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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Unpaid, Personal Opinion — As with any post on Miss604.com, I was not paid to write this content. This is also not an endorsement for Nabob, it's simply a post about a company that has deep roots in Vancouver (and is only 10 years younger than the city itself). Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
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While it’s not a brand most associate with our city specifically, yesterday Nabob coffee celebrated its 115th anniversary in Vancouver, where it originally began.
1924 – Water at Cordova (between Waterfront and Steamworks, today).
VPL Accession Number: 10698. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
1932 – Water at Cordova. Archives item# Bu N436. Photographer: W.J. Moore.
Founded in Gastown in 1896 by Robert Kelly and Frank Douglas, it was located at 123 then 375 Water Street in what we know as The Landing building.
1940s – Truck in the Nabob building (where Steamworks is today). Archives item# CVA 1184-2081.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
The company roasted and blended coffee beans for distribution in Western Canada and also included teas and spices in their original product lineup.
1920 – Nabob baseball team. Archives item# CVA 99-1362.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-138. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-2078. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Billboard. Archives item# CVA 1184-2079. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Women packaging coffee. Archives item# CVA 1184-2086. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1940s – Delivery truck at Davie & Nicola. Archives item# CVA 1184-2108.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1941 – Nabob building in Yaletown, 1106 Mainland.
VPL Accession Number: 14504A. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
Nabob was very involved in city events whether by handing out samples, sponsoring afternoon teas and performances at The Orpheum, and a radio program that was broadcast nationally featuring the “Nabobettes”.
1946 – Nabob’s “Harmony House” at The Orpheum. Archives item# CVA 1184-2275. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
From VancouverHistory.ca Beryl Boden sang with the band for a while, then left for New York. She was succeeded in 1950 by Lorraine McAllister, who performed with Dal’s band for almost 15 years and, in 1951, became Mrs. Dal Richards. “Lorraine sang with the Nabobettes,” Dal recalls. They were the vocal group on Nabob’s Harmony House, an Orpheum fixture for 11 years, and heard from coast to coast on CBC Radio. Also heard every week for many years and more than 2,000 programs on the national network was Dal’s own show from the Panorama Roof.
1940s – Nabob Harmony House at The Orpheum. Archives item# CVA 1184-2107. Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
To mark its anniversary and continue to support its hometown, Nabob donated $10,000 to the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Spirt of Vancouver initiative yesterday. The Spirit of Vancouver is a not-for-profit organization mandated to develop, support, and promote events, organizations, and individuals that are making Vancouver a better place to live, work, play, invest, and visit.
It was on this day in 1980 that Terry Fox was forced to end his Marathon of Hope as he succumbed to the cancer that eventually took his life. After 143 days and 5,373kms, his journey ended just outside Thunder Bay… and that’s when the rest of Canada picked up the run where he left off.
Over the last 31 years the Terry Fox Run, in his name, has raised over $550 million for cancer research. After commemorating the 30th anniversary of his Marathon of Hope last year, we lost Terry’s mother just a few months ago as well.
It’s been a very tough year for many but as Terry said, “I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.”
The National School Run Day is Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and community Terry Fox Runs will take place Sunday, September 18, 2011.
Avril Lavigne will be bringing her Black Star tour to Rogers Arena in Vancouver next month. Performing on stage since the age of 15, the complicated Canadian rocker released Goodbye Lullaby early in 2011 and is currently working on her fifth studio album.
At 26, she’s sold millions of albums worldwide, performed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and was only the second artist in history to have three number one songs from a debut album on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 [source]. She’s won a handful of Junos, an MTV Award, and a World Music Award.
The show (with guests) will start at 7:30pm, October 3, 2011. Tickets are currently on sale for $37.50 & $49.50 (general admission and reserved seating, all ages) through Live Nation and the Rogers Wireless box office.
I have a pair of tickets to give away as well, here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment naming your favourite Avril Lavigne song or video (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I entered to win @AvrilLavigne #BlackStarTour tickets from @LiveNationWest & @Miss604 http://bit.ly/avril604
I will draw one winner at random from all entries next Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:00am.
Today’s historic photo collection comes from the Surrey Archives and features early scenes of our province’s largest city (by area), largest school district, and second largest city (by population). Although Surrey didn’t receive “city” status until 1993, the municipality was formed in 1879.
Healthy Families BC, an initiative from the Province of British Columbia, has launched a campaign recently to promote health and wellness in BC families.
With the kids heading back to school and the rain inevitably moving in, their website hopes to provide resources and education when it comes to staying active and eating right at work, at school, and in the community.
Healthy Families is a readily accessible resource to help families eat healthy and live well. They host online communities on Twitter @healthyfamilybc, YouTube, and on Facebook to help BC citizens make informed and positive lifestyle choices.
Growing up, our summertime activities came after breakfast when we’d wave goodbye to our mother and “go out and play” in the yard until the streetlights came on at dusk. Biking, rollerblading, yard games (like ‘Kick the Can’), badminton, frisbee, tag (especially of the ‘freeze’ or ‘cartoon’ variety), and more kept us going for hours. We’d also go camping as a family and that always included long hikes (although my mother always stayed behind in the car, on the lookout for bears).
To help raise awareness for this initiative, Healthy Families BC has offered up a $250 Lululemon gift card to one of my readers so they can get active, in style. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Leave a comment on this post about how you (and/or the kids) keep active once the school year starts. Organized sports, family outings, etc. (1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I entered to win a $250 Lululemon gift card from @HealthyFamilyBC & @Miss604 http://bit.ly/healthy604
I will draw one winner at random from all entries received (with the Twitter text and comments on this post) next Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 11:00am. The contest is open to all residents of BC.
Update The winner is Ginger Gervais (@mumofthreebc)!
