Starting July 9th, 2010 YVR (Vancouver International Airport) will be hosting weekly entertainment and activities during Take Off Fridays.
Both international and domestic terminals will have face painting, live DJs, “Food on the Fly” offers, and free samples from YVR’s shops including Absolute Spa, A&W, Daniel Le Chocolat Belge, Starbucks, and more. You can also check out the Observation Area, with its videos and interactive displays, at any time.
All those who stop by can enter to win prizes featuring a behind the scenes tour of YVR and accommodation at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport.
This will take place every Friday this summer (July 9th until August 27th) from 8:00am until 4:00pm.
On a whim I’ve decided to start up a new series called, Archives Photo of the Day. I considered posting this to Twitter only until I realized that the links generated by my search queries end up expiring after a few minutes. With people heading on vacation (including us) next month I’m keen on posting smaller pieces that take a bit less time to write — as opposed to the big history series or the then and now series. Without further ado, here’s is my “Vancouver Archives Photo of the Day” for June 28th, 2010.
Description: Man driving a 3-wheeler in front of the Orpheum Theatre, 1948
Photographer: Jack Lindsay
Archives item#: CVA 1184-2285
A few month ago I was invited to attend Bloggerpalooza at Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Vermont. It was a whirlwind tour filled with chocolate chunks, raspberry swirls, and my first-ever Vermonster experience. It was at that time that I found out about a uniquely Canadian flavour that was about to launch called Caramel Hat Trick.
Flavour profile: Caramel ice Cream, fudge covered caramel chunks, caramel swirl
Aside from having a hockey-inspired name, sales from this particular flavour will also support the NHLPA Goals & Dreams campaign. A portion from every pint sold will go towards grassroots community hockey programs across Canada.
Over the past 10 years, more than 40,000 deserving children in 22 countries have benefited from the players’ donations of hockey equipment. Goals & Dreams has donated more than $18-million to grassroots hockey programs, making it the largest program of its kind.
The campaign launched June 3rd and will be around while supplies last. Check out the new flavour this summer while supporting some good Canadian kids this winter.
Related: Check out Five Hole for Food, a road hockey mission by bloggers across Canada who are playing street hockey in support of local Food Banks this summer.
Canada Day 2010 is almost here and over the last few weeks I have been profiling events from Whistler to Langley that are (mostly) free and fun for the whole family including the re-lighting of the Olympic cauldron downtown.
Here’s a roundup of each post by location:
Granville Island July 1st, bike parade, concerts with the Jazz Festival and more
Richmond/Steveston July 1st, the Steveston Salmon Festival
North Vancouver July 1st, Waterfront Park
New Westminster, July 1st
Canada Place July 1st, downtown’s celebration hub with concerts and fireworks
Whistler July 1st parade and activities throughout the village
Surrey July 1st with parade, rides, Dragonette, Stereos, and Odds perform
Sinclair Centre June 28th to June 30th
Yaletown Street Party with a Best Burger in Yaletown competition July 1st
West Vancouver July 1st, paid concert featuring Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow and more
Langley June 30th to July 1st
If you know of an event not listed here, please feel free to drop a note about it in the comments.
John and I will be out in Surrey for Western Canada’s largest Canada Day celebration and will provide live updates throughout the day.
Today Sebastian Albrecht will attempt to complete the Grouse Grind 14 times with the hopes of raising funds and awareness for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.
Albrecht completed 13 ascents last year and raised close to $10,000. This year during the Grind for Shelter he going for 14 ascents and $15,000.
Th Royal LePage Shelter Foundation “is Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated exclusively to funding women’s shelters and violence prevention and education programs.”
The Grouse Grind is a 2.9 kilometer trail that takes you straight up the side of Grouse Mountain. Albrecht will be making this trip up 14 times today and he’s already started. His expected finish time is around 11:00pm tonight.
If you would like to support his efforts, please consider donating.
You can follow the Grind for Shelter today on Twitter by searching the tag #Grind4Shelter as Albrecht will tweet his progress from the gondola during each trip back down to the start.
