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If you thought you'd missed your chance to sit rink-side for men's gold medal hockey or take in an opening or closing ceremony at the 2010 Winter Olympics Games, there's good news: another 150,000 tickets will be up for grabs on Tuesday, June 6 at 10 am. About 140,000 of those will be for various Olympic sporting events, with the remainder for Opening, Closing and nightly Victory Ceremon...
Monday, May 25, 2009 –UBC Botanical Garden Seminar: Forensic Botany - Past, Present, and Future Rolf Mathewes will discuss the history of forensic investigation using plants. He will discuss a number of the British Columbian cases he has worked on - like 10 year old Heather Thomas' murder in 2000 - and will talk about the future of forensic botany. Coffee and tea are provided, b...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 – VCC Career Fair What do you want to do with your life? Find out what career is right for you and find a great job. Visit the VCC Career Fair at Vancouver Community College's 1155 East Broadway campus. This free fair will provide job hunters with hundreds of career options. Meet employers like the Certified General Accountants Association, Fraser Health...
Monday, May 11, 2009 – Laura Calder Enjoy a night at the movies with cookbook author and Food Network host Laura Calder ( French Food at Home) She will be appearing at an event at the Vancouver International Film Centre, followed by a Q&A and reception featuring her new book French Taste: Elegant Everyday Eating. Guests will get to take home a copy of her new book, watch the movie wi...
Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks took home ice advantage back in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks, with a 3-1 victory at the United Center in Chicago.The matchup was the first time that the Hawks had hosted a game in the month of May in 13 years. The 22.659 fans in Chicago will have to wait at least another two more days for a May victory at home this year.Just like the first 2 g...
It was a pretty entertaining game Saturday night at the Garage, even though the Vancouver Canucks found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-3 score against the Chicago Blackhawks.The Hawks left Vancouver on a charter flight immediately after their Game 2 victory. They were rewarded with an off day Sunday. The series will resume Tuesday at the United center in Chicago.Vancouver jumped out to a 2-...
Monday, May 4, 2009 – Bill Reid: Master of Haida Art See the The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art's inaugural exhibition, which runs until June 7. Highlights of the Bill Reid exhibition include monumental piece Mythic Messengers, The Killer Whale sculpture cast in bronze with jade patina, several of Reid's works that appear on the Canadian $20 bill, a full-sca...