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Vancouver Canucks 2008-2009 Season Preview
Sep30Canucks are perfect so far in the pre-season with a 6-1 triumph over the Flames.Earlier on this week, one of the newest Canucks, and probably their highest profile free-agent, Pavol Demitra, compared Taylor Pyatt to St. Louis Blues power forward Keith Tkachuk and Mason Raymond to Wild Sniper Marian Gaborik. Many people were amused and passed it off as a joke. Sedins & Bernier But nobody...
Vancouver ProCounsel Can Ease The Stress For Immigrants
Sep29Vancouver ProCounsel is an alliance of professionals who work with clients intending a permanent move to Vancouver. You and your immigration lawyer or consultant may have already successfully completed the first step - your immigration application. But what’s next and how do you prepare? Thesenext steps are different for all of our clients. Some clients need information on ...
VIFF Pick of The Day : Peace with Seals
Sep29Peace With Seals (Mír s tuleni) Director: Novak Miloslav Showing tonight (September 29), 7:30p.m. Empire Granville 7; Tuesday Sept 30, 1:30 p.m., Empire Granville 7; Monday, October 6th 11:00 a.m, Vancity Theatre By Erin Stringer The documentary fable Peace With Seals explores the domestication and lengthy exploitation of animals, and dissects what we perceive a...
Olympic News: VANOC announces motto for 2010 Games
Sep26The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced yesterday the official motto for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Looking to our nation's anthem for inspiration the English motto which will represent the games is “With Glowing Hearts”, drawn, of course, from the first verse of “O Canada&rdqu...
Things To Do This Week - Sept - 25 - Oct 1, 2008
Sep25The rain may be here for the foreseeable future, but take heart: the leaves may be falling and puddles amassing, but Fall is always the best time for cultural events in Vancouver: BC Fashion Week continues until the 26th, the local theatres are all performing new works, and, best of all, it's time again for the Vancouver International Film Festival. Strap on your rubber boots and dig out your u...
Vancouver Film Festival: 20 Films To Watch
Sep25The 27th Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off today, and we couldn't be more excited. Or overwhelmed. With over 300 films from 60 countries, it can be a daunting task to narrow down which VIFF screenings to take in. If you're unsure which ones to skip and which ones you don't want to miss, here's a start: 20 audience favourites, award winners and ones to watch for the 2008 fest. ...
Famous Hand-Holding Sea Otter Dies at Vancouver Aquarium
Sep24Vancouver.com is sad to report that Nyac, international YouTube sensation, delighter of children and adults, companion to Milo and longterm resident of the Vancouver Aquarium, passed away in the early hours of Sept 24, 2008, after an earlier diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Nyac was 20 years old, and one of the last remaining survivors of the 1989 Exxon ...
Jacqueline Conoir's Lush Take On Spring 2009 Kicks Off BC Fashion Week
Sep23Hide your fleece and give your Lululemons a couple days off – it's BC Fashion Week in the city, with West Coast designers showing off their latest collections from Sun, Sept 21 – Sat, Sept 26. The week kicked off with an invite-only gala on Sunday, and then the first fashion show, from the 23-year-old Jacqueline Conoir Design Studio, on Monday night. Conoir founding de...
Things To Do This Week - Sept 18-24, 2008
Sep18What do you want to do this week? If you're feeling uninspired, get off the couch and take your pick: break up your daily routine with a local comedy fest, enjoy the last bits of nice weather at a lantern festival, or polish up your version of “Cherry, Cherry” to sing along with the one and only Neil Diamond. If you're still not sold, simply enjoy the beauty of the ...
Chef's Special: Colleen Mc Clean of Executive Chef of The Irish Heather, Salty Tongue, Shebeen and Salt
Sep17Who: Colleen McClean What: Executive Chef of The Irish Heather Gastropub / Salty Tongue Café / Shebeen Whiskey House / Salt Tasting Room. Where: The Irish Heather Gastropub is at 212 Carrall St. in Gastown. The Café and Shebeen are at the same address. Call: 604 688 9779. Salt is halfway down Blood Alley between Carrall St. and Abbott St., also in Gastown. C...
Things To Do This Week - Sept 11-17, 2008
Sep12Once you've gotten past hump day – whether it's partaking in mid-week cocktails to get by or enjoying a taste of crisp fall weather in your off time – the weekend is only a few short days away. The Fringe Festival continues until the 14th, so if you haven't stopped by to check out some local theater, do so before next week. Here are a few other ideas to keep you occupied durin...
2010 Olympics Tickets To Go On Sale October 2008
Sep11The tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games will go on sale next month, according to Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The first phase of tickets sales begins Oct 3, 2008. As per VANOC's rather complicated description, this first phase will include four stages Application Period: The...
Spa Kwus Organic Spa Lets Client Indulge Without Waste
Sep10By Erin Stringer It's hard to walk a block in downtown Vancouver or trendy Yaletown without stumbling across a boutique spa or high end salon-slash-spa. While one can never be pampered too much, what stands out about one hotel spa's hydrating facial, or another ones hot stone massage? How's a lady or gentleman of leisure to choose? It's refreshing, then, to find a unique spa t...
Film Biz: Get Your Big "Brake" In Local Productions
Sep10Want to rent your Ferrari for a cool $1000 to $1500 a day to a film shoot? If you have a Ferrari – a big if, of course – Paul Lavigne, self-described “agent to the cars” of Reel Cars in Vancouver, may be able to help. It wasn’t a Ferrari that first brought Paul and I together. It was my 1975 Dodge Dart, which Paul successfully rented to numerous ...
Vancouver On The Rise- A Preview of 2010 Olympic Venues
Sep08The “Water Cube” in Beijing, China was an impressive feature of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Photo courtesy the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games It was a question likely on the minds of many a Vancouverite as they watched the spectacular opening ceremonies at the recent Beijing Summer Olympic games. As the dazzling firework...
Things To Do This Week - Sept 4-10, 2008
Sep04Autumn is definitely in the air – no more bikini-clad Vancouverites strolling Kits Beach, fewer outdoor events, and a general dreariness on those really gray days as we make our way to work. Whether you're lamenting the decline of summer or looking forward to a beautiful Vancouver fall, here are some things to do this week: Thursday, September 4, 2008 – The Black Crowes T...
