The 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) has wrapped for another year with sold out screenings, audience favourites, world premieres, and whole lot of effort from VIFF’s awesome squad of volunteers. A feature of the closing gala last Friday was the distribution of this year’s awards. Here are some of the winners:
VIFF Award Winners 2018
Super Channel People’s Choice Award 2018
Winner Finding Big Country (Dir. Kathleen Jayme)
Sea to Sky Award
Winner: Meredith Hama-Brown (Broken Bunny)
Special Mention: Robin Hays (Anthem of a Teenage Prophet)
Best BC Film Award
Winner: Edge of the Knife (Dirs. Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown) Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Women’s Collective is a series of inspirational Fireside Chats, the first of which will take place on October 30th with Jill Earthy, Head of Growth at Female Funders in conversation with Lien Yeung of CBC. The Fireside Chats are a new series of volunteer driven, inclusive community events, with proceeds going to women’s charities in the Lower Mainland.
Founded by Maninder Dhaliwal, President & CEO Lions Gate International, the focus of the event series is real career and life advice for women from real people.
“Our speakers are successful and accomplished females who’ve lived the advice they are offering, and men who have earned the right to be on our stage by being champions of diversity and inclusion, and having a track record of supporting, and mentoring women.”
Fireside Chat with Jill Earthy
Best Advice I Ever Got: Life and Career Lessons
Where: Launch Academy (300-128 W Hastings, Vancouver)
When: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 76:00pm to 7:30pm
Tickets: Available online now for $25
Jill Earthy is the Head of Growth for Female Funders and Founders (powered by Highine BETA). She was formerly the Chief Growth Officer of FrontFundr. She is a community leader and active mentor, currently serving on the Board of Governors for Simon Fraser University (SFU), and as Board Chair of the Women’s Enterprise Centre in BC. She is Co-Founder of the WEB Alliance, a collective of over 25 Women’s Business networks in BC and Co-Chairs the annual We for She Conference in Vancouver supporting the economic advancement of women.
Jill is well recognized for her contributions to the community and has won numerous awards including most recently the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion award as a Community Champion and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wendy McDonald award as a Community Catalyst.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to this inaugural Women’s Collective event. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, October 26, 2018. Follow Women’s Collective on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram #wmncollective #sheforshe for more information about upcoming shows.
Update The winner is Aastha!
Variety – the Children’s Charity and Global BC are excited to announce that Variety Week’s Wrap Party happening at Robson Square on Friday, October 26, 2018 will feature for the first time ever in downtown Vancouver, a 60-foot tall Ferris Wheel. Experience the amazing panoramic views of the city from up high above while helping BC kids with special needs.
Ride a 60-Foot Ferris Wheel in Downtown Vancouver
Where: Robson Square (800 block of Robson St, Vancouver)
Admission: Rides will be by donation to Variety BC.
When: Friday, October 26, 2018 starting at 12:00pm through to the 6:00pm Global News Hour live broadcast at 6:00pm.
Throughout the week’s newscasts, Global BC viewers will be introduced to families who Variety has helped this year. In addition, viewers will learn how to set up their own fundraising page online allowing individuals, groups and corporate teams to connect with friends, families and colleagues in support of children with special needs and their families province-wide.
Variety’s core grant areas range from mobility programs and life-saving medical equipment to specialized therapies, mental wellness and educational programs and bursaries for learning disabilities.
Donations throughout Variety Week (October 22-26, 2018) can be made by calling toll-free at 310-KIDS as well as online at variety.bc.ca or by texting “KIDS” to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution.
You can also donate to my personal fundraising page for Variety here »
For more information about Variety BC follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC.
The beautiful gardens and groves that make Victoria a multi-coloured paradise of blossoms in the springtime also help turn it into an autumnal paradise in October and November.
Cool ocean breezes, blankets of crunchy leaves underfoot in Beacon Hill Park, a fire burning in your B&B’s wood stove or cozy hotel lobby, a pint of local cider or piping hot Empress tea, and pulling on your gumboots for a spooky walking tour. In case you need any more inspiration to book a trip to Victoria this autumn, here are some special events, attractions, and activities to pique your interest:
Autumn Events in Victoria
Art of the Cocktail
October 13, 2018
Art of The Cocktail is the biggest cocktail party on the island! With over 900 attendees, 40 exhibitors & over 60 spirits being served, AoC brings the party to the heart of Victoria for an unforgettable festival of tasting, masterclasses and fun.
Stein and Dine
October 20, 2018
Victoria‘s own Oktoberfest! Hosted by the Roast Meat & Sandwich Shop in the Victoria Public Market, enjoy live entertainment, games, accordion music, Oktoberfest dancers, lederhosen contest, beard and braid contest, beer pong, giant Jenga, prize wheel and more. Stein & Dine is also a community oriented event, they give 10% of the ticket sales back to MOVE Adapted Fitness and Rehabilitation Society of BC.
Autumn Themed Activities
Pendray Farms Corn Maze
Until October 29, 2018
You can wander over 10km of trails through 14 acres of corn at the largest maze on Vancouver Island! Trek through the small or large maze – or both – then enjoy kettle corn at the concession. Don’t miss Pendray’s corn pit and Pendray’s barrel-train ride.
Ghostly Walk Tours
I do this tour every time I’m in Victoria! It combines local history with an informative walking tour, and of course spooky, spine-tingling tales. Visit the site of historic events, admire the architecture of Government Street, and see city landmarks in a whole new light. From the ramparts of the Fairmont Empress to Rogers Chocolates, the city’s best storytellers will share spirited accounts.
Whale Watching
Located on the rugged southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is an ideal launching point for your whale watching adventure in the Salish Sea. Book with Eagle Wing, Prince of Whales, Orca Spirit, Spring Tide, or Five Star and choose your wildlife adventure tour.
Watching the Salmon Run at Goldstream Provincial Park
Ranked as one of the most Instagrammable places in Greater Victoria, Goldstream Provincial Park is even more stunning when its leafy canopy changes colour. It’s at this time of year that you can watch the salmon run and see salmon spawning – a wonderful feat of nature just 16km from Downtown Victoria.
For Foodies in Victoria
Tour Local Craft Brewers/Wineries
Victoria is the Craft Beer Capital of BC and home to Canada’s first brewpub, Spinnakers. The city’s variety of unique producers are famous for locally made beers, ciders, wines and spirits.
High Tea at the Empress
Enjoy the royal treatment by partaking in England’s most beloved ritual at the legendary Fairmont Empress. I have enjoyed tea after shopping with a girlfriend by the fire in the grand Empress Room, and have ordered the Princess Tea for my niece during a family sightseeing getaway.
Whatever the occasion, there’s always scones, pastries, clotted creams and strawberry preserves with fresh lavender from the rooftop herb garden served to your table on a three tier tray. Let’s not forget about the tea! 21 loose leafs teas are on offer, and whenever I’m in town I pick up a box of my mother’s favourite, the Empress Blend tea, from the hotel’s gift shop.
Stay a While
Do something extraordinary this autumn, and book you trip to Victoria including a stay at one of the city’s lovely accommodations. From B&Bs and historic hotels, to boutique or resort offerings just steps from the capitol.
Follow Destination Greater Victoria on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram #ExploreVictoria to plan your next adventure.
