Be a tourist in your own town and discover what Surrey has to offer during Surrey Doors Open! From City Centre to Bear Creek, Newton to Cloverdale, sites and attractions will be open to the public with free admission for the day.
Surrey Doors Open
In one day you can visit the Bear Creek Park Train, do a Historic Cloverdale Walking Tour, attend the Whalley’s Corner Festival, visit the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, and explore the Artisans Market at Hawthorne Square. Guided tours, presentations, children’s activities, and entertainment will be offered a a variety of venues. Take the free hop-on hop-off trolley to experience as much as you can.
Surrey Doors Open will take place Saturday June 21, 2014 from 11:00am to 4:00pm. There are close to 50 sites participating in the following categories: Culture and Places of Worship; Art and Architecture; Family Friendly; Heritage; Festivals and Restaurants.
The inspiration for Surrey’s Doors Open stems from origins in France where the first Doors Open event (La Journee Portes Ouvertes) took place in 1984. The idea soon spread to neighbouring countries and has since expanded around the globe.
Toronto was the first North American city to follow the European lead and launched a high profile event showcasing constructed heritage, architecture and design as a millennium project in 2000. The City of Richmond has hosted the event over the last 4 years, and has grown their community involvement to over 50 open sites throughout Richmond. [History of Doors Open]
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#WhatsTheLink: TransLink Helps Make 107,000 Bike Trips Happen Each Day in Metro Vancouver
Bike to Work Week is time to celebrate and participate in healthy commuting to work and school by bike. And this year TransLink is helping people make that healthy cycling choice by making it easier to jump on two wheels five or more days a week.
This week we’ve added the first TransLink secure bike parking area in Metro Vancouver! To celebrate the occasion and all the riders who are joining the legions on cyclists in the region on bike, we’re giving away two very special prizes!
#WhatsTheLink and the new Secure Bike Parking
Cycling is part of TransLink’s mandate as the transportation agency of Metro Vancouver. TransLink is responsible for providing cycling options in the region and connecting cycling to the wider transportation system of Metro Vancouver. This includes public transit, the major roads network and five bridges in Metro Vancouver.
TransLink is unique in North America as a transportation authority that links so many ways of moving people and goods. Part of TransLink’s multimodal mandate is to help support the people making the 107,000 bike trips each day in Metro Vancouver.
The BC Parkway
A 26-kilometre, multi-use path that roughly parallels the Expo SkyTrain Line, connecting Surrey City Centre, New Westminster, South Burnaby and Vancouver.
The Central Valley Greenway
A 24-kilometre route for cycling, jogging, walking, wheelchairs, skateboarding and blading that connect Vancouver with Burnaby and New Westminster
Regional Cycling Strategy
A common framework for action by TransLink, municipalities and other partners
Part of the upgrades for Main Street-Science World Station, the Secure Bicycle Parking area has room for 86 bikes, more than four times the amount of bike storage that was there before!
Parking in the area costs $1 a day up to $8 a month. After parking for eight days in a single calendar month, registered customers will not be charged again until the following month. To register, go to www.translink.ca/bikeparking.
This is the first of future Secure Bike Parking areas for the transit system in Metro Vancouver. This investment moves the region closer to one of the Metro Vancouver region’s long-term goals for half of all trips to be made by walking, cycling or transit by 2014. Increasing cycling trips depends on investment in infrastructure and programs like Secure Bike Parking areas.
FareCard (And More) Giveaway
We want your help to spread the word about cycling and transit and possibly win a great prizes for doing so!
Grand Prize
#WhatsTheLink – Bike Commuting Grand Prize ($467.30 value)
1. A 3-Zone July 2014 FareCard ($170 value)
2. TravelSmart cycling helpers ($30 value)
A bike multitool
A bike seat cover
An LED bike light
Reflectors
A tote you can throw over your shoulders
3. Family fun on bikes!
Four tickets (2 adult, 2 child) to Science World ($85.50 value)
A Family Pass (2 adults, 4 children) to the Vancouver Art Gallery ($50 value)
Two tickets to the Capilano Suspension Bridge (up to $71.90 value)
Two tickets for a Vancouver Harbour Tour with Harbour Cruises (up to $59.90 value)
How to enter to win the Bike Commuting Grand Prize
1. Take a photo of yourself with your bicycle in one of these locations:
On the bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus or West Coast Express; riding on the Central Valley Greenway, BC Parkway, Canada Line Pedestrian-Bicycling Bridge; in a TransLink Secure Bike Parking area; or on one of the roads or bridges TransLink manages.
2. Post that photo to Instagram including @Miss604 and @TransLinkBC #WhatsTheLink for 1 entry into the Grand Prize draw.
Secondary Prize
#WhatsTheLink – Bike Commuting Prize Pack ($200 value)
1. A 3-Zone July 2014 FareCard ($170 value)
2. TravelSmart cycling helpers ($30 value)
A bike multitool
A bike seat cover
An LED bike light
Reflectors
A tote you can throw over your shoulders
Metro Vancouver Cycling Map
How to enter to win the Bike Commuting Prize Pack
Leave a comment below telling us how use your bike and/or if you use TransLink cycling options, public transit, roads or bridges to commute. (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win a @TransLink cycling prize pack from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/xjnTE #WhatsTheLink
Contest ends Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 11:59pm. Both winners will be drawn at random. We’re looking forward to seeing your entries and you on bikes this week!
