Let芒鈧劉s hope the nice weather holds out for Saturday night and the official re-opening of McBurney Plaza.
After what seemed like endless months of renovations and upheaval at downtown 91原创 landmark, work finally wrapped up on the revamping late last summer.
Now, to celebrate its completion as an outdoor park space in the centre of the core, The City is holding a private party in the public space this weekend 芒鈧�� complete with entertainment and artists.
This event will be a way to showcase what the space can be used for, the opening complete with entertainment and artists, said the Dowtown business group芒鈧劉s executive director and City councillor Teri James.
DYI expert heard on radio
Speaking of McBurney Plaza, there芒鈧劉s some cool news about Passionate Home owner Carrie Thachuk. Her talents refurbishing furniture and decorating has earned her a weekly spot on the air waves 芒鈧�� however brief.
In this age of DIY, where TV personalities show us how to renovate and redecorate, where how-to-books fill the shelves, and people can learn how to rewire the lights or fix the kitchen sink simply by watching a YouTube video, Thachuk is excited to announce she芒鈧劉ll be sharing advise and tips on how to recreate those expensive looks all on their own via 650AM.
芒鈧揑 have always been passionate about DIY,芒鈧� Thachuk said. 芒鈧揑t芒鈧劉s the reason I opened the Passionate Home.芒鈧�
The company grew out of her passion for breathing new life into old pieces, and given that talent and her distinction as a chalk painting expert, Thachuk is going to be joining Tom Lucas, the host of Radio Real Estate Show, every Saturday morning between 10 and 11 a.m.
The show discusses all things real estate, including topics such as buying and sharing her DIY tips and answering questions. And for only two or three minutes during each of the weekend shows, Thachuk will be inspiring and encouraging people to scour their homes and local thrift stores and garage sales for those perfect pieces to refinish.
芒鈧揝ometimes starting out can be a little intimidating,芒鈧� she said. 芒鈧揑 want to help people get past that fear and experience the satisfaction that comes from creating something all on your own.芒鈧�
Check Thachuk on the air waves this Saturday, or visit her store in McBurney Lane in downtown 91原创 City.
In fact, speaking of McBurney, there芒鈧劉s an opening celebration planned芒鈧�.
Hopping helps heart & stroke
The bunny is back, and in addition to helping kids celebrate the fun side of Easter, he is helping raise money for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Following much the same concept as the pictures offered with Santa each Christmas, Willowbrook Shopping Centre is offering photographs with the Easter Bunny starting tomorrow (April 4).
The Easter Bunny will be hopping around in the mall芒鈧劉s centre court 芒鈧�� appropriately, one might say, situated next to Purdy芒鈧劉s 芒鈧�� from Friday through April 19.
More information is available at shopwillowbrook.com.
Modular builders earns top honours
Britco took home three top honours at the Modular Building Institute awards in Texas last week, bringing a big smile to the face of a man many in town know, Britco芒鈧劉s president Mike Ridley.
芒鈧揃ritco is very proud to be recognized芒鈧γ⑩偓聺 he said.
They earned the MBI for the best marketing piece in the industry in North America. Britco芒鈧劉s new Aboriginal logo was the result of a design competition sponsored by Britco that drew more than 250 entries from 125 of B.C.芒鈧劉s Aboriginal artists including the winning Thunderbird Soaring image by Andrew Dexel.
Britco芒鈧劉s Atlantic power office earned its MBI award for best permanent office of less than 10,000 square feet in North America in part for its ability to maximize office space on limited available land with minimal impact on the environment.
The site included challenges such logging road access, overhead power lines, and a crane lift requiring custom engineering.
And it was the Terminal Systems Building that Britco constructed received the award for best permanent institutional or assembly of more than 5,000 square feet in North America.
The two-storey administration building was designed to meet high compliance standards for multiple uses on a very compact site in an industrial environment at Port Metro Vancouver芒鈧劉s marine container terminal.
The MBI is the trade association representing companies in Canada, the United States, and 14 other countries involved in the construction and distribution of commercial modular buildings.
芒鈧揟hese international awards are important achievements for Britco and reflect the hard work and dedication of the very talented design and construction team we have at Britco,芒鈧� Ridley said.
Shredding helps feed hungry
Despite wet and windy weather, more than 200 people attended the Shred It and Forget It event Saturday at Envision Financial芒鈧劉s regional office in 91原创.
Of course, everyone who participated was a winner in this third annual event hosted by Envision, 91原创 RCMP, and Iron Mountain shredding services.
But the big winners here are the regular recipients from the local food bank, who will benefit from food and money donated en lieu of a fee for the shredding services.
At the end of the day, more than 8,500 pounds of paper was shredded and $1,700 and more than 300 pound of food was donated to Envision芒鈧劉s signature community program called The Full Cupboard 芒鈧�� a food and fund raising program for local food banks, explained Jaime Lord, senior investigator for corporate security at Envision.
芒鈧撁⑩偓艙Once again, we had people show up with truckloads of paper to be shredded, with some documents even dating back to 1975! At the end of the day, we filled 50 big bins, amounting to approximately 350 boxes of shredding,芒鈧� Lord said.
