The BC Bike Race July 2nd – July 9th is a 7-day cycling adventure that will take riders from the North Shore, to Vancouver Island, down the Sunshine Coast and up to Whistler. From ferry crossings to mountain passes, cyclists will go through places like Nanaimo, Cumberland, Powell River, and Squamish on their daily rides.
As a gold sponsor of the event, the seven35 development in North Vancouver by Adera has offered up a prize pack for one of my readers. seven35 is the first multi-family LEED for Homes platinum development in Canada and was certified BuiltGreen Gold. This green building and double-certified sustainability “first” in Canada.
Aside from being built green, the homes feature everything from a bicycle washing station, motion-sensor light switches and water-efficient irrigation. Featuring native plant species and numerous water features, they’re also located along the entrance to the Trans Canada Trail, and nearby Mosquito Creek.
The seven35 presentation centre is located at 735-15th Street West, North Vancouver. You can find out more about Adera’s developments by following them on Facebook on Twitter.
The prize pack offered up by seven35 includes a gift card for The District (value $100) in Lonsdale and a Helly Hansen rain jacket from the BC Bike Race (value $120).
To enter to win the gift card and the jacket I’d like to know what you love about the North Shore. From Grouse Mountain’s views to gelato at the Quay, events like the BC Bike Race, or kayaking in Deep Cove. You can also enter to win by posting the following on Twitter:
I will draw a winner at random from all valid comment entries on June 1st at 12:00pm.
Update The winner is Aimee!
Back in January big box retailer Target bought out Zellers stores in Canada for $1.8 billion. Formerly a Hudson’s Bay Company property, select Zellers stores across the country will begin a changeover to become Target stores by 2013.
Photo credit:
j.reed on Flickr
Announced yesterday, Zellers locations making the switch to Target in BC are:
Abbotsford Power Centre, Abbotsford
Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby
Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre, Campbell River
Cottonwood Mall, Chilliwack
Coquitlam Centre, Coquitlam
Driftwood Mall, Courtenay
Tamarack Mall, Cranbrook
Scottsdale Mall, Delta
Willowbrook Shopping Centre, Langley
Haney Place Mall, Maple Ridge
Nanaimo North Town Centre, Nanaimo
Pine Centre, Prince George
Oakridge Shopping Centre, Vancouver
Village Green Mall, Vernon
Tillicum Mall, Victoria
To many, Target has a better image than other big box or discount stores. It has been a destination for well-priced clothing, swimwear, toys, grocery items, and more for years. Even when I moved to Boston in 2002 I took full advantage of their particle-board bedroom sets and ‘bed in a bag’ bargains to furnish my room. They have brand-name items but, as you may usually find across the border, at better price points than you can find in Canada (even with a poor exchange rate at times). Zellers on the other hand, has also always been a Canadian staple. Gardening supplies, toys, shampoo, stuff for the kids, and everything in between that you could stuff into a shopping cart.
Some of the Target brands that you can pick up in Bellis Fair may not be available in Canada though, due to different suppliers and regulations. I know that Keira won’t be able to pick up her Jif peanut butter and I won’t be able to get Dunkin Donuts coffee beans for my mom. You also won’t see boxes of wine in the grocery aisle. With all of this, are Canadians going to miss Zellers? After all, it has been American-owned since 2008.
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Update May 25, 2012 The official list of BC stores has been confirmed:
Abbotsford – Abbotsford Power Centre
Burnaby – Metropolis at Metrotown
Campbell River – Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre
Chilliwack – Cottonwood Mall
Coquitlam – Coquitlam Centre
Courtenay –Driftwood Mall
Cranbrook – Tamarack Mall
Delta – Scottsdale Mall
Kamloops – Sahili Centre Mall
Kelowna – Orchard Park Plaza
Langley – Willowbrook Shopping Centre
Maple Ridge – Haney Place Mall
Nanaimo – Nanaimo North Town Centre
Prince George – Pine Centre
Surrey – Surrey Place/Central City
Vernon – Village Green Mall
Victoria – Hillside Shopping Centre
Victoria – Tillicum Centre
Source: News1130 & Target.
Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Heritage House Tour is a one-day self-guided tour historic homes in Strathcona, Grandview Woodland, and Shaughnessy.
