Panoramic photos of Vancouver are always interesting to view as our city’s setting and scenery never fails to impress. Today at today at Northern Voice, John Biehler revealed a gigapixel photo (a panoramic image using the GigaPan Epic instrument) that he shot yesterday from British Properties in West Vancouver.
Hover your mouse over the image to zoome and scroll, it has amazing clarity and depth. You can spot cars on the Lions Gate, a Helijet mid-air and even a BC Ferry in English Bay. John says this image is 340 megapixels.
For a slightly lower-tech view, check out a really neat series by the Vancouver Archives with historic archive panoramic photos of Vancouver.
Related posts: Vancouver Panorama, Vancouver Panorama 2.
Beginning today I will be highlighting what’s going on in theatres across Vancouver—from the Firehall Arts Centre to the Vancity Theatre to small, unknown studios on Main Street. Though I will be covering large productions taking place in large theatres, I hope to mainly give exposure to independent productions and their work. Focusing more on previews than reviews, I’ll be writing more about the people and the process than the finished product, and more on what‘s inspiring than what I think is flawed.
This week, I’d like to point your attention to BEUTFL PRBLMS, a new original work inspired by the famous 1997 chess game between world champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM computer Deep Blue, opening this Friday at the Roundhouse Community Centre. This production has been five years in the making and unique about this piece is that it’s truly been a collaborative effort.
Radix Theatre took part of a creative residency at the Roundhouse Community Centre and lead four public workshops to development of a volunteer supporting chorus comprised of community members. These chorus members will support a core cast of four in an interdisciplinary piece of theatre, including live music, video images, and much more. It’s looks crazy. Check out the picture.
Source: Radix Theatre
BEUTFL PRBLMS opens Friday, May 13, and runs through until Saturday, May 21 at 8:00pm nightly (NO SHOWS May 15 & 16) There will also be two matinees May 14th and 21st, at 4:00pm. Tickets are available now for $10 – $25 through www.radixtheatre.org, by calling 604-254-0707, or at the door. All shows take place at The Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, in Yaletown.
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.
As a part of the continuing celebrations for Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, Summer Live will showcase the best of BC entertainment with a free 3-day concert series in Stanley Park this July.
This afternoon participating artists were announced and the line-up is certainly impressive – the zero dollar price tag almost seems unreal. Confirmed acts so far include Mother Mother, Dan Mangan, Said the Whale, We Are the City, Hannah Georgas, Dal Richards, The New Pornographers, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kyprios, and many more.
There will also be a beer garden courtesy of Stanley Park Brewery and water stations around the site (bottled water will not be sold at the event so bring your own bottle).
Find out all of the details on the official Vancouver 125 website, download the full schedule and join the fun July 8, 9, and 10, 2011.
As of January 2009 Mapquest was still ahead of Google Maps in the online map department however I have a feeling that Google has taken the top rank in recent years. We turn to it for streetviews, directions, information about local businesses or for trip planning. But what happens when the place you’re looking for doesn’t exist on the map? That is a problem all to familiar to the people of Sechelt, a district municipality on BC’s beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Sechelt is actually located where the black arrow is pointing.
I was first told about this Google Map mishap at WordCamp last week. Local web designer Robert Dall explained that over the last few years members of the community have tried pretty much everything to get their town listed. These efforts include hundreds of people reporting the issue to Google, tweeting about it @GoogleMaps on Twitter, and the Mayor of Sechelt, Darren Inkster, has even written an official letter to Google – all to no avail.
The village of Sechelt was incorporated in 1956 and today the district spans about 39 square kilometers with a population of about 8,400. It’s pretty hard to miss when you’re traveling up Highway 101. It’s home to a Provincial Park, distinct neighbourhoods, restaurants, a sea plane terminal and growing residential developments. So why hasn’t Google put it on the map?
“Sechelt is native word and so it is used in a couple different places which has confused the issue,” explains Dall who wants to make sense of this omission and get it corrected. “This really affects small businesses (especially the bed and breakfast owners), because when people using Google Maps suggest where they want to go they are usually directed to businesses in Whistler and Squamish.”
To help the plight of Sechelt, I encourage readers to Tweet @GoogleMaps with the tag #PutSecheltOnTheMap or report a new issue (if you can find out how to do so in the Help Centre). Using their MapMaker tool won’t help though as it appears to not even recognize the Sechelt Inlet on the geographic layout.
This isn’t the first time Google has missed something on their map. The town of York in Maine was erroneously marked until US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree wrote an official letter Google’s CEO, Larry Page.
Update Less than 24 hours after this was posted, Google updated their pin-point marker for Sechelt and it is now correct.
Thanks to everyone who shared this story!
Move for Health Week is happening in Surrey now until May 15th offering free fitness activities for the entire family.
North Surrey
Event: Fit 55+
Date: Friday May 13 9:15am – 10:15am
Venue: Sunrise Pavilion Seniors’ Centre
Event: Preteen Drop-In Gym
Date: Friday May 13 4:00pm -6:00pm &
Date: Saturday May 14 4:00pm -6:00pm
Venue: Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre
Fleetwood
Event: Yoga Classes
Date: Friday May 13 10:30am – 11:45am &
Date: Sunday May 15 10:30am – 11:45am
Venue: Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex
South Surrey
Event: Deep Water Aquafit
When: Sunday May 15 8:00am – 8:45am
Venue: South Surrey Indoor Pool
Guildford
Event: Dance Gold 55+
Date: Friday May 13 10:30am – 11:30am
Venue: Guildford Recreation Centre
Newton
Event: Yoga Classes
Date: Friday May 13 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Venue: Newton Recreation Centre
Cloverdale
Event: Spin
Date: Saturday May 14 9:30am – 10:30am
Venue: Cloverdale Recreation Centre
These are just a few of the activities being offered for free. You can find a full schedule on the Move for Health Week website.
