Come September 1st, smokers will need to butt-out before hanging out in a Vancouver Park or on a City beach.
According to the City of Vancouver, “the new policy is part of the Park Board’s commitment to the promotion of a healthy urban environment and support for active living and wellness.”
Smoking will be prohibited in all 224 City-run parks and including all of their properties within such as playgrounds, beaches, pathways, sports fields, golf courses (pitch n’ putt), trails, the Sea Wall and parking lots (not even while inside your own car on park property).
The minimum fine for violating the new by-law will be $250. You can read a full list of frequently asked questions online.
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The MS Society of Canada has been active this summer with major events such as the MS Rona Bike Tour. Today they are hosting Cruisin’ for a Cause Day, a tasty campaign that won’t require quite as much physical endurance for participants.
Stop by an A&W today and when you purchase a Teen Burger, $1 will go to the MS Society of Canada.
You can also participate without purchasing a burger by posting an update on Twitter using the tag #CruisinForACause. Every time a tweet appears with that tag, A&W will donate $0.50 to the MS Society of Canada (up to $20,000). Here’s a simple copy/paste for Miss604.com readers:
Last year, A&W customers helped to raise $400,000 for the MS Society of Canada through this in-store and online social media campaign.
Follow @MSSocietyCanada on Twitter for updates and info about more events happening in Vancouver this month.
Through the Eye of the Raven, Western Canada’s largest mural, was unveiled last week on the side of the Orwell Hotel in the Downtown Eastside.
Through the Eye of the Raven features cultural elements from several First Nations as well as community landmarks such as the iconic red “W” of Woodward’s.
Located at 456 East Hasting, the Orwell Hotel has recently been renovated as a part of a BC Housing‘s initiative and is now home to this 7,600 square foot collaboration.
First Nations artists who contributed to the mural include: Jerry Whitehead, Richard Shorty, Haisla Collins, Sharifah Marsden, Richard Tetrault, Esther Rausenberg, Eric Parnell and Nicola Campbell.
On the last day of the Go Media conference in Toronto awards were presented by the Canadian Tourism Commission in several categories and I was very proud to hear that Tourism Vancouver picked up “Best Online Media Centre”.
Tourism Vancouver has had many challenges over the last few years including building up a social web presence and hosting media and visitors alike during a little thing called the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Providing extensive online content and engaging bloggers has been a part of their success, in my opinion.
I’m also a fan of their Inside Vancouver blog (disclosure: they advertise on this website) as it provides tips, top picks and the voices of many contributing writers. It’s just nice to see the organization that represents our city be recognized, especially for its work in the online realm.
Special mention: iBackpack Canada picked up “Best Travel Blog” – check it out for resources on everything from hostels to transportation around Canada.
This Friday No More Strangers, BeatRoute Magazine and Winniecooper.net will be hosting a boat cruise party around Vancouver on the Abitibi and they have kindly invited a Miss604.com reader to join them.
This isn’t your regular dinner and dancing boat cruise however, it has a jam-packed lineup of local dance acts as well as live performances from Humans and SuperCassette.
Local DJ’s My!Gay!Husband! and Erik Devereux/Genie, Hunk the Drunk and Christian Flores will be making sure the party is lively and entertaining. There will also be an afterparty at the Cobalt.
For additional information about the event, you may join the No More Strangers or BeatRoute Facebook groups or follow @winnie_cooper on Twitter.
Leave a comment on this post to enter to win admission (for you and a friend) to the boat cruise party. I’d love to hear about how your summer is going so far or why you would like to party it up offshore in Vancouver.
Since the event is only two days away, I’ll run this contest until 8:00pm today. This is open to those 19 years of age or older.
Update I have a bit more time to find a winner so I’ll do the draw at 9:00am tomorrow, August 26th.
Update The winner is Shawn R, have fun!
