When you tell CBC Vancouver why you are BC’s biggest music fan and you could win the ultimate JUNOS fan experience. The JUNO Awards will be in Vancouver March 19-25, 2018 with a week full of events, culminating with the awards show on March 25 hosted by Michael Bublé live from Rogers Arena.
Win Your Way Into the JUNOS with CBC Vancouver
The prize includes:
Return airfare for two from any location in BC to Vancouver (winners who live within or near Metro Vancouver will receive a $250 travel credit)
Three nights hotel accommodations for two at the Parq Hotel from March 23-26
2 tickets to The 2018 JUNO Awards
2 tickets to JUNO Cup Presented by CBC Sports
2 wristbands for JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music
2 wristbands for JUNO Fan Fare Presented by CBC Music with VIP front of the line access to artists
2 tickets for JUNO Songwriters’ Circle Presented by SOCAN in association with Canadian Music Publishers Association
How you can enter:
Craft a tweet, Instagram post, or create a video explaining how you’re BC’s biggest music fan. Post it to the attention of @CBCVancouver with the tag #bcjunoscontest. Entries will be accepted until midnight on March 4, 2018.
This will be the fourth time that Vancouver will host Canada’s Music Awards ceremony; shows previously took place in 1991, 1998, and 2009. Follow the JUNO Awards online with the tag #JUNOS on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
There’s an exciting new organization and event series coming to Vancouver, which will aim to connect, inspire, and advance women in the communications and technology industries. I’m honoured to be on the Board of Directors for the newly rebooted Women in Communications and Technology, BC Chapter (“WCTBC”) and we’re ready to announce our first event!
Women in Debate: Is Technology Taking Our Jobs?
When: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 5:30pm Where: BLG – 200 Burrard, 1200 Waterfront Centre, Vancouver Tickets:Register online today. The cost is $25 for WCT members and $35 for non-members.
Automation, driven by technological progress, has been expanding for the past several decades. As the pace of development increases, so has the urgency in the debate about the potential effects of automation on jobs, employment, and human activity. Will new technology spawn mass unemployment, as the robots take jobs away from humans? Or is this part of a cycle that predates even the Industrial Revolution in which some jobs will become obsolete, while new jobs will be created?
Based on the Oxford style debates popularized by the podcast ‘Intelligence Squared’, the BC chapter of Women in Communications and Technology brings you Women in Debate: Is Technology Taking Our Jobs?
About WCT BC
“We’re a place where meaningful conversations and relationships happen, particularly surrounding how we can give more voice to and opportunities for women in leadership positions.” Briana Sim
This is the first event for the reboot of Women in Communications and Technology’s BC chapter. Briana Sim, Co-Founder & COO, Radical I/O says, “I wanted to help create something bigger than myself, something that had impact and made being involved worth my (and others’ time).” When Christin Wiedemann, Co-CEO, PQA Testing approached her to talk about the reboot, she jumped at the chance.
“I get so focused and busy on the day to day of running my tech business that I often forget to take the time to remember why I do what I do, and to connect with and learn from others in order to do an even better and more inspired job of it.”
Christin and Briana took on the roles of Co-Chair and assembled the rest of the Board, which includes yours truly in the role of Sponsorships & Partnerships and some awesome women I’ve been happy to get to know over the last few months:
Strategic Development Director: Stephanie Redivo, Senior Program Manager, SAP
WCTBC Board members Briana Sim and Fabiana Gennari representing at the WIT Regatta earlier this month in Vancouver
“Empowering and promoting women in STEM is my “passion work”, and to me it is important to engage with other women in Vancouver’s tech industry in ways that are meaningful, rewarding and fun,” adds Christin.
“The reboot of the BC Chapter of WCT offered me an opportunity to design the type of events I want to attend myself while working with Briana, who is a role model to me, and an important part of my peer network. That opportunity was too good to miss.”
I was sitting across from my mother at the Knight & Day on Boundary Road, ready to enjoy second breakfast in the early afternoon. When it came time to order she triumphantly flipped her menu over, in one bold gesture to proudly announce that she was going to order from the seniors’ menu.
“You’re a senior?” our server said incredulously, a smile followed. “I might have to see some ID.” My mom’s eyes lit up like a recent 19 year old getting carded at the Cold Beer & Wine. She would have proudly shown her identification, having turned 65 last May, but after an exchange of blushes and giggles, and proclaiming that she’s indeed old enough to have a child as old as I am, her order was placed.
My mother is a very proud senior and she’s been enjoying her retirement by traveling, spending time on her hobbies, and going for coffee chats with friends. One thing she’s also enjoying are seniors’ discounts so I decided to compile a list for her, that I’m happy to share here as well.
The 42 storey Landmark tower, completed in 1973, is being demolished and will be replaced by two residential towers (31 and 32 storeys). In a city where history is seemingly being bulldozed daily, I took a moment to pause and appreciate fair Roedde House (built in 1893) and the city it has lived to see grow up, fall down, and be built back up around it.
“Gustav and Matilda Roedde settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1888. He became Vancouver’s first bookbinder while working for the News Herald Newspaper. In 1890 Gustav opened the his own bookbinding business as G.A Roedde Bookbinders and by 1893 was successful enough to afford to build a house in the new West End neighbourhood. Roedde House, attributed to famed architect Francis Rattenbury, is a City of Vancouver-designated Class A Heritage House.”
If the name Rattenbury sounds familiar, it’s because he also designed the Vancouver Art Gallery (our former Court House) as well as Victoria’s Parliament Buildings and The Fairmont Empress Hotel.
1987 – Early stages of restoration. Archives# CVA 775-51.
“Since 1990, the Roedde House Preservation Society has taken painstaking care to restore and furnish the house to reflect the ambience of late Victorian family life.”
The museum is open daily (closed Mondays and Saturdays in the winter) and guided tours are just $5 and memberships are just $15 a year (individual) or $25 (family). Memberships include unlimited visits, discounts, and much more. Proceeds help the house operate as a museum, a venue for music and entertainment, and as a rental facility for small receptions. They also have a school program and an online collection of artifacts.
Check out some of the upcoming tours and concerts at Roedde House:
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC welcomes back Mexican-American vocalist Lila Downs, who will share her eclectic and vibrant blend of boleros, jazz, rock, blues, and more in the Chan Shun Concert Hall.
With proud Indigenous roots and a powerful social conscience, Downs last year released her tenth studio album, Salon Lágrimas y Deseo. This collection of works honouring iconic Latin American women won the 2017 Latin Grammy for ‘Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album’. Chan Centre audiences will be among the first to hear these empowering and uplifting anthems live.
Lila Downs is the daughter of a Mixtec woman who left her village at 19 to sing in Mexico City cantinas. Her father is a Minnesota-born, Scottish-American professor who, upon seeing Downs’ mother perform, instantly fell in love. As a result, Downs grew up in Minnesota and Oaxaca with stylistic influences from both sides of the border. Today, she is considered one of the most innovative exponents of Mesoamerican music.
Win Tickets
The Chan Centre has offered up two tickets for a lucky Miss604 reader to see Lila Downs. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Follow The Chan Centre on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more information about upcoming shows.
