Over $2,000.00 Raised for Lions Gate Hospital Foundation
North Shore Festival Supports Local Charity
Over $2,000.00 Raised for Lions Gate Hospital Foundation
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – SUMMERFEST 2010 at Lonsdale Quay Market is a celebration of music, culture, summer, and especially of North Shore community.
With the help of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation team of volunteers and the generosity of festival-goers, Lonsdale Quay Market raised $2,000.00 for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation this year.
Join us in presenting Rebecca James, fund development coordinator for Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, with a cheque on September 3 at 1pm, on the SummerFest stage on the Waterfront Plaza at Lonsdale Quay Market.
Funds raised by Lonsdale Quay Market and SummerFest 2010 will contribute to the Smart Pumps Campaign, which will see the replacement of the hospital’s entire fleet of general purpose infusion pumps.
Smart Pumps use Dose Error Reduction Software (DERS) which limits the dosage of drugs that can be safely infused into a patient, eliminating the risk of human error inherent in the delivery of medication.
The majority of funds raised for the foundation this year were thank to the Kid’s Fridays Charity BBQ, a new addition to the festival roster in 2010. The BBQ was successful not only in raising $1,500.00 for the foundation, but in providing a tasty, budget-friendly lunch to visitors as well.
Lonsdale Quay Market would like to recognize Sharky’s Artisan Sausages for its contribution to the fundraiser, providing not only delicious meat kebabs, but the esteemed chef to cook them as well. We would also like to thank COBS Bread for supplying hot dog buns, and the Salmon Shop for supplying seafood kebabs.
Visitors to SummerFest also contributed to the fundraiser at the festival booth on Dance Saturdays and Concert Sundays throughout the summer. Market hosts offered face-painting, temporary tattoos, games and activities for kids, and iconic “Q” balloons, all by donation.
Entrants to the REO Rafting Adventure Contest also donated with their ballot entries. The winner will receive an overnight rafting vacation for two people, including meals.
SummerFest 2010 at Lonsdale Quay Market was 11 weeks of fun and entertainment in a beautiful setting, and we look forward to building on this success in 2011.
SummerFest continues until September 5. Be sure to check the schedule of events for all remaining shows and activities at www.lonsdalequay.com/events.cfm
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SummerFest at Lonsdale Quay Market
On now until September 5
North Shore’s Waterfront Festival Continues
Benefiting Lions Gate Hospital Foundation
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – SUMMERFEST 2010 at Lonsdale Quay Market continues every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 5, 2010, providing free entertainment and activities on the waterfront plaza against the beautiful backdrop of the Vancouver skyline.
SummerFest features unique weekly children’s entertainment and activities, dance classes and demonstrations, farmers market, and live concerts.
This community festival benefits the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, and donations are accepted on site.
Kid’s Fridays
Join A-Star Art Parlour for face painting and balloon twisting for a minimal fee each Friday, from 12:30-4:30pm. Enjoy free samples of the East Side Mario’s Kid’s Menu from 1-2pm.
Also check out the following schedule of featured stage shows:
July 30, 2-3pm Matthew Johnson (magician)
August 6, 1:30-2pm Superweirdo (all-around funny guy)
August 13, 2-2:45pm Sand Northrup (one-woman circus)
August 20, 12-12:50pm Bobs & Lolo (musicians)
August 27, 1-2pm Kellie Haines (ventriloquist)
September 3, 9-7pm Vancouver Circus School Demonstrations (performances on 24’ aerial rig)
Kid’s Fridays feature the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Charity BBQ. Enjoy a delicious lunch of fresh grilled prawns or marinated chicken, beef or pork kebabs, prepared by our very own chefs from the Salmon Shop and Sharky’s Artisan Sausages. Hot dogs and veggie dogs are also available. BBQs are weather dependent, and run from 12-3pm Fridays during SummerFest.
Dance Saturdays, 2-4pm
Free dance lessons and social dancing for all skill levels are offered by Dance4U, weekly on the waterfront plaza. Learn new moves or practice what you know - Salsa, Swing, Ramba, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Hustle, Tango and more!
Concert Series Sundays, 1-3pm
Concert Series Sundays are for reminiscing with some of your old favourites, as well as for supporting the upcoming local talent that is so abundant in Vancouver.
