The BC Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting nine individuals this month in the categories of athlete, team, builder, media, pioneer, and W.A.C. Bennett.
Athletes
Ashleigh McIvor (ski cross)
As an English student at UBC in 2003, Whistler’s Ashleigh McIvor wrote an essay that she later sent to the IOC arguing that ski cross should be added as an Olympic sport. By the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, McIvor’s wish came true. Ranked in the top-three in world ski cross for the past three years, McIvor quickly erased any doubt the pressure of competing in the Olympics at home would be an issue. Breezing through qualifying, McIvor shot out to a quick lead in the snowy final on Cypress Mountain, holding on to make history as ski cross’ first-ever women’s Olympic champion. Prior to this, McIvor won the 2009 FIS world championship and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter X Games. To date, McIvor has accumulated ten World Cup podium finishes. She is currently rehabilitating a knee injury suffered during the 2010-11 World Cup season with the intention to defend her Olympic crown at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Update your preset stations as you’ll now find The Peak at 102.7 on your FM dial. The frequency swap with Co-Op Radio went into effect today as the world class rock station upgraded from 100.5 to a stronger signal.
No longer will you lose the station once you pass Taylor Way on the North Shore, head up Burrard Inlet to Port Moody, or head East of the Fraser and into the valley.
“This exchange is incredibly good news for the station and our valued listeners and customers,” says Gerry Siemens, Vice-President and General Manager of The PEAK, which is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.
The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the $1.437 million swap in September 2011. Siemens says the move gives The PEAK “one of the strongest radio signals in the city thanks in part to a new antenna for the 102.7 signal custom built in Italy.”
In return for its signal, Co-Op Radio receives: The PEAK’s stereo transmitter and related components; a back-up transmitter and a new transmitter site; costs paid for the move to the new site, plus leasing costs for five years; $300,000 of billboard advertising through Pattison; and $125,000 annually for five years to cover the station’s operating costs. [Source: Press Release]
Back in January of 2009 I wrote a blog post about the launch of the station and how it was going to fill a void. Through its successful Peak Performance Project, in-studio and public concert series, giveaways, social media engagement and super friendly personalities, they have achieved just that and more.
You can listen to 102.7 The Peak anytime, regardless of frequency, on their mobile application or through their website. Follow @ThePeak on Twitter for more information daily.
The British Columbia Wine Institute (“BCWI”) presents the 8th Annual Chef Meets BC Grape event in Vancouver on September 20th. 75 BC wineries will be sharing more than 300 of their BC VQA wines that will be paired with 14 dishes from local Ocean Wise partner restaurants.
Restaurant:
Amuse on the Vineyard
Beta-5
Butter on the Endive
Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar
Cibo Trattoria
Edible Canada
Forage Restaurant
Hapa Izakaya
Le Gavroche
Raincity Grill
Terminal City Club
The Fat Cow & Oyster Bar
The Oakwood Canadian Bistro
The Patio at Nk’Mip – Osoyoos
Paired With:
Vancouver Island
Quail’s Gate Optima
Stoneboat Vineyards Pinot Gris
Vancouver
CedarCreek Pinot Noir
Haywire Canyonview Vineyard Chardonnay
Young & Wyse Cabernet Sauvignon
Sperling Vineyards Old Vine Riesling
Cassini Cellars Cabernet Franc
Stag’s Hollow Viognier
Painted Rock Merlot
Black Hills Alibi
Laughing Stock Blind Trust White
Nk’ Mip Qwam Qwmt Syrah
The event will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre East in ballrooms A & B on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 7:00am to 9:30pm. Tickets are available now for $75 each.
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Their playoff run was hard-fought and included what some say was the greatest game of all-time where the C’s came back to win 10-7 against the Boise Hawks in the first game of the finals — after being down 1-7. Boise came back in the second game but couldn’t keep the Canadians at bay tonight.
Here’s what Rob Fai posted earlier today on the Vancouver Canadians site: “Everyone dreams of being ‘that guy’. The player that steps into the batter’s box with all the chips on the table and delivers the knockout blow that helps his team to a Championship.
Today, someone will be that player. Someone will forever be remembered for the base hit, the defensive gem or the curveball that froze someone in his tracks. This is the beauty of baseball. Someone is going to be the hero, and someone is going to have to wear the horns. What baseball has taught both the Canadians and Boise Hawks this summer is that a game can be won or lost on but a few plays.”
The Single ‘A’ Toronto Blue Jays affiliates have enjoyed sold out games at Nat Bailey Stadium this summer as baseball-fever hit Vancouver.
From the Vancouver Sun: “The Canadians finished the season with 50 victories, 46 in the regular season and four more in the playoffs. The 50 wins is a team record.”
This is the Vancouver Canadians’ third title. They have also won the Pacific Coast League championship in 1999 and they polished off the Tri-City Dust Devils last year to top the Northwest League.
The London 2012 Paralympics were closed today with a star-studded ceremony including Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Coldplay. Benoît Huot “The Shark” was the Team Canada flag-bearer at the closing ceremony as he collected gold, silver, and bronze medals at these games.
LONDON, ENGLAND 08/30/2012: Benoit Huot celebrating his win in the Men’s 200m IM – SM10 finals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Aquatics Centre. (Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)
Over the course of the 11-day London 2012 Paralympics, our Canadian athletes made our country proud by collecting 7 gold, 15 silver, and 9 bronze. We even had a 5-medal day on September 7th. Our medals came in Archery (1 bronze), Athletics (1 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), Boccia (1 bronze), Cycling Road (1 gold, 1 bronze), Swimming (4 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze), Wheelchair Basketball (1 gold), and Wheelchair Rugby (1 silver).
BC athletes will be flying home through Vancouver International Airport (“YVR”) on Monday, September 10, 2012 including athletics gold medallist Michelle Stilwell, boccia bronze medallist Josh Vander Vies and swimming silver medallist Nathan Stein. They will be arriving at 11:55am on Air Canada flight AC855.
Continue to follow the Canadian Paralympic Committee on Twitter and Facebook for more information about parasports and leading up to the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Socchi.
Ashleigh McIvor (ski cross)
