Though it’s commonly known outside of the country as a beanie, wool hat or a knit-cap, it’s a toque to us and it’s playing an important role on Tuesday as it helps find long term solutions to end homelessness in Canada.
Toque Tuesday
Toque Tuesday is a part of a national campaign that has been running for the last 18 years and this Tuesday, February 3, 2015 thousands of volunteers across the country will be selling toques for a cause.
Toques are $10 each with 80% of net funds staying right in the communities where they are sold. The remaining 20% of funds raised from toque sales will go to Raising the Roof’s national projects. In Vancouver the beneficiaries are the Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Pacific Community Resources Society (“PCRS”).
The public and businesses can also help out by selling toques in their workplaces, get-togethers and other venues. For more information on how to help sell toques, email Lani at [email protected]. Those interested in volunteering can contact Janice at [email protected].
Head to one of these locations on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 to purchase your toque:
Vancouver
Granville station 7:00am to 9:00am
Waterfront station 7:00am to 9:00am
Burrard station 7:00am to 9:00am
Cambie & Broadway station 7:00am to 9:00am
Vancouver City Centre (Pacific Centre) 7:00am to 9:00am
Surrey
Surrey Central SkyTrain Station 6:30am to 8:00am; 11:00am to 1:00pm
Scott Road, Gateway, King George stations 7:00am to 9:00am
Raising the Roof Hockey Challenge, City Hall Plaza, Surrey City Hall (13450 104 Ave). Hockey teams from the Surrey Fire fighters, RCMP, BC LIONS, Surrey Eagles, Local MLA’s and representatives from Community Service providers such as the Surrey Urban Mission and KEYS.
New Westminster
New West Station 7:30am to 10:00am
Columbia Station 7:30am to 10:00am
New Westminster City Hall (511 Royal Ave) 8:30am to 4:30pm
North Vancouver
Lonsdale Quay Seabus Station: 7:00am to 10:00am
If you can’t get to any of these locations, you can order a toque online and indicate that you are making your purchase for Lookout Society so that it benefits local Vancouver programs.
Follow Raising the Roof on Facebook and Twitter, the Lookout Society in Vancouver on Facebook and Twitter, and PCRS on Twitter and Facebook to learn more about Toque Tuesday and other national and local initiatives.
Raising the Roof provides strong and effective national leadership on long-term solutions to homelessness through partnership and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, investment in local communities, and public education.
While the city sleeps below, above the clouds at Grouse Mountain the groomers are working their magic to make the very best of the winter season. From pond hockey, and the Snowshoe Grind to the terrain park, and Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory restaurant. It’s a great time to head up Grouse Mountain’s world famous Skyride to enjoy the Peak of Vancouver.
Photo courtesy of Grouse Mountain
Snowshoe
If you’re looking to hit the snowshoe trails, choose from a variety of programs such as Baby and Me, Boomers and Zoomers, Ladies Only and Beginner snowshoe clinics, and Valentine’s Snowshoe Fondue. You can join the Snowshoe Grind Challenge coming up soon on Sunday, February 8th.
Special Events
Other special events coming up at Grouse Mountain this season include BC Family Day, 24 Hours of Winter, Burton Mountain Festival, Jam Over the City (January 30th, February 13th, February 27th, March 13th, March 27th), and a Junior Pond Hockey Tournament (February 4th to February 8th).
Win a Grouse Mountain Alpine Experience
I have a pair of Alpine Experience passes to give away that include round-trip Skyride and plateau activities on the snowshoe trails, mountaintop ice-skating, and more. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Follow Grouse Mountain on Twitter and Facebook for more information. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00pm on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Passes redeemable during the 2015 season. Additional fees may apply for rentals.
Yesterday I wrote about some of Vancouver’s murals and there was one I purposely left off the list so that I could feature it today in its own post. The image on the side of the Randall Building, at 535 West Georgia, was installed in 1993 and is one of the city’s most photographed.
Randall Building Mural
The Changing Vancouver then and now blog recently featured the Randall Building:
“In 1929 the brokerage firm of S W Randall Co saw their new office building completed on West Georgia. The design is attributed to R T Perry; it had elements of gothic and some art deco, and a somewhat unusual arrangement of two double bays of windows to the west and a single, slightly offset bay to the east. It bears some resemblance to Townley and Matheson’s Stock Exchange Building, completed a year later, but there are several other buildings by other architects, all taking the same gothic theme, and built around this time.
In 1991 jeweller Toni Cavelti gave the building a comprehensive but completely sensitive upgrade, adding a penthouse floor (set back from the parapet) in the process. The project, designed by Blewett Dodd Ching Lee, gave the building an almost identical appearance to our 1929 image. Only the recently restored mural of medieval goldsmiths on the east side of the building (by Kitty Mykka) in 1993 made the building look any different. In 1999 Cavelti sold his company to Henry Birks who still sell Cavelti designed jewelry, and now Time and Gold operate in the store location.”
