Archive of posts tagged "events"

Davis Cup in Vancouver 2012

Comments 104 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s been twenty years but the Davis Cup tournament is returning to Vancouver next weekend as Canada takes on France. Location Thunderbird Sports Centre Dates February 10 to February 12, 2012 Times 2:00pm daily Tickets Sold out within 30 minutes, sorry! Canada is ranked 14th heading into the tournament against 4th-ranked France. Those fortunate enough […]

BC Sports Hall of Fame: Red Mitten Weekend

Add a Comment by Rebecca Bollwitt

The BC Sports Hall of Fame has finally re-opened after closing in April of 2010, post Olympics, while BC Place was being remodeled. The Hall opened its doors in November and they’re steadily seeing a return in visitors, especially last weekend with the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying soccer matches. I spent some time there this […]

Valentine Pet Photos for the Surrey SPCA

Comments 40 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Adera Developments, who brought Zen to Surrey and Breeze to South Surrey, are hosting a Valentine’s fundraising event for a local cause. On Sunday, February 12, 2012 you can bring your beloved four-legged friend to their Breeze show suite and get your photo taken together by a professional photographer when you donate to the Surrey […]

Pink Shirt Day 2012

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s been five years since CKNW was inspired by the story of two students from Nova Scotia (David Shepherd and Travis Price) who took a stand against bullying by wearing pink shirts to school in protest. Since that time, the concept of Pink Shirt Day has grown into a national campaign to raise awareness about […]

Nisga’a New Year Hobiyee 2012

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This Friday I am very excited to attend my first Hobiyee, which is the Nisga’a new year celebration presented by the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Society and Social City Networking. Organizers have informed me that this will be the first Hobiyee ever celebrated publicly on a scale this grand. The event will take place at the 5,000-person […]