August 1 Ben Sigston (Alternative pop)
BC Day (Mon, Aug. 2) Andrew Allen (Pop)
August 8 Willie & the Poor Boys (CCR Tribute)
August 15 Fandango ZZ (ZZ Top Tribute)
August 22 Dr. Strangelove (Classic Covers)
August 29 Familia (Rock/pop)
September 5 Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner with the Hotlegz Dancers
Visit SummerFest at Lonsdale Quay Market and enter to win a rafting vacation, courtesy of REO Rafting Adventure Resort. The grand prize features an overnight stay for two people at the resort, three meals, and spectacular rafting adventure in Boston Bar.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA –Mr. Palmer’s Grade 5/6 class at Ridgeway Elementary spent a day at Lonsdale Quay Market in May, each creating a piece of art which reflects their impression of Lonsdale Quay and the surrounding area.
The result is 22 individual oil pastel works, titled “Lonsdale Quay”. These works can now be viewed in vacant shop windows on the second level of Lonsdale Quay Market, and will remain on display throughout the summer.
Lonsdale Quay Market strives to support local and student artists, most recently through the installation of “Viewfinder”, a sculpture garden on the East Plaza of the Market. Other community art works include the mosaic fountain, titled “Tidal Waves”, the beautiful mosaic rotunda floor, called “Perspectives”, and the starfish-shaped bench on the waterfront plaza, “Tidal Encounters”.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA –Lonsdale Quay Market’s East Plaza is the site of a recently completed sculpture garden, created by local student artists. The project is the result of a partnership between Lonsdale Quay Market Corp. and the City of North Vancouver.
Seven local student artists were given the opportunity to create a permanent community art installation this year, under the direction of artist mentor James Koester.
“Viewfinder” consists of 21 galvanized wrought iron sculptures within solid metal frames that appear to hover among the spring rhododendrons along Lonsdale Quay Market’s East Plaza.
“Lonsdale Quay Market is pleased to host this latest community art project in partnership with the City of North Vancouver,” says Taylor Mathiesen, property manager.
“Student artists are given the opportunity to display their work in a public space, while leaving behind a legacy for the community to admire,” says Mathiesen.
Lonsdale Quay Market is home to several public art pieces created by local youth, including the Rotunda mosaic tile floor, the starfish bench on the Waterfront Plaza, the iconic mosaic fountain, and a 100-foot mural, which will be installed in coming months.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – SUMMERFEST 2010 at Lonsdale Quay Market will run from Friday, June 25th, to Sunday, September 5.
SummerFest is a community festival featuring children’s entertainment and activities, dance classes and demonstrations, farmers market, and live concerts. The North Shore’s favourite waterfront festival offers something for every person, from the very young to the young-at-heart.
Donations to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation will be accepted on site.
Kid’s Fridays
Join Special Dayz Entertainment for face painting and balloon twisting each Friday, from 12:30-4:30pm. Get a taste of the East Side Mario’s Kid’s Menu from 1-2pm.
June 25, 2-3pm Matthew Johnson (magician)
July 2, 2-3pm Will Stroet (bilingual musician)
July 9, 12:30-4:30pm Bouncy Castle
July 16, 2:30-4:30pm Edge Climbing Wall
July 23, 1:30pm & 2:30pm Mike Battie (comedian)
July 30, 2-3pm Matthew Johnson (magician)
August 6, 1:30-2pm Superweirdo (all-around funny guy)
August 13, 2-2:45pm Sand Northrup (one-woman circus)
August 20, 12-12:50pm Bobs & Lolo (musicians)
August 27, 1-2pm Kellie Haines (ventriloquist)
September 3, 9-7pm Vancouver Circus School Demonstrations
Kid’s Fridays will also include a BBQ, featuring food created by some of our very own chefs, with items from the Salmon Shop and Sharky’s Artisan Sausages. Partial proceeds from Kid’s Fridays BBQs will benefit the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. BBQs will be weather dependent, and run from 12-3pm Fridays during SummerFest.
Dance Saturdays, 2-4pm
Cultural dance lessons and social dancing for all skill levels. Salsa, Swing, Ramba, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Hustle, Tango, & Merengue. Put on by Dance4U.
