Nominations are currently open for the Vancouver Awards of Excellence, Vancouver’s new civic awards program that recognizes outstanding achievements made by individuals — adults, youth and children — organizations, and businesses.
“Consisting of 21 awards in six categories, the Awards of Excellence celebrate excellence in achievements that benefit all of us by making Vancouver a greener, healthier, more diverse, accessible, and prosperous city.”
Categories include Civic Volunteer, Greenest City Leadership, Healthy City for All, Diversity and Inclusion, Accessible City, and Business Innovation.
Individuals and businesses are eligible along with organizations consisting of non-profit groups or service clubs, educational institutions, hospitals, government departments, unions, professional and trade associations, media organizations, and public or private corporations.
The deadline for nominations is April 4th, a peer panel will be complete May 2nd, and a final selection will be made by Vancouver City Council May 12th. An awards ceremony will follow June 23rd.
Roger Michell’s charming romantic comedy Le Week-end is now playing at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas in Vancouver.
Le Week-end is a beautifully observed, funny and poignant story about the nature of love and commitment, as a husband and wife yearn to recapture their youthful fearlessness, lack of responsibility and idealism. In the film, a long-married couple (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) return to Paris – where they honeymooned long ago – in an attempt to revitalize their marriage. Le Week-end is a funny, bittersweet and emotional ‘portrait of a marriage’ that truly captures both the laughter and the heartache of a lifelong partnership.
In celebration of this theatrical release, Le Week-end wants to give one lucky Miss604 reader One Night in Paris… in Vancouver!
The One Night in Paris (in Vancouver) prize package includes:
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Be sure to Like Le Week-end on Facebook and follow the film on Twitter as well. I will draw one winner at random from all entries on 12:00pm on Saturday, March 29, 2014 so that they have time to catch the film on the big screen.
The dinner at Le Crocodile prize is a $100 meal voucher (expires December 30, 2014). The Sutton Place Hotel voucher is valid until March 31 2015 with blackout dates of December 31, 2014 and February 14, 2015. Movie pass is valid during Le Week-end‘s run of engagement at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Mondays through Thursdays. Prize does not actually include a night in Paris, France – just a fun, French-themed night out in beautifully downtown Vancouver. Must be 19+. Please enjoy responsibly.
The biggest awards in the aviation industry were handed out in Barcelona today and for the 5th year in a row, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has been named the Best Airport in North America.
Excited to announce that we won 'Best Airport Hotel' in NA at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/I9rVLQu9ts
— Fairmont Vancouver Airport (@FairmontYVR) March 26, 2014
According to the Skytrax World Airport Awards in 2013, YVR was the 8th best airport in the world and 1st in North America. It was also ranked 1st in terms of size, topping the table for airports that carry 10-20 million passengers annually.
When the airport won last year I listed some of my top reasons to love YVR, which include its size, free WIFI, artwork, layout, convenience, location, and more. As someone who travels a lot, locally and internationally, I wholeheartedly agree that YVR is the best airport to travel through, and to come home to after each journey.
Update The full results are now online. YVR is ranked #9 in the world for 2014 and once again #1 when ranked based on size.
The Cleveland Dam holds Capilano Lake in North Vancouver, which is used for drinking water and is a part of Capilano River Regional Park. Completed in 1954, it was named for Ernest Cleveland, first chief commissioner of the Greater Vancouver Water District.
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Looking Down at the Cleveland Dam
Local photographers love peeking over the edge of the dam to snap vertigo-inducing images, making the Cleveland Dam today’s Vancouver Icons photo feature. Also see my Capilano Lake Vancouver Icon feature for more photos of the park and surrounding area.
The Sonic Boom Festival is a multi-day celebration of music by BC composers. Each year a composer in residence is featured along with talented musical ensembles and dozens of new works by emerging and established BC composers.
What: Sonic Boom 2014 Festival of New Music by BC Composers When: March 26th to March 30th, 2014 Where: Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour and Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour in Vancouver Tickets: Available online or at the door
Two acoustically beautiful venues on Seymour Street will find themselves surrounded by the sounds of BC’s vibrant, contemporary, classical (New Music) scene. Sonic Boom’s Composer in Residence is John Oliver, the Ensemble in Residence is Erato Ensemble, and the Featured Artist is Heidi Krutzen (harp). There will be events every day throughout the festival.
If you would like to attend, I have a pair of tickets to give away (you pick your performance). Here’s how you can enter to win:
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Since the festival starts tomorrow, I’ll run this for a quick 24 hours and draw one winner at random from all entries tomorrow – Wednesday, March 26, 2014 – at 4:00pm. Sonic Boom is presented by Vancouver Pro Musica, find them on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
