Vancouver’s outdoor pools open this weekend for the season, serving up refreshing summer fun and swimming lessons in our communities. The best part about Vancouver Park Board outdoor pools is that they are heated and they have one-of-a-kind seaside locations.
Opening Saturday, May 18, 2013: Kitsilano Pool; Second Beach Pool in Stanley Park; New Brighton Pool.
Hillcrest Aquatic Centre (not seaside but still a great facility) opens on Saturday as well and Maple Grove Pool will open Saturday, June 22, 2013. Full swimming schedules for all Vancouver Park Board pools, both indoor and outdoor, can be found online.
Victory Square Park will be the site of a free, family-friendly community festival as it Central City Foundation hosts Fair in the Square next weekend.
Celebrate your neighbours in the inner city, from dozens of social enterprises, artists and community organizations to terrific local bands and musical artists, who will donate their talents to entertain us from the Victory Park stage.
Fair in the Square will have free food, music, a craft market, and offer good times with neighbours and community members. Several community organizations will also have booths on site, from Boys and Girls Clubs to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Aunt Leah’s, and more.
A BBQ, cupcakes, beverages, and more will be served up by faculty, staff and students from Vancouver Community College’s Culinary Arts program.
Stop by Victory Square (Hastings at Cambie) to partake in the fun from 11:00am to 2:00pm on Sunday, May 26, 2013. The day will be hosted by CITY TV’s Thor Diakow and musical guests include singer-songwriters Christine Magee and Bodhi Jones, teen rockers The Bank Dogs, children from the performance group at Project Limelight, Aboriginal women’s group M’Girl, Uzume Taiko Drummers, the Town Hall, the Portage Freedom Fighters.
Central City Foundation has been around for over 100 years. “With your support, Central City Foundation is able to provide grants and assistance to a wide range of inner city organizations whose programs and activities enhance the lives of men, women, children and families in need in the inner city.”
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
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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.