Concert Series Sundays, 1-3pm
The 2010 Concert Series features some of your old favourites and new local talent.
June 27 Weathered Home Band (Indie/acoustic)
Canada Day (Thu, July 1) Radically Hip (Tragically Hip Tribute)
July 4 Elvis Tribute
July 11 The Steel Toe Boots (Country)
July 18 Headwater (Roots & Folk)
July 25 VOC Soul Gospel Choir
August 1 Familia (Rock/pop)
BC Day (Mon, Aug. 2) Andrew Allen
August 8 Willie & the Poor Boys (CCR Tribute)
August 15 Fandango ZZ (ZZ Top Tribute)
August 22 Dr. Strangelove (Classic Covers)
August 29 Ben Sigston (Alternative pop)
September 5 Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner with the Hotlegz Dancers
Visit SummerFest at Lonsdale Quay Market and enter to win a rafting vacation, courtesy of REO Rafting Adventure Resort. The grand prize features an overnight stay for two people at the resort, three meals, and spectacular rafting adventure in Boston Bar.
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Celebrating Dads
Market Hosts Father’s Day Activities
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Visit Lonsdale Quay Market between June 7th and June 20th to enter the Father’s Day Kids’ Colouring Contest.
Kids can enter their colouring sheet and tell us why their dad is special in Kid’s Alley, to enter to win a special boat ride with Dad, courtesy of Lonsdale Boat Rentals. The lucky winner will be chosen on June 21st.
Spend Father’s Day at the Market and enjoy face painting and balloon twisting in Kid’s Alley and on the Waterfront Plaza, on June 20th from 1-4pm.
Lonsdale Quay Market is the perfect place to pick up something special for dad. Whether it’s a fancy pen, nice bottle of red wine, or whole salmon for the grill, Dad is sure to be pleased with his gift.
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – SUMMERFEST at Lonsdale Quay Market begins June 25 and runs until September 5.
The North Shore’s favourite waterfront festival is an eleven-week celebration of music, dance, culture and community. SummerFest is an outdoor, waterfront festival featuring local talent, cultural activities, live concerts, dance classes, Artisan Farmers Market, and kid’s activities.
SummerFest is a free community event and is in support of Lions Gate Hospital Foundation; donations will be accepted on site.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Lonsdale Quay Market is hosting a special Kid’s Colouring Contest in celebration of Mother’s Day. Visit Kid’s Alley from April 26th to May 9th and colour a themed colouring sheet. The winner of the contest will receive a spa package for Mom from Lavish Day Spa.
There will also be professional face painting and balloons in Kid’s Alley on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, from 1pm to 4pm.
Lonsdale Quay Market is the perfect place to pick up something special for Mom, whether it’s a bottle of BC Wine, locally designed and handmade jewellery, natural beauty care product, specialty tea, Shiatsu massage, or any of the other Mom-friendly items in the Market.
This event will benefit the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Discover the Artisan Farmer’s Market on Lonsdale Quay Market’s East Plaza, Saturdays from May 1 through October 30.
The Farmer’s Market is held from 10am to 3pm, and features local products, including organic and conventional produce, jam, jelly, vinegar, salsa, sauces, baking, honey, maple syrup, tea, and eggs.
The Market also includes local artisans, selling handcrafted jewellery, children’s decals, pottery, soaps, kids’ clothing, woodwork and much more.
Visit the Farmer’s Market to take in the vibrant atmosphere of featured performers, monthly cooking contests, book swap, and more.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Lonsdale Quay Market will participate in the 3rd Canada International Mariachi Festival on Saturday, May 8th, 2010, at 2pm on the Waterfront Plaza.
Take in the culture of Mexicao with four Mariachi bands from Mexico, California, and Vancouver. Los Toros, Infantil Tecalitlan, Los Dorados, and Castorcitos will entertain with a free concert sure to delight.
Enter to win a Piñata filled with Mexican candies at Customer Service from May 1 – May 9.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Join Lonsdale Quay Market in celebrating Earth Day, on Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 11am to 3pm. Earth Day 2010 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the event, and is celebrated worldwide to raise public awareness around environmental issues.
