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Vancouver Giants YouTube Challenge

by Dana Lynch in Sports on December 12, 2011

The Vancouver Giants’ 2011 Teddy Bear Toss—where fans throw teddy bears out on the ice as donations for underprivileged kids—garnered over 10,000 teddy bears at last Thursday’s game. But the Vancouver Giants aren’t stopping their charitable giving there. Instead, they’ve issued the Vancouver Giants YouTube Challenge: Help this video (shown above) of the 2011 Teddy Bear Toss get 50,000 views by Christmas Day and the Vancouver Giants and White Spot will donate $5,000 to the Province’s Empty Stocking Fund and $5,000 to CKNW’s Orphan’s Fund!

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Vancouver rollergirls are dominating Roller Derby World Cup

by Taraneh in Sports on December 2, 2011

Terminal City All-Stars by Masonite Burn

Want me to talk derby to you? Here it goes. Vancouver’s very own Terminal City Rollergirls are annihilating the competition at the first ever Roller Derby World Cup, Dec. 1-4, in Toronto.

Team Canada, coached by Ian “Mack the Mouth” MacKenzie, a Coquitlam resident and coach of the Terminal City All-Stars, recruited three local ladies including Terminal City All-Stars’ Lucy “Luludemon” Croysdill and Kim “8-Mean Wheeler” MacKenzie, along with Bobbi “Beretta Lynch” Barbarich of Nelson, BC.

Team Canada smothered France yesterday 244-17 in their first World Cup bout. They went on to smoke Sweden this morning with a whopping score of 196-26. You can watch Team Canada whip it live on Derby News Network. Read on to hear what’s next for the team in the playoffs. Continue reading:
Vancouver rollergirls are dominating Roller Derby World Cup

Grey Cup Chase Update

by Inside Vancouver in Sports on November 22, 2011

Do you fancy yourself a real CFL fan? Well you’re not going to want to miss this – your chance to win two tickets to the Grey Cup!

Tourism Vancouver and the Vancouver Coast & Mountains Tourism Region are giving away two tickets to the Grey Cup, two nights of accommodation and VIP access to Doolin’s Irish Pub and the Roxy Night Club. All you have to do is be the first one to find our Mystery Man wandering around Vancouver or Winnipeg by following the clues.

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Grey Cup 2011 Party Coming to Vancouver

by Remy Scalza in Sports on October 21, 2011

Vancouver is only a month away from hosting the 2011 Grey Cup. The CFL championship game, which is on Sunday, Nov. 27, at the revamped BC Place stadium, is expected at attract up to 400,000 people to the city for a weekend of football and festivities.

Now, if you’re hoping to see the game in person, I’ve got some bad news. The 52,511 tickets to the game, priced from $156-$436, have sold out. But the good news is that there are several free and ticketed events planned for the remainder of the weekend. In fact, you might even get 2010 Olympic flashbacks.

Here’s a glimpse at what’s in store:

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A Peek Inside the New BC Place: By the numbers

by Remy Scalza in Sports on September 29, 2011

On Friday, Sept. 30, BC Place reopens after an 18-month, $563-million renovation. When the Lions take the field against the Eskimos in CFL action, fans will be treated to a new video screen, new seats and, of course, the state-of-the-art retractable roof.

Here’s a quick look inside the new BC Place, by the numbers (figures were obtained from this great Vancouver Sun article):

20 minutes: The time it takes for the new retractable roof to open or close. The retractable portion is roughly 100 meters long and 85 meters wide. The entire roof structure is supported by 36 steel masts approximately 50-meters tall.

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A Peek Inside the New BC Place: By the numbers

Vancouver Giants YouTube Challenge

Vancouver rollergirls are dominating Roller Derby World Cup

Grey Cup Chase Update

Grey Cup 2011 Party Coming to Vancouver

A Peek Inside the New BC Place: By the numbers

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