The beauty of television these days is that you can view your favourite shows live (and participate in chats about what’s happening using a Twitter tag) or they can be available and waiting whenever it’s convenient for you to watch them.
John and I are currently trying out Shaw’s new Shaw Gateway Whole Home HDPVR that allows you to record up to six shows at once, and much more. It’s already come in handy for hockey playoff games and MLS matches we don’t want to miss when the sun is shining and we’re out of the house.
The best part about my trial Gateway is that Shaw has offered one up for a lucky Miss604 reader to try out, and keep along with a programming prize package. This includes:
A) One Shaw Gateway Whole Home HDPVR
And two Gateway Portals to link two TVs with one HDPVR
- Watch, record and manage shows from any TV in your home using just one HDPVR
- Record six HD shows at once
- Stop a recorded show in one room, pick it up in another
B) Three months of complementary Premier TV
- Up to 48 HD channels
- Up to 99 SD channels
- Up to 60 digital music channels
- Access to live Pay Per View (PPV) events, including UFC and WWE
- Access to 10,000 movies and TV shows with Shaw On Demand
C) Four months of complementary Movie Central (where available)
- Includes hit HBO Canada TV show Game of Thrones
- 6 movie channels, 3 in HD
- Access to all of Movie Central’s movies and TV shows via Shaw On Demand
Here’s how you can enter to win this ultimate Shaw Gateway Whole Home HDPVR prize pack:
- Leave a comment here naming a program (or six) that you would record (1 entry)
Contest closes at 12:00pm on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Winner must reside in an area serviced by Shaw Cablesystems G.P. and be at least 18 years old. Residents of BC only. This contest complies with Miss604 Contest Policy.
Update The winner is clayton!
The nominees for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards have been announced and the ceremony is officially sold out but there’s still time left to vote in the Connecting the Community award. Every nominee is eligible for this award which is tabulated by way of a public online vote.
The nominee with the most votes will be awarded the Connecting the Community Award and Scotiabank will donate $10,000 to her chosen YWCA program area. Nominees have selected YWCA program areas that they are interested in or passionate about:
- Early learning and child care
- Reducing child poverty
- Safe and affordable housing
- Healthy choices for youth
- Preventing violence against women
Voting for the Connecting the Community award ends at 12:00pm on Friday, May 17, 2013 so be sure to log your pick today. The 30th annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards will take place on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the Westin Bayshore. Follow @YWVanWODA for Twitter updates leading up to the event and during the ceremony.
YWCA Metro Vancouver is dedicated to achieving women’s equality. Their mission is to touch lives and build better futures for women and their families through advocacy and integrated services that foster economic independence, wellness and equal opportunities.
I proud to be the Social Media Sponsor of the awards for the fourth year.
Calling all LEGO builders! The LEGO store at Oakridge Centre is celebrating its first anniversary in style by building an 8-foot tall Yoda model and they would like your help. LEGO Master Builder Dan Steininger will be putting the piece together and everyone’s invited to pitch in.
2009 – Lego Store Keychains by
lLikePi on Flickr
Stop by the store on Friday, May 17th (from 11:00am to 7:00pm); Saturday, May 18th (from 10:00am to 6:00pm); and Sunday, May 19th (from 11:00am to 6:00pm). There will be in-store giveaways and offers all weekend.
The first 300 visitors to make a qualifying purchase will receive one of the following exclusive giveaways: Free LEGO birthday cake set with a $50 purchase, or a free LEGO minifigure set with a $75 purchase.
The Oakridge LEGO® Store is located in Oakridge Centre (650 West 41st Street, Vancouver) in the West Galleria. If you help Dan Steininger with the Yoda model you will also receive a LEGO® Star Wars™ Certificate of Achievement. This is open to all LEGO fans, Star Wars enthusiasts, kids and adults.
On Sunday night, Icelandic folk-pop group Of Monsters and Men took to the stage at The Orpheum and kicked off their North American tour. The Vancouver fans were bursting at the seams with excitement, flooding the stage as soon as the back-lit curtain dropped during their first song “Dirty Paws” which is also the first track on their album My Head is an Animal (2011).
Those who weren’t running to the aisles to dance were holding up their smartphones to take photos and record video (and but still nodding to the familiar tunes) and singing along. From the very first song people were singing along, while the band encouraged clapping in unison with arms stretched high over their heads.
While My Head is an Animal is the six-person band’s only album to date, it’s had global success especially with the first single “Little Talks” and their second single “Mountain Sound”, both were enjoyed by the Vancouver crowd who belted out every accompanying “HEY!”. These two singles were also recently performed by the group on Saturday Night Live.
Bright lights, dancing, sing-alongs, and a shower of confetti made wide smiles even wider at this feel-good, sold-out show. Of Monsters and Men gave Vancouver the concert its been preparing for while listening to their album at home and in return local fans gave them the perfect send-off for their tour. They’ll be zig-zagging across Canada and the United States until the end of summer where they have dates in the UK, Denmark, Italy, and around Europe.
One of the many endearing attributes of Vancouver is that almost everywhere you look, there’s a beautiful view — or at least you can get to one within a few minutes. A view from a rooftop, a view from the mountains, a view from a friend’s balcony or from a fence in the park. Views are often hidden behind a curtain of cloud making them that much more spectacular when they emerge on clear days. I searched the Miss604 Flickr Pool for photos with a “view from” somewhere in the region, looking out at another point in the region. Here are the results:
A view of the North Shore mountains from Bowen Island:
A view from the second peak of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish:
A view from the top of Grouse Mountain:
A view from Mount Seymour:
A view from Cypress Mountain Ski Area:
A view of Whistler from Alta Lake:
A view from a balcony:
A view of Gastown from an office window:
A view of downtown Vancouver from the Sea Bus:
A view of the Burrard Inlet and Deep Cove from Burnaby Mountain:
A view of downtown Vancouver from Burnaby Mountain:
A view of the Burrard Street Bridge:
A view from Iona Beach in Richmond:
A view from Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver:
A view from the Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre:
A view of downtown Vancouver from the aptly-named Fairview neighbourhood:
A view of downtown Vancouver from Kitsilano:
As always, please click through on these images to view more work from the photographers and feel free to share your own photos with the Miss604 Flickr Pool. View all photo collections here.