The Earth Day Celebration will festure the Westcoast Society for the Protection and conservation of Reptiles. The group will exhibit up to 15 snakes, and provide kids and visitors with information about reptile care and conservation, as well as reptiles' unique contribution in balancing the diversity of nature.
The Nature Trust of British Columbia's booth will provide visitors with information about the protection of BC's critical plant and wildlife habitats.
Lonsdale Quay Market is dedicated to protecting the environment and working towards a greener future. Earth-friendly retailers will exhibit green products in the Rotunda.
Kid's activities will include face painting and balloon amimals in Kid's Alley.
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North Vancouver, BC, CANADA –What’s a tower without its “Q”? An infamous NorthShore landmark, the Lonsdale Quay Market “Q” tower, has undergone construction leaving the tower standing without its “Q”. The 20 foot, 3000 pound, “Q” was removed by crane today from atop the 75 foot tall tower. The “Q” was removed with the intent of repairing the mechanism inside that allows the “Q” to rotate and light up.
The “Q” observation tower has been a NorthShore landmark since 1986 when Lonsdale Quay Market was built. A quick 77 steps up to its top and visitors get a spectacular view of the harbour and the Vancouver skyline.
To the dismay of many local residents, the “Q” tower has neither rotated nor lit up for over a year and a half now, except for a few brief moments of proper operation. Lonsdale Quay Market has been working on resolving the malfunction since the problem occurred, but has seen little luck repairing the 24 year old machine….. until now.
Lonsdale Quay Market intends to have the “Q” tower back up and running when we welcome the world for the 2010 Olympic Games.
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City of North Vancouver Celebrates the 2010 Winter Games
with 17-day Festival at Lonsdale Quay Market
Date
December 30, 2009
The City of North Vancouver commemorates the historic arrival of the Olympic Torch and celebrates the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with a 17-day celebration called WinterFest 2010.
From February 12 to 28, 2010, the City is partnering with Lonsdale Quay Market to present WinterFest 2010. The inaugural winter festival takes place at Lonsdale Quay Market and will showcase an array of live music and entertainment and dance performances, as well as local and international foods and cuisine, children’s activities and live 2010 Winter Games viewing.
WinterFest 2010will feature:
Live daily broadcasts of the 2010 Winter Games sports and medal ceremonies on large TV screens
Concerts by the Weathered Home Band, Andrew Allen, Ben Sigston and Lotus
Dance performances by the Chinese Dance Group
Dance classes and social dancing for all skill levels, including salsa, swing and cha-cha, presented by Dance 4U
A fresh food market featuring daily-caught seafood, fresh baking, local produce and gourmet items.
An international food court to enjoy cuisine from around the world
A community market featuring fashion, accessories, jewellery, gifts and natural wellness products from local artisans and designers
Kids’ activities, including face painting, games, rides and “Q” balloons
Commemorative Spirit Bear Bells with donations benefitting the North Shore Black Bear Society
Coordinated by the Lonsdale Quay Market, WinterFest 2010 is a celebration of community spirit and the 2010 Winter Games. The arrival of the 2010 Torch Relay in the City of North Vancouver on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 marks the official launch of WinterFest 2010. For more information about the 2010 Torch Relay Celebration, visit www.cnv.org/2010TorchRelay.
Feature sponsors of WinterFest 2010 include the City of North Vancouver, Lonsdale Quay Market, Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism Association, and the North Shore Spirit of BC.
The City of North Vancouver is an Official Community Contributor for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In support of the Games, the Lower Lonsdale area will serve as a major transportation hub, conveniently connecting 2010 spectators, tourists and volunteers with sporting events in Vancouver, Whistler and Cypress Mountain. www.cnv.org/2010Transportation
The community is invited to attend the WinterFest 2010 celebration. The unique festival takes place from February 12 to 28, 2010 at Lonsdale Quay Market at 123 Carrie Cates Court in Lower Lonsdale. For a complete list of activities and performers, visit www.cnv.org/WinterFest2010.
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For further information please contact: Connie Rabold, Communications Manager, City of North Vancouver
Tel: 604-983-7383, Email: crabold@cnv.org
Lonsdale Quay Market & the City of North Vancouver Present "WinterFest"
Lonsdale Quay Market and the City of North Vancouver Present “WinterFest”
A Community Celebration Place to Coincide with the Winter Games
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA –WinterFest is an inaugural winter festival, which this year will be a 17-day celebration of Winter Spirit. Sponsored and supported by the City of North Vancouver, WinterFest will be the City of North Vancouver’s Celebration Place.
“WinterFest will provide a welcoming atmosphere for residents and visitors to partake in the exhilaration and spirit of the Winter Games,” says Taylor Mathiesen, Property Manager, Lonsdale Quay Market. “The Winter Games brings with it once in a lifetime opportunities and we are excited to provide a Celebration Place where our community can experience the excitement of the Games.”
WinterFest will run from February 12th to 28th, 2010, at Lonsdale Quay Market. The festival will include live concerts featuring local talent, multi-cultural performances, dance performances and interactive classes, Olympic Games viewing on large screens, food fair and community market featuring crafters and artisan displays, kids entertainment and local community and business displays.
The North Shore Spirit of BC will be providing Market Ambassadors for the festival. The Ambassadors will be able to provide tourists and locals with extensive knowledge about the North Shore, the Winter Games and our community. Additionally, the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Visitor Info Centre will be in operation at the Market during Games time.
Lonsdale Quay Market is located at the gateway to the North Shore and adjacent to one of VANOC’s official bus stations. Tourists and locals alike will be traveling through the Market daily to reach their Games venues. As public transportation is the preferred mode of transportation during the Games, this is the most ideal location to host a Celebration Place and welcome people into North Vancouver. VANOC’s official bus pick-up and drop-off zone will be located at the Market’s doorstep, on West Esplanade Street, and will be serving approximately 3,000 people per day during the Games.
WinterFest will be a charitable event; all funds raised throughout the festival will directly benefit the BC Cancer Foundation.
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Filled with Wonder and Touched by Peace
Holidays at the Market
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – The holiday spirit has arrived at Lonsdale Quay Market. This year’s season promises to be filled with joy and laughter, as we prepare for holiday events.
The Market’s 2nd annual Gingerbread House Contest kicks off December 11, 2009. Local schools, community groups, businesses individuals are invited to submit their creations for display around the Market from December 11-20. Prizes will be awarded for 1st and 2nd place, as well as ‘Best Holiday Spirit’, and ‘People’s Choice’. Visitors to the Market can enter to win a house to take home for the holidays and vote on their favourite, by donation to Family Services of the North Shore’s Christmas Bureau. Guest judges include Wesla Wong, of Global TV, Mayor Darrell Mussatto, and Lonsdale Quay Market’s President and CEO, Gary Mathiesen. Registration for this event is open until December 1st.
Santa Claus will visit the Market on December 19th & 20th from 2-3pm to hear all the children’s holiday wishes, read stories, and take photos. There will be gingerbread cookie decorating and hot chocolate for the kids. On December 20th, Santa will announce this year’s Gingerbread House Contest winners and prizes will be awarded. Santa will also do the honour of unveiling the Market’s newly refurbished ballroom, fittingly in the style of a Gingerbread House.
Holiday entertainment throughout the month of December features local schools: Queen Mary Elementary, Eric Hamber Secondary, Irwin Park Elementary, Carisbrooke Elementary, and Sutherland Secondary. Professional entertainers and children’s groups include the North Shore Chorus, Vancouver Bach Children’s Choir, VOC Soul Gospel Choir, Suzuki Strings, Pianist Greg Alcock, and the Ambleside Orchestra. Visit www.lonsdalequay.com <http://www.lonsdalequay.com/> for schedule of performances.
Gift wrapping by donation to the North Shore Christmas Bureau will be available on December 12-13, and 19-20, from 12-4pm, and during the week of Christmas, December 21-24, from
2-6pm.
The Market is a great place to check all the gifts off your list, from handmade jewellery to exotic spices. As of December, find the North Shore Spirit of BC’s Spirit Bear Bells at Customer Service. Not only do they show spirit for the 2010 Winter Games, but they make great stocking stuffers as well.
Extended holiday shopping hours begin on December 11th and continue until December 23rd. The Market will be open from 9am to 8pm (Sundays close at 7pm), with the Retail Level opening at 10am daily. The Market will close at 5pm on Christmas Eve, and 6pm on Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. The Market is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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Hands-on Learning
Capilano Universtiy Students Host Charity Event at Lonsdale Quay Market
Media Contact: Allan Hill, Capilano University Student
(604) 788-1605
allan.r.hill@gmail.com
Hands-on Learning: Capilano University Students Host Charity Event at Lonsdale Quay Market
North Vancouver, British Columbia – Business students at Capilano University received the opportunity to host a live charity event for their Event Marketing class term project at Lonsdale Quay Market.
Carolyn Stern, professor at Capilano University and owner of Carolyn Stern & Associates Inc., announced early in September that her Event Marketing class will develop, pitch and host a live charity event as their term project. “I am very excited that my students have an opportunity to be involved in the design, planning and execution of a live event. To be able to partner with a reputable company in North Shore, Lonsdale Quay Market is an incredible learning experience for the students. They are getting hands-on experience, dealing with suppliers and the client, as well as being accountable for the budget and the overall success of the event,” says Stern, “Truly, this is the best method of teaching… by doing.”
The event, named “Christmas Under the Sea,” sponsored by North Shore News, plans to raise an estimated $5,000 for the Vancouver Aquarium, an organization dedicated to preserving aquatic life. The event will be held Saturday November 28th, 2009 between 9am and 7pm at Lonsdale Quay Market – 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver and is free of charge. Full day entertainment line up includes a Santa’s breakfast, live local musicians, interactive and educational activities fun for all ages, face painting and a magician for kids, a wine tasting event for adults and a giant balloon octopus. Hailey Morgan, a 15-year-old singer/songwriter from Langley, has been performing on stage since she was 3 and will be headlining the event. Additional music entertainment will include acoustic performances by Steve Fazzari, two pianists Mani Tayebi and Robbin Tour, as well as a drum circle to name a few. The students of Capilano University would like to invite anyone within the lower mainland to come and visit Lonsdale Quay Market on November 28th.
Thirty-six Capilano University students have been working on this event since mid-September when they were split into smaller groups and given the following instructions: develop an event concept and theme, transform the concept into a realistic event plan, and pitch the event to the client. Since then the students have been working hard to make the chosen event a success. Stern’s students have been provided with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
For more information please visit www.lonsdalequay.com, search Lonsdale Quay Market on Facebook, or follow them on twitter, @lonsdalequay.
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CapilanoU Business Students Present: "Christmas Under the Sea"
North Vancouver, British Columbia –The CapilanoU School of Business students are hosting “Christmas Under the Sea”, a charity event, to be held at Lonsdale Quay Market on Saturday, November 28, 2009 from 9am – 7pm.
“Christmas Under the Sea” will be an eventful day that will excite the senses. The event kicks off with a charity Santa’s breakfast form 9am – 11am. Full day entertainment schedule includes live piano music performed by Robbin Tour and Mani Tayebi, live authentic drum circle and workshop, acoustic musical performance by Steve Fazzarri, Lotus and Missing Starla. The entertainment wraps up with Hailey Morgan, an aspiring local artist, at 6pm. Kid’s activities include face painting, magic tricks, balloons, and interactive craft stations and will take place from 11am – 3pm. Prize raffle draws will be held throughout the day and customers can enter to win a Lonsdale Quay Market shopping spree. The event will wrap up with an Artisan Wine tasting event.
The event plans to raise an estimated $5,000 for the Vancouver Aquarium, an organization dedicated to preserving aquatic life. Fundraising initiatives will include the Santa’s breakfast, a giant charity wall, enter to win contests and raffle draws.
All funds raised at the event will directly benefit the Vancouver Aquarium.
The Capilano University students assure this is an event not to be missed. The event, sponsored by the North Shore News, will offer an inspiring and refreshing change from the typical white Christmas celebration. Lonsdale Quay Market will be transformed into an underwater haven. The spectacular highlight will be a giant, larger-than-life size, balloon octopus, which will be stationed atop the atrium in the Market.
For more information please visit www.lonsdalequay.com, search Lonsdale Quay Market on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter, @lonsdalequay.
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Lonsdale Quay Market Partners with Capilano University
Locat Students Host Event at Market and Receive Pratical Real-World Experiecnce
North Vancouver, BC, CANADA – Lonsdale Quay Market has partnered with the Business Program at Capilano University. As the main course project for the semester, students in the ‘Event Marketing’ class will create a community event, and see it through from conception to execution at the Market.
This partnership creates a real-life opportunity for students in our community to gain practical experience in their field. The student run event will be hosted at Lonsdale Quay Market during the last week of November, 2009. The students will meet regularly with the Marketing Department at Lonsdale Quay Market for advice, direction and support as they move through the stages of hosting their first professional event.
This collaboration with Capilano University gives students in North Vancouver a chance to get out of the classroom and learn about the practicalities of presenting a community event. Lonsdale Quay Market is proud to be able to offer this incredible opportunity to youth in our community.
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There are No Cows on Vancouver’s North Shore
The story of Vancouver’s North Shore 2010 Celebration Bear Bells
(North Vancouver)Traditionally in Europe when one attends a ski event, the noise maker of choice is a cow bell. Well, we don’t have cows on Vancouver’s North Shore, nor are there any cows in Whistler. Knowing local residents would want to make noise and demonstrate their enthusiasm this winter, a number of community groups and businesses banded together to create the most coveted item for the winter of 2010, The North Shore 2010 Celebration Bear Bells.
“When hikers, bikers and walkers head out into the woods on Vancouver’s North Shore, most carry bear bells, ensuring the bears, which are typically very shy, hear them coming and have time to skedaddle into a tree or bush,” says Doug Smith, chair of North Vancouver’s Spirit of BC Committee. “It is not uncommon to hear the bells ringing from other hikers or their dogs. Bear bells are a way of life on the North Shore. Now they are also a fun way for the people to the North Shore to not only be ‘the scene’, but also be heard.”
A key group of North Shore residents, the Squamish First Nations people, have also embraced the Celebration Bear Bells. On Tuesday October 27th, a group of first Nations elders from the Squamish nation will meet at the top of Grouse Mountain with other “Bear Bell” partners to bless the North Shore Celebration Bear Bells and perform a traditional bear dance.
“The bear signifies strength and family,” says Chief Gibby Jacob, hereditary Chief and member of the Squamish First Nation. “Bears are revered and must be protected.”
The elders will meet at the top of Grouse Mountain to bless the bear bells which will be shared with North Vancouver residents during the coming months. 12,000 bear bells will be distributed though out the North Shore. Many of the bells will be sold at North Shore retailers, with a portion of the proceeds going to the North Shore Black Bear Society. Media guests are encouraged to attend this colourful, historical blessing ceremony.
But, why three bells? Well, there are three communities on Vancouver’s North Shore, the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and District of West Vancouver. There are three mountains on the North Shore; Cypress, the site of many Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Para-Olympic ski events, Grouse, the home of NBC’s Today show during the Vancouver Olympics, and Seymour, a family-friendly mountain for hikers and skiers of all ages. Outdoor enthusiasts are familiar with the many activities available on these mountains, each just minutes away from downtown Vancouver. The band on the bells is green of course, to signify the mountain forests and lush green nature of Vancouver’s North Shore.
One of the mandates of the Spirit of BC Committee is to be to build on the community spirit and give local residents every opportunity to embrace the fun and excitement of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
“By participating in the bear bell campaign, I think our North Shore neighbours will be able to cheer on our Canadian Athletes though out the winter of 2010,” says Doug. For years after, the bells will be used to keep our other neighbours, the bears of the North Shore, safe in their home environment.”
Quick access to partners in the tourism industry on the North Shore, as well as an on-line image library and HD B-roll will make Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism Association website a handy resource for any member of the media. For more information on Vancouver’s North Shore activities, see VNSTA website at: www.vancouversnorthshore.com
What: Launch of North Shore 2010 Celebration Bear Bells
When: Tuesday (October 27) morning beginning at 10 a.m.
*Media interested in attending are advised to arrive at base by 9:25am to collect passes and set up in the Hiwus Feast House by 9:45am.
For interviews, editorial and/or photographic information, please contact: Jane Ince, Media Relations Manager,
Tel: (604) 987-6047 Email: jane@vancouversnorthshore.com