Update The grand prize winner is adix12 on Instagram and the secondary winner is Jenny!
There’s something special about Surrey Canada Day. It could be the food trucks that roll up each year, dishing up everything from kettle corn and smoothies to burgers and poutine. It could be the abundance of exhibitor tents and activations, engaging everyone from kids to adults with interactive displays, activities, and helpful information.
Perhaps it’s the Surrey Canada Day tradition of the Seniors’ Strawberry Tea or it could also be the midway, packed with rides that take you up into the sky or spin you around. One might think it’s also the heavy-hitting concert lineup followed by a spectacular fireworks show to close out the evening. For me, above all, it’s the sense of community.
Surrey Canada Day 2014
Surrey is the 2nd largest city in BC and the 12th largest city in Canada with a population of over 468,000 — not bad for a place that became an official “city” just 21 years ago. As Vancouver strives to become the Greenest City in the world by 2020, Surrey is set to become the most populated city in Metro Vancouver that same year. Through a series of free, family-oriented, culturally-diverse, and entertainment-driven festivals throughout the year, Surrey has helped continue to build its sense of community in its town centres.
For the last seven years I have been a proud sponsor of one of Western Canada’s largest Canada Day celebrations, in my hometown of Surrey, and I’m as excited as ever to share this year’s pertinent details with you:
Where Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey (176 St at 64th Ave) When Tuesday, July 1, 2014 from 10:00am to 10:30pm How to Get There You can walk, bike, take transit, or drive (parking is free).
Surrey Canada Day 2014
Surrey Canada Day is free to attend, you can bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket, camp out with the family all day. Arrive in time for the official kick-off with Mayor and Council at 1:30pm as it’s tradition to follow this up with a massive cupcake giveaway.
Surrey Canada Day Chevron Mainstage Lineup
11:00am to 11:25am Matt Henry
11:30am to 12:00pm Norma McKnight
12:15pm to 1:00pm Will Stroet
1:05pm to 1:25pm Vancity Bhangra
1:30pm Cedar Hills Caledonian Pipe Band
1:30pm to 2:00pm Opening Ceremonies with Mayor & Council
2:00pm to 2:10pm DRS Bboy Crew
2:30pm to 3:00pm Halfway To Hollywood
3:30pm to 4:10pm Ray Gibson
4:30pm to 5:10pm Country Divas
5:30pm to 6:10pm Barracuda Heart Tribute Band
6:10pm/7:10pm/8:15pm/10:15pm DJ Flip-Out
6:30pm to 7:10pm Kyprios
7:30pm to 8:30pm Daniel Wesley
9:00pm to 10:15pm Matthew Good
Lionel Richie is bringing his “All The Hits All Night Long” summer tour to Vancouver this week with special guest CeeLo Green. The multi-platinum selling artist, five-time Grammy winner and music icon will kick off the hit-filled shows, featuring songs from the Commodores to today, on Thursday, May 29th at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena.
Photo courtesy of Live Nation
“I’m so lucky to have the collection of songs that I can play for my fans, it becomes a giant sing-along most nights,” said Lionel. “People always ask me ‘what are you going to sing tonight Lionel?” and I always laugh and reply, “what are YOU going to sing tonight?”
Richie’s last album, Tuskegee, reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 after its March 12, 2012 release. Tuskegee was certified platinum on May 3, 2012 after selling one million units in the United States. Overall, Lionel has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
Tickets start at $27.40 and are available through Ticketmaster online, by phone at 1-855-985-5000, or at available Ticketmaster outlets. 4 VIP packages are also available, from front row seats to a meet & greet opportunity.
Win Tickets to Lionel Richie in Vancouver
If you would like to see Lionel Richie live in concert, I have a pair of tickets for the show to give away thanks to Live Nation. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment naming your favourite Lionel Richie song (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win tickets to see @LionelRichie in concert from @LiveNationWest + @Miss604 http://ow.ly/xh5Dx
This is a quick contest so I’ll draw a winner at 7:00am on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Follow Live Nation on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest Vancouver concert event information.
The Lions Gate Bridge opened to traffic in November, 1938 but the official opening was on this day, May 26, 1939, overseen by this royal couple, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
1938: Plaque commemorating the completion of the Lions Gate Bridge. Archives# CVA 95-9.
1939 – Motorcade crossing the Lions Gate Bridge during visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Archives# CVA 6-104.
In honour of this royal visit, and royal opening for our beloved cabled green crossing from Stanley Park to the North Shore, I have a few Lions Gate Bridge construction photos to share, thanks to the Vancouver Public Library and City of Vancouver Archives.
Lions Gate Bridge Construction Photos
Photographer: James Crookall. Archives #CVA 260-829.
1938 – Archives# Br P81.28 & Br P81.9 & Br P81.11
1939 – Archives #Br P81.29
1937 & 1938 – Archives# Br P81.16 & CVA 1376-383
Photographer: James Crookall. Archives# CVA 260-863.
1937 – VPL Number: 7997a & 12323. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
Photographer: James Crookall. Archives# CVA 260-881.
1938 – VPL Number: 9631 & 39773. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
Photographer: James Crookall. Archives# CVA 260-819.
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