.
A highlight for the social media crowd will be the Meat and Tweet (with Beer): Join the YVR Beer Tweet Up at the BC Home and Garden Show on Wednesday, February 18 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage. Featuring BBQ and brews from Just Here For The Beer and CRAFT Beer Market, plus plenty of tweeting action, this is a can’t miss event for anyone who loves to get social.
Hours
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday, February 20, 2015 from 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 10:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Tickets
Tickets are $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors, $5.00 for seniors before 5:00pm on Thursday and Friday, free for children 12 and under. Purchase online in advance and save!
Enter to Win
The BC Home and Garden Show has offered up two tickets for a Miss604 reader as well as a SaveMore Plumbing & Lighting Valley Hand Shower Set (valued at $275).
It’s a 27.5” Slide bar with swivel hand shower holder, 59” Reinforced PVC hose, with a chrome finish. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment naming something/someone you’ll see at the BC Home and Garden Show (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
You’ll find SaveMore Plumbing & Lighting at booth 530 this weekend and you can follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Follow the BC Home and Garden Show on Twitter and Facebook for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
Update The winner is Jason!
Miss604 is proud to support the Surrey Leadership Action Conference (“SLAC”), which is a weekend-long conference organized by youth, for youth, February 20th to February 22nd.
Surrey Leadership Action Conference
Join over a hundred youth in Surrey (ages 13-18) for a weekend conference to build skills and start making changes in your community. Jam-packed with workshops, the Surrey Leadership Action Conference is the opportunity for young leaders to learn, share, and grow. This year’s conference theme is speaking up through creativity and self-expression.
Where: Cloverdale Recreation Centre (6188 176 St Surrey)
When: Friday, February 20th to Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
Registration: $35 online in advance. Financial assistance is available upon request. Meals and snacks are provided throughout the conference.
Workshops
Topics include facilitation and leadership skills, create expression and arts, and more from facilitators such as Miscellaneous Productions, Reel Youth, PeerNetBC, Neonology, Youth Arts Council of Surrey, Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad, Equitas, Surrey Leadership Youth Council, YOUCAN, YMCA’s Youth Leadership Development program, Surrey Art Gallery.
Of course there will also be a lot of fun to be had with interesting activities to keep youth occupied in between workshops and during the evening. They can learn to DJ, play board games and late night basketball, and participate in competitions.
Register
Print and fill in the registration form and make sure your parents sign them. Drop off the form at any City of Surrey Recreation Centre, referencing program #4395313. If there are any issues, call David at (604) 598-5756. More information is available online.
