Moe’s Home Collection Giveaway

Comments 228 by Rebecca Bollwitt Monday, January 7th, 2013 — 11:43am PST

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A new year means new styles, designs, and perhaps a new look for your home. Moe’s Home Collection (1728 Glen Drive in Vancouver) is currently hosting its annual sale with 10% to 80% off everything in the store. They are a Western Canadian home decor retailer that sells conversational pieces sourced from around the world. Their pieces are bold, contemporary, and sometimes a bit exotic.

Images courtesy of Moe’s Home Collection

You’ve probably noticed their 35,000 square foot flagship store on your way in and out of downtown and they would love to have you in to shop around. Moe’s Home Collection is offering up a $200 gift card for one lucky Miss604 reader to help rejuvinate their living space. Here’s how you can enter to win:

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RT to enter to win $200 to spend @MoesHomeVan from @Miss604 http://ow.ly/gBViV

Follow Moe’s Home Collection on Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook for more information about their products and services. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 2:00pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

Update The winner is Laura Grady!

Surrey Public Library Events for Families This Month

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Monday, January 7th, 2013 — 10:11am PST

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Browsing the City of Surrey event listings I found my way to the Surrey Public Library‘s website and began to look around. Easily 20 minutes had passed and I hadn’t even made it through all of the event categories listed on the sidebar. From games nights to crafts and cookies, Surrey Public Libraries offer a wide variety of free activities for all ages. Here are just a few that caught my eye for this month:

City Centre Library – Photo credit: colink. on Flickr

Family Games Nights

A staple of any get-together in my family has always been board games, card games, drawing games, acting games — well, you get the picture. Although they bring out a competitive streak and elevate the volume of the entire household, they are great for a challenge, for bonding in teams, and for simply having some good clean fun. It’s also a great literacy activity which is why Surrey Libraries are hosting Family Games Nights this month. Games will vary from location to location but you can drop into one of the following events:

City Centre Library on Friday, January 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Cloverdale Library on Tuesday, January 22nd from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Guildford Library on Friday, January 25th from 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Newton Library on Saturday, January 26th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Port Kells Library on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Strawberry Hill Library on Saturday, January 19th from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Play at the mall on Saturday, January 26th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Guildford Town Centre.

Registration is required for Ocean Park Library call 604-502-6449) on Monday, January 21st from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and at Fleetwood Library (call 604-598-7347) on Thursday, January 24th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Storytimes

Daddy Storytime for men with children, Pyjama Storytime for comfy reading, and general storytime hours for nine branches are all listed online. Listings include family storytime (all ages), baby storytime (birth to 12 months, 13-30 months), and ages 3-5.

Terrific Tuesdays

On top of Wonderful Wednesdays, Fab Fridays, and Saturday Specials there’s Terrific Tuesdays at Cloverdale Library. Crafts, games, activities, and snacks for those ages 6 to 12 years old. Every Tuesday will have a new drop-in theme starting with 3D Snowflakes on January 8th, Cereal Box Weaving on January 15th, Crazy Science Fun on January 22nd, Window Painting on January 29th, and more through February.

Family Lego Club

Who doesn’t love Lego? It was a staple of our household growing up and it still tops my nephews’ Christmas lists. Family Lego Club is a monthly drop-in program after school and before dinner time. For 2013 you can stop by City Centre Library on Fridays (January 18 and onward) from 3:15pm to 4:15pm, Guildford Library on Wednesdays (January 16 and onward) from 3:00pm to 4:00pm, and Port Kells Library on Thursdays (January 23 and onward) from 3:15pm to 4:15pm.

What I love about these events is that they get you out of the house so you can be creative as a family or give youth a bit of independence. Best of all, they’re all free. Follow Surrey Libraries on Twitter and Facebook for more information about these programs and more throughout the year and check out their Book Blog.

Local Mountain and BC Ski Resort Apps

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt Friday, January 4th, 2013 — 4:52pm PST

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Back in 2009 I made a Social Media Directory for Ski Season but this year apps are the focus. Helpful Twitter and Facebook accounts aside, ski resorts and local mountains are providing maps and condition information through free mobile applications.

Local Mountains

cypressAPP Cypress Mountain
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone
Features: Latest news and events as well as trail maps and photos.

seymourapp Mount Seymour
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone & Android
Features: Push notifications optional. Snow conditions, the latest weather, lift status, driving directions, offers and deals, alpine and snowshoe trail maps, events, and contact information.

Outside Vancouver

mountwashingtonAPP Mount Washington
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone
Features: Weather, maps, events, run tracking, grooming reports, web cams, accommodation, lift status.

bigwhiteAPP Big White
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone
Features: Alpine map and village maps, snow report (redirect to website).

silverstarAPP Silver Star
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone
Features: Alpine map and village maps, snow report (redirect to website).

whistlerAPP Whistler
Cost: Free
Platform: iPhone & Android
Features: Push notifications optional. Track your day with GPS, view live conditions & web cams, powder alerts, share & connect, season pass & EDGE Card holder can check scans and number of days.

Archive Photos: Denman Arena

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Friday, January 4th, 2013 — 1:09pm PST

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Tomorrow is the 101st anniversary of the first professional hockey game ever played in Vancouver. It took place on January 5th, 1912 at Denman Arena, which stood near the corner of Georgia and Denman in downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the New Westminster Royal 8 to 3.

1913 – Denman Arena at 1805 Georgia Street. VPL Number: 6549. Photographer: Stuart Thomson.

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January Events in Metro Vancouver 2013

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 — 3:37pm PST

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Decorations are packed away, the sun is shining (when not hiding behind the fog), and it’s time for everyone to head back to school and work. We have just over a month until our new stat holiday in February so until then we’ll have to make the most of the snow on the local mountains and some the following events: