The ZipCar program will be stationed at 200 Granville Street today handing out free Frosters (Mac’s brand Slurpees) today.
John and I have been ZipCar members since 2008 when they sponsored my membership that year for National Digital Media Day. We then used the service about once a week after that for meetings or getting out to Surrey. You get gas included, 200kms for your trip, and most cars start at $6.30 an hour.
They have dozens of ZipCars located across Vancouver (including hybrids) and one of the selling points for me is that you can use your ZipCard to book cars in other cities across North America as well. We even used a ZipCar pickup truck to move Keira into her new apartment last year.
You can stop on by their setup today to learn more and scoop up a free Froster between 11:00am until 3:00pm.
This weekend we saw the world record for continuous high-fives get smashed at the PNE and coming up next month Vancouver Improv Anywhere will be trying to set their own record for most participants playing a game of Twister.
When:: Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 2:00pm
Where: MacInnes Field at UBC
Cost: Free to attend however it is their intention to raise money for BC Cancer Research so all 1,150 Twister mats will be available at a minimum donation of $10.
You won’t need to BYOB (bring your own board) as the event is sponsored by Hasbro Canada.
You can RSVP on their Facebook event to receive updates and participants are being advised to arrive early on the 12th if they wish to secure a board.
Vancouver Improv Anywhere will need to confirm 4,200 participants in order to get the world record attempt underway so they’ll do so if you are interested, email improvancouver[at]gmail.com.
Bucky Gunts collected an Emmy Award this evening for his direction of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games for NBC.
The biggest event this town’s ever seen took place just six month ago and for many it’s a very fond memory that will live with them forever.
To celebrate, you can revisit the entire production thanks to YouTube.
While NBC’s coverage was slightly different than CTV’s (ie. no close-ups of the fiddlers) it’s still nice to hear Vancouver 2010 getting recognition in some way on an international stage.
As of September 7th, trolley buses will be returning to their Granville Street routes that have been inactive for almost half a decade.
Photo credit:
Roland on Flickr
The affected bus routes are: 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 50 [download a PDF map here]. Note, the 5 will continue to be re-routed (via Smithe, Burrard, Pender) as there Robson Square redevelopment will still be underway.
The bus-only lane on Seymour will be also removed so all traffic may have full use of the street. Since Granville will be maintaining a pedestrian-only feel certain days of the week, night buses will continue to run along Seymour (North) and Howe (South) on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays after 9:00pm. Translink says they will be posting signs on the bus stops during their weekend detours.
Granville 1946 – Vancouver Archives Item# CVA 586-4619 Photographer: Don Coltman
Trolley buses have traveled down Granville since for 100 years so it will be great to see them return. However, looking at some of the comment on The Buzzer Blog, many have become accustomed to the Seymour re-route.
This weekend the Vancouver Whitecaps are participating in a “Fair Trade Soccer Match” in Surrey alongside local refugee youths from the Surrey Food Bank and the Whalley Soccer Association all-stars.
When:
Saturday August 28, 2010, opening ceremony 2:15pm with the game starting at 2:30pm (40-minute halves).
Where:
Tom Binnie Park (10665 135 street), 300m south of Gateway Skytrain station [Google Map]
Cost:
Free for everyone. There are 500 seats and then standing room will be available.
There will be exhibits from KidSport Canada, Surrey Food Bank, City of Surrey, Umoja Operations Compassion Society, Vancouver Whitecaps, Social Conscience, Fair Trade Vancouver, Engineers Without Borders.
The event will also be using a Fair Trade certified soccer ball supplied by Social Conscience, the sole importer of Fair Trade certified sporting equipment in Metro Vancouver.
For more information you can check out the Facebook event listing.