The tour book (which also serves as your ticket) features a map and photos of nine participating heritage houses around Vancouver that will open their doors for the day June 5th. Essays and write-ups in the book have been provided by the likes of James Johnstone, Michael Kluckner, and Bruce Macdonald.
On the tour you can find out what has been done to in terms of restoration and preservation, and learn about their place in local history.
Doors will be open from 10:00am until 5:00pm so you can set your own pace and create your own route. Tickets are available online for $40 and support the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to supporting the conservation of the city’s heritage buildings through education, public awareness and granting activities.
Cirque du Soleil is returning to BC but this time the iconic blue and yellow tents won’t be setting up along False Creek. Their latest show Dralion will be performed out at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre.
The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West. In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative colour: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved.
Featuring “a harmony of Eastern and Western acrobatic prowess” Dralion will premiere June 2nd and run until June 5th. Tickets start at around $37.50 and go up to $100 for premium seating. Children are welcome but require tickets if over the age of 2. Family packs of 4 tickets are available. The show will head over to the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria June 22nd.
Update I sent guest blogger John Biehler out to Abbotsford on Thursday to preview Dralion, here are his thoughts about the show:
Dralion was my first Cirque Du Soleil experience. I had seen a number of behind the scenes shows on the Discovery Channel before but had never been able to attend a performance in person until now. I can’t recall ever seeing an audience so transfixed on the stage, watching the performers and not playing with their smart phones.
It was truly a delight to see all the different performers do their amazing feats of skill, athleticism and artistry (sorry, no spoilers) up close and in a surprisingly intimate setting in the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre. While Dralion was my first Cirque show, it definitely won’t be my last.
This Friday marks the opening a play written by one of my favourite Canadian playwrights, Daniel MacIvor. Never Swim Alone is the story of two childhood buddies engaged in a verbal sparring match refereed by a girl in a blue swimsuit. The play is produced by year-old Hardline Productions, started by Studio 58 graduates Sean Harris Oliver and Raes Calvert. Please go out and support this young company as they staged a truly innovated and brilliant piece about male competition.
Never Swim Alone runs until June 5 at Hardline Studios (68 Water Street). To reserve tickets email tickets[at]hardlineproductions.ca and visit their website.
Community Dinner. Photo credit: Itai Erdal.
I’m super-excited about this one because it involves FOOD.
Next week, four of Vancouver’s most innovative theatre groups (Rumble Productions, Boca Del Lupo, Electric Theatre Company, and Neworld Theatre) along with MOSIAC (a non-profit organization that helps new immigrants settle and integrate into Canadian society) are putting on Community Dinner.
Part cooking show and part dinner party, Community Dinner is the outcome of a unique collaboration between members of Vancouver’s innovative theatre community and newcomers to Canada. Over a three-month period, the newcomers and the theatre artists (two from each company) met and taught each other cherished recipes and created a piece of theatre.
“It’s a collaboration with people who just moved to Vancouver in the last year and it was all about exchanging ideas and stories while using food as an anchor,” says Director Anita Rochon. “Vancouver is incredibly diverse and multicultural and this play reflects that.”
The newcomers include Esta Mun (from Singapore, who arrived in Vancouver four months ago), Angela Huo (from Northwest China, who moved to Vancouver five months ago), Rey Blasco (from the Philippines, who has lived in Canada for six years), Marta Lasso (from Ecuador, who has lived in Vancouver for six months), and Veronica Zhou (from Beijing, who has lived in Vancouver for eight months). Also added to the mix are some of Vancouver’s leading theatre artists, including Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Kevin Kerr, comedian Charles Demers, director James Fagan Tait, and the Vancouver Playhouse’s playwright-in-residence C.E Gatchalian.
Community Dinner runs from June 1-4, 2011 at Progress Lab 1422 (1422 William Street). Tickets are $37 per person (plus service charges) but this includes the show and dinner. They are already sold out but more tickets may be released closer to the date so be sure to check the website for updates.
This feature was written exclusively for Miss604 by actor, writer, and producer, Michelle Kim. Read all posts contributed by Michelle for Miss604.com and follow her on Twitter @miju.
