YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

Vancouver 2010 Pavilions & Hospitality Houses

Comments 38 by Rebecca Bollwitt

38sharesThe Olympics are a time for the host nation and city to shine brightly but they are also about bringing the world together. Vancouver will be a temporary home for athletes and visitors from dozens of countries during the 2010 Olympics and there are many who have rented spaces around town to showcase their culture, […]

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Peak Performance Project Finale

Comments 1 by Guest Author

1shareThis post was contributed exclusively to Miss604.com by Michelle Kent. The culmination of year one for the Peak Performance Project happened last night at the famed Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. 3 BC bands went head to head to head for a piece of $275 G’s. What a sweet, sweaty, good-rocking culmination it was.

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Monopoly Canada, Getting Vancouver its Space

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

4sharesMonopoly is coming out with Monopoly Canada and its up to the public to vote where each major city will reside on the famed playing surface. The highly coveted Boardwalk position seems to be the most popular and there are even campaigns across the nation to get hometowns into that prestigious piece of real estate. […]

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Vancouver History: The Carnegie Building

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

22sharesStopping by my daily history read, I learned that it was on this day 30 years ago that the Carnegie Building reopened as the Carnegie Reading Room. Located at the intersection of Main and Hastings, I thought it would be worthy of the history profile to see how the building has been a part of […]

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