Join Vancouver’s biggest mass-participation, non-competitive bike ride this weekend! Our Cityride is for participants of all ages and abilities, and is focused around a fun and festive atmosphere.
Our Cityride Vancouver
Where: David Lam Park, Yaletown (1300 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver)
When: August 19, 2017 festival 3:00 to 9:00pm, ride 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Register: Ride registration is $20 and youth under 18 register for free.
Founded by five-time Olympian Charmaine Crooks and former elite cyclist Mark Ernsting, Our Cityride celebrates the spirit of local communities and aims to cater to people of all ages and abilities.
The Festival
The festival is open to all and it’s free to attend. There will be a Kid Zone, entertainment stage, beer garden, international expo and free bike valet service.
Registered riders will be entered to win some great prizes including a trip for 4 in business class on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines including hotel, a NORCO bike, Canucks and Whitecaps tickets plus other exciting prizes.
Charity partners are the Canucks Autism Network and Heart & Stroke.
The Ride
The 17km ride through Yaletown, Chinatown, Gastown, Coal Harbour, Stanley Park and into the West End is expected to attract thousands of participants.
For the safety of those involved there will be strategic road closures and delays to traffic for a few hours during the event between 4:00pm to 7:30pm. All roads that affect residences and businesses will have a plan in place to help minimize all inconveniences.
Road Closures
Homer St (Pacific to Beach) to 9am to Midnight (Resident access maintained)
Drake St (Pacific to Marinaside) 9:00am to Midnight
Pacific Blvd (Homer to Drake) Noon to 9:00pm
Pacific Blvd (Hornby to Homer) 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Pacific Blvd (Drake to Davie) 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Davie Street (Pacific to Marinaside) 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Marinaside Cres (Davie to Nelson) 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Pacific Blvd (Nelson to Carrall) 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Keefer (Carrall to Quebec) 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Columbia (Keefer to Alexander) 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Water St (Alexander to W Cordova) 4:45pm to 6:45pm
W Cordova West Bound (Water to Thurlow) 4:45pm to 6:45pm
Thurlow (W Cordova to W Pender) 4:45pm to 6:45pm
W Pender West Bound (Thurlow to W Georgia) 4:45pm to 6:45pm
W Georgia Single Lane Closure (W Pender to Denman) 4:45pm to 6:45pm
Pipeline Rd West Bound 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Park Dr Single Lane Closure (Pipeline to Park Ln) 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Beach Ave (Park to Denman) 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Beach Ave East Bound Single Lane Closure (Denman to Broughton) 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Beach Ave (Broughton to Granville) 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Follow Our Cityride on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more information.
On Saturday, the City of Coquitlam hosted the 2nd annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival at Town Centre Park. The event had craft corners, face painting, food trucks, beer vendors, artisans, and a performance lineup on two stages that sure drew a crowd. As an official media partner — and enthusiasts of fun events — John and I were on site to take in the festivities, and to meet my VIP contest winner who got a meet and greet with headliner Bif Naked!
Here are some of the great photos John took throughout the day:
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Shopping at Metropolis at Metrotown is about to get a whole lot sweeter! From August 11th to 20th, Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting Metropolis Tasty Treats, a mouth-watering and whimsical exhibit featuring larger-than-life food art displays, sampling from sweet and salty snack retailers, and daily contest giveaways.
Metropolis Tasty Treats
When: Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 20, 2017
Where: Metropolis at Metrotown Grand Court (4700 Kingsway, Burnaby)
During the 10-day exhibit, shoppers can snap endless selfies in front of the jumbo displays such as an 8-foot donut and a lollipop tree that sprouts out from a cupcake. 22,000 candy jawbreakers will be on display and for sale in our 7-foot gumball machine for 25 cents each, with all monies donated to the Burnaby Neighbourhood House.
Shoppers can also guess how many hundreds of jellybeans are in the display case for a chance to win a grand prize $1,000 shopping spree. There are also random contests for prize giveaways on Metropolis’ Facebook and Instagram.
Enter to Win
Be sure to head over to Metropolis Tasty Treats by August 20th, especially so you can window shop in case you win my giveaway! I have a $250 gift card up for grabs, thanks to Metropolis at Metrotown.
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 9:00pm on Friday, August 18, 2017.
Follow Metropolis at Metrotown on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information about their shops, services, and special events.
Update The winner is Alana!
Miss604 and The Wine Syndicate are pleased to present a new bi-weekly series to help you gear up for the weekend in style. Weekend Wine will showcase new-to-you wineries, familiar favourites, and perfect pairings that you can pick up at your local purveyor.
Weekend Wine Selection
L’Ora Pinot Grigio DOC from vineyards in Alto Adige DOC, Italy. L’Ora is the name of the southerly afternoon wind that blows down over the lakes and vineyards in Alto Adige where the grapes are grown that go into making this Pinot Grigio.
Having “DOC” at the end of the name is very important and it’s an Italian quality designation, much like “VQA” has in BC.
Tasting & Pairing Notes
Michaela Morris of The Westender writes: “It is unctuously textured, slightly honeyed, with lovely peach flavours, yet clean and minerally on the finish.”
This wine is aged for 4 months on the fine lees in stainless steel. An ideal pairing would be with crisp summer salads, seafood, or patio sipping.
I’m recalling a delicious salad I had at the Westin a few weeks ago called “Oh Kale Yeah!” It had organic kale, red quinoa, avocado, tomato, roasted corn, lime vinaigrette and I added some fresh prawns on top for protein. It would have been a perfect pairing for this juicy, tropical Pinot Grigio.
Where To Buy in Metro Vancouver
L’Ora Pinot Grigio DOC has been given 90 points from WineDiva (a Vancouver writer and judge) and it’s the best value DOC Pinot Grigio on the market. It retails exclusively at BC Liquor Stores for $16.99.
Please enjoy responsibly. Must be 19+.
