Black Eyed Peas in Vancouver

Published on 03-10-2010 Comments(0) Full article

Black Eyed Peace's latest pop-hop effort, The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies), is one of the biggest blockbusters of the past nine months — with three No. 1 singles, including Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling, which recently was honoured with a Grammy for best pop performance by a duo or group.

They will be in Vancouver on April 11 and they will perform at General Motors Place at 7.30 PM.

The Peas, starring Fergie, will.i.am, Taboo and apl. de. ap, will also stop in Toronto (July 27, 28), Montreal (July 31), Ottawa (Aug. 1), Winnipeg (Aug. 18), Saskatoon (Aug. 20) and Calgary (Aug. 22).

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2010 Green Building Challenge Workshops

Published on 03-09-2010 Comments(0) Full article

Saturday Mar 06 to Saturday Mar 27, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @Light House Sustainable Building Centre

Five workshops will be held beginning with a talk at Light House and ending with a visit to a showcase site.

March 6: Green Retrofits for Small Businesses workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of the Wood Co-op

March 13: Home Heating workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of the Moore-Babicki Residence

March 18: Green Building for Stratas workshop (6-8pm)

March 20: Green Building Rating Systems for Homes workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of a LEED for Homes pilot project

March 27: Prefab and Laneway Homes workshop (10am-noon) followed by a tour of a laneway home project.

For more information, please visit the official website.

Celebrating International Women's Day

Published on 03-04-2010 Comments(0) Full article

Saturday Mar 06 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @Stanley Park Dining Pavilion

Would you be considered a respectable women a century ago?

Explore this question and the intriguing cultural history of Stanley Park with historical interpreter Jolene Cummings. Go to the places where women of the 19th and early 20th century engaged - or no - in archery, hockey, hiking, roller skating and much more. Features rare historical photographs.

Vancouver 2010: Memorable moments

Published on 03-02-2010 Comments(0) Full article

Vancouver Olympics have officially ended. After 17 days of competitions on ice or snow, dozens of success stories and 86 Olympic titles, here are some of the most memorable moments in Vancouver in 2010.

Sidney Crosby beats USA and brings the Olympic title to Canada

Of all the titles, none was more desired than the one for the best hokey players in the world. Canada won against the United States of America, the team that had managed to beat the Canadians in the Olympic tournament.

The winning goal was scored by Canadian superstar Sidney Crosby (22 years). This is the 8th Olympic ice hockey title won by Canada after those in 1920 (Antwerp), 1924 (Chamonix), 1928 (St. Moritz), 1932 (Lake Placid), 1948 (St. Moritz), 1952 ( Oslo) and 2002 (Salt Lake City).

Nodar Kumaritasvil's death

Just a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Vancouver, the whole world was shaken by the tragedy of Georgian Kumaritasvili Nodar, who lost his life during training in test runs. The young man was just 21 years old and died shortly after he hit a steel pillar, despite medical intervention. He lost control of his sled, leaving the track with almost 150 kmh.

Kim Yu-na's almost perfect performance

The South Corean Kim Yu-na won the Olympic title for figure skating, obtaining the best score in history. Although there isn't a perfect score in skating, Kim Yu-na (19 years old) managed to conquer the public's heart. Kim Yu-na is considered a true heroine in her country, and experts already consider her one of the most valuable skaters participating at the Winter Olympic Games.

Sven Kramer's error

Kramer, who won the Olympic title in Vancouver in 2010 at the 5,000 meters trial, was the main favorite in the 10,000 meters race. He was four seconds faster than South Korean Lee Seung-Hoon, setting a new Olympic record after an exhausting race and thought he won a new Olympic title.

However, he was disqualified eight laps before the final because he entered by the wrong entry. Sven Kramer missed the opportunity to become the first skater who wins two titles in the same edition of Olympic Games.

Lysacek dethroned Plusenko

Evan Lysacek was one of the biggest surprises at this edition, beating the Russian Evgeni Plusenko at the figure skating trial. Lysacek became the first American to win the Olympic for figure skating. Last time, this title was won by Brian Boitano in 1988 in Calgary.

Joanne Rochette skated to two days after the death of her mother

The Canadian skater Joanne Rochette learned about the death of her mother 60 hours before the competition. Rochette had an excellent performence at the competition, winning the bronze medal.

Simon Ammann, the "flying" Swiss

Simon Ammann flew from the Olympic's big trampoline straight to his fourth Olympic title. Ammann also won the Olympic title in Whistler.

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Canada's golden Games impressed the international media

Published on 03-01-2010 Comments(1) Full article

Canada's record-breaking gold medal won and the enthusiasm that came after impressed the international media allover the world.

Most European sports pages and websites publish standings based on the highest number of gold medals taken, so many media outlets ranked Canada first Monday even though Canadian athletes ranked third in the total number of gold, silver and bronze medals won.

Canada's huge success was mentioned in newspapers around the world:

“But these Olympics have been a huge success on numerous other levels. The action was riveting and the fans took it to heart. If they were fervently patriotic, veering on jingoistic, so what?” (columnist Rick Broadbent fot The London Times)

“After Beijing, where the connection between the Games and the host city was so tenuous it was virtually unnoticeable, this compact, beautiful city has embraced the Games unambiguously (give or take a small - very small - minority of anti-Games protesters).” (columnist Lawrence Donegan for The Guardian)

“The Olympics that started under the cloud of an athlete's death ended Sunday, much more joyously than they had begun.” (The International Herald Tribune)

“Canadian patriotism is the great winner of the Olympic Games,” (Le Monde)

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