A delegation of 5 Tibetan Monks, led by the Venerable Lophon Jampa Sopa, a master in Buddhist Mandala Arts. A portion of proceeds donated to the monastery.

From Tuesday, February 24, 2009 to Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 10am-4pm.

Also on display: traditional Tibetan thankas by Kalsang Dawa.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown
www.dzongkarmandalatour.org

The HSBC Celebration of Light is cancelled for this year. Some people are happy to be rid of the noise and congestion. Others will miss the spectacular family event. The HSBC media release stated the not-for-profit Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society who puts of the festival was not able to raise the $4 million needed to put on the show. Vancouver will miss the over $37 million in revenues and the international exposure generated by this event. Will you?

Past participants include:

·         USA
·         China
·         Spain
·         Italy
·         Sweden
·         Mexico
·         Czech Republic
·         South America

We have a team of talented editors here in the office, many of whom have independent productions that they are working on. So in an effort to support local talent we are happy to support & sponsor the Impromptu Film Festival. Here is some information from the organizers of the event:

The Impromptu Film Festival (IFF) is a one-off Impromptu international film festival featuring films from around the
world, in this one day celebration of getting films seen and off the ground. This festival aims to promote filmmakers with future projects in development, showcasing what they’ve created in the past.

With submissions from around the world, this one day event will be held at the Vancouver International Film Centre, in their state of the art 175 seat facility. Year round the Vancity Theatre presents Vancouver audiences with some of the best cinema from around the world.

The proceeds from the festival help fund pre-production costs of independent films (up to $2500.00) and other costs of independant film makers.

The festival will be July 6, 2008. Come on out and support local talent, pass this on to any budding film stars, see you there.

As I drive around Vancouver each day and see the dozens of cranes that populate the skyline, it’s hard to believe that there is actually space available to build more condos in Vancouver.  I recently saw an article in the Vancouver Sun (Friday, October 26th, 2007) that was concerning the rezoning applications of several major proposed condo developments throughout the city and how they were being impacted by the civic strike.  Looking to invest in Vancouver and flip a pre-built condo?  Keep your eyes on these addresses:

711  West Broadway: 17-storey tower

1300 Granville Street:  mixed-use 22-storey residential tower

29 East 2nd Avenue:  mixed-use 12-storey and 18-storey tower

368 West 1st Avenue:  mixed-use 5-storey tower

2 – 88 West 1st Avenue:  404 units, 4 to 15 storeys

728 Pacific Boulevard:  6 towers and commercial space

1409 West Pender:  34-storey and 15-storey towers with 3-storey podium

236 West 1st Avenue:  12-storey tower and 4-storey podium

745 Thurlow Street:  mixed-use 23-storey commercial tower

1304 Howe Street:  mixed-use tower

999 Seymour Street:  21-storey residential/commercial tower

2330 Kingsway:  mixed-use development

10 Terry Fox Way:  4 towers, 755 units

102 – 160 West 1st Avenue:  4 towers, 11 to 15 storeys

201 West 2nd Avenue:  mixed-use

1695 Main Street:  13-storey, mixed-use tower

311 West 2nd Avenue:  10-storey tower with 5-storey podiium