The mural is based on a copper engraving from 1698 by German Christopher Weigel (1654-1725). It shows a master goldsmith instructing apprentices. It was created by Stephen Hinton and Nicola Kozakiewicz, of Streetworks Design. Nicola wrote to me:
“We had done a dozen murals around Vancouver […] Stephen Hinton was project architect of the Randall Building renovation for BDCL and it was he who originally proposed the mural to Tony Cavelti. Tony came up with the image (3″ x 4″ in size) and the two of us worked out colours, how to scale it up, add the 3 dimensional foam shoulder, etc.” Kitty Mykka helped Nicola paint and the two of them signed the work together as: “The Misfits”.
Previous Vancouver Icons posts: East Van Cross, Robert Burns Statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Flack Block, The Drop, Prospect Point Lighthouse, Engagement, Ovaltine Cafe, The English Bay Slide, Freezing Water #7, Cleveland Dam, Heritage Hall, School of Theology Building at UBC, Gate to the Northwest Passage, St Paul’s Hospital, Capilano Lake, Stawamus Chief, Nine O’Clock Gun, Malkin Bowl, Search, Vancouver Rowing Club, Echoes, Point Atkinson Lighthouse, English Bay Inukshuk, Hollow Tree, Hotel Europe, Lions Gate Bridge Lions, LightShed, Granville Bridge, 217.5 Arc x 13′, Canoe Bridge, Vancouver Block, Bloedel Conservatory, Centennial Rocket, Canada Place, Old Courthouse/Vancouver Art Gallery, Dominion Building, Science World, Gastown Steam Clock, SFU Burnaby, Commodore Lanes, Siwash Rock, Kitsilano Pool, White Rock Pier, Main Post Office, Planetarium Building, Lord Stanley Statue, Vancouver Library Central Branch, Victory Square, Digital Orca, The Crab Sculpture, Girl in Wetsuit, The Sun Tower, The Hotel Vancouver, The Gassy Jack Statue, The Marine Building, and The Angel of Victory. Should you have a suggestion for the Vancouver Icons series please feel free to leave a note in the comments. It should be a thing, statue, or place that is very visible and recognizable to the public.
A Loving Spoonful‘s popular CandyGrams campaign returns for Valentine’s Day this year, allowing you to send the message of your choice to a special recipient along with two delicious heart-shaped chocolates from Purdy’s, and more!
Send CandyGrams
Senders can select a friendly, flirty or frisky message from 150 options (filed under Like, Love and Lust) and can include their name, or send it as an anonymous secret admirer. It’s the perfect gift for friends, family, lovers, and everyone in between.
This year, along with the card and chocolates, your recipient will receive a complimentary McDonald’s Signature McWrap, Candygram Valentine’s Post-it Notes, Candygram Valentine’s Owl Magnet, and a Valentine’s wish token.
It’s just $10 to send all of this anywhere in Canada, postage included. Sponsors donate all the items included in the CandyGrams so proceeds from the sale of CandyGrams will go directly to assisting those with HIV/AIDS. Each year, our volunteers deliver over 100,000 meals to those in need, and with very little government funding, A Loving Spoonful relies on the generosity of the community.
CandyGrams are limited and are on sale now online. For on-time delivery (via Canada Post) by or before Valentine’s Day, orders must be placed before February 4th for Eastern Canada, before February 5th for Western Canada, and before February 10th for Metro Vancouver.
A Loving Spoonful is a volunteer-driven, non-partisan society that provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in Greater Vancouver. Follow A Loving Spoonful on Facebook and Twitter (tag: #candygram) for more information.
There are fashion shows at wedding fairs, women’s shows, an eco fashion week, and showcases sponsored by flagship stores – all of which prove Vancouver has been its own little fashion hotbed for years. With a unique sense of style and a thirst for the latest threads for the slopes, the ballroom, or the beaches, we’ve kept the runways occupied and cameras flashing for the last 100 years.
14 Vintage Vancouver Fashion Shoots
1929: Women modelling wedding dresses. #Port N101.
1941: C.N.R. Publicity shoot. #CVA 586-723.
1945: Bathing suit models. #CVA 586-3822.
1940s: Reg Stephens modelling GWG clothing. #CVA 1184-3588. Jack Lindsay photo.
1944: Hat models for the Woodward’s, Spencer’s, and Hudson’s Bay catalogues. #CVA 586-2985 & #CVA 586-1504 & #CVA 586-1877.
1946: Hudson’s Bay fashion show. #CVA 586-4273.
1959: Pamela House in an Ice Capades promotion. #CVA 180-6230.
1960: Women modeling culottes with dachshund. VPL# 44109 & 1966: Models in sailor suits. VPL# 44117.
1966: Women modelling evening wear. VPL# 44118 & 44136.
1964: Ski wear fashion show model poses at the PNE. #CVA 180-6074-: CVA 180-6074.03.
