Adopting a healthy lifestyle and sticking to a retirement plan can add years to your life. That’s the message organizers plan to convey at the first annual Fraser Valley Retirement Planning and Healthy Living Show, May 25 to 27 at the Chilliwack Heritage Park. The new trade show takes a holistic approach to planning for your future by combining health and stress management with financial planning for retirement. The event will featuring an array of displays and demonstrations of products and services, plus presentations from various speakers, including B.C.’s popular media doctor, Dr. Art Hister.
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Fraser Valley Retirement Planning & Healthy Living Show – Win Tickets
Monday, May 14th, 20122012 Cloverdale Rodeo – Win Tickets
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012It’s baaaaack! The 66th annual Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair, one of the top ten rodeo events in the world, takes place May 18-21, 2012 at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey. Festivities start off on Thursday, May 17th with the Cloverdale Bed Races & Decorated Bike Parade. This is always fun to attend and a great way to prepare for the long weekend of festivities!
Guests will find lots of new events at this year’s rodeo and fair, including the first-ever Cloverdale Cowboy Cook-Off which will pit world-renowned BBQ chefs in a mouth-watering competition where they can win $10,000! Also new this year is the World Freestyle Round-Up powered by ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK – a skateboard competition with the world’s top freestyle skateboarders from all over the globe. Another daring group, the Pacific Northwest Ponies will thrill crowds on Friday Night with their Mini Chuck Wagon & Chariot Races. If you miss them Friday night, you can still catch these Crazy Ponies as part of the halftime show during the Rodeo events. Plus don’t miss millions of dollars in vintage rides at the first-ever Classic Car Show.
This year’s Rodeo features world champions and Canadian champions competing against some fierce young up-and-comers in four main events: Bareback, Bull Riding, Ladies Barrel Racing and Saddle Bronc. The invitational format continues to draw top names and provides consistently challenging bucking stock. Top pro rodeo contestants in each of the four events will compete for $300,000 in cash prizes – and more importantly – the championship title.
The Country Fair is the perfect place for families to enjoy a full, fun, exciting day out. The Fraser Valley’s largest midway features a wide variety of rides and games for the whole family. Plus, there is an interactive Kidz Zone with daily appearances from Dora the Explorer, a sports zone, animal displays in the Agri Zone, mechanical bull riding, an outdoor entertainment stage and more. Be sure to check out the new Dinotown exhibit and meet stars Dee Dee and Dexter Bones!
Where to play as the sun goes down? The world-famous Longhorn Saloon - always a hit with local country music lovers! Ken McCoy and his band will take to the stage, along with Dr. Strangelove, Jaydee Bixby, Bon Jovi Tribute and Nearly Neil.
Tickets are available online now. We have a 4 pack of tickets to share with our readers (Rodeo + Country Fair, a great day out for the family!). Please leave a note below to be entered to win. Winners will be chosen at random and contacted on May 15, 2012.
For an additional entry please post the following on Twitter: “Yeehaw! I entered to win a family pass to the 2012 Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair from @FVPulse http://ow.ly/aGzuo”.
Update – congratulations to our winner! This contest is now closed.
There is SO much to do and see at the Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair. For full event information and schedules, please visit www.CloverdaleRodeo.com.
Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair
www.cloverdalerodeo.com
6050A-176th Street, Surrey
Contest: Mother’s Day High Tea at Tracycakes – Win Tickets
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Make this Mother’s Day extra sweet with a special high tea at Tracycakes!
Contest: Mamma Mia at Prospera Centre, Chilliwack – Win Tickets + Presale Code
Monday, April 30th, 2012MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, comes to Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 8pm. This worldwide sensation is in town for just one night – so be sure to get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Seen by over 50 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical is celebrating over 4,000 performances in its tenth smash hit year at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway’s top selling musicals. The current North American Tour has played over 3,700 performances in over 150 cities with 145 repeat visits. The original West End production of MAMMA MIA! is now in its thirteenth year and has celebrated over 5,000 performances in London and the international tour has visited more than 50 foreign cities and been seen by 4 million people. The blockbuster feature film adaptation of MAMMA MIA!, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.
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Contest: Win a Ticket to ‘Your Social Media Marketing Plan Made Simple’
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Does the world of social media make your head spin? How can you best utilize your time online to make your business stand out in a positive way?
We are excited to send one lucky local reader to the ”Your Social Media Marketing Plan Made Simple” Workshop on Friday, May 11th.
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Contest: Warner Bros. presents Ladies Night Out + The Lucky One
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012On Monday, April 16th, Warner Bros. is hosting a special pre-screening ‘Ladies Night Out’ event to promote the upcoming release of The Lucky One. From 5:00-6:30pm, guests are invited to Milestones Grill + Bar to mingle with friends, enjoy tasty treats and enter for a chance to win a number of great gifts including a copy of the Nicholas sparks bestseller. Following this event, guests are invited to attend a special advance screening at Towne Cinema Centre at 7:00pm.
What a great way this will be to enjoy a fun night out with a bunch of local ladies and to check out this exciting new movie before anyone else!
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Contest: 2012 Vancouver International Auto Show – Win Tickets
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012The 92nd Vancouver International Auto Show is coming back to BC Place April 3-8, 2012. We’ve got tickets to share!
Guests to this year’s show will find hundreds of models on display from some of the world’s best automakers. Everything from compact electric vehicles to pick-up trucks (this year will feature a salute to trucks and the working man or woman with Truckcity) to seriously sleek supercars like Lamborghinis and a Fisker Karma. Renowned brands like BMW, Mercedes Benz and Porsche will show visitors why 2012 and 2013 will be remembered as re-investment in the industry and innovation in the vehicles themselves. Visitors will be thrilled with the chance to get up close with some of the world’s most coveted vehicles in the SuperCars and Luxury Lane displays.
There are tons of interactive features for show visitors to have fun with – including Hank, the Ford Robot, who kids love!
This year, the Vancouver International Auto Show’s 3rd annual 2012 Dream Car Lottery offers the grand- prize winner the chance to drive away with TWO luxury BMW’s both the X5 diesel and Z4 28i roadster. Partial proceeds of the Dream Car Lottery, presented by the New Car Dealers Foundation of BC, support community organizations across the Province.
For ticket information and show hours, please visit www.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.com.
Please leave a comment below to be entered to win a pair of tickets to this event.
For an extra chance to win, please post the following on Twitter “I entered to win 2 tickets to @vanautoshow from @FVPulse http://ow.ly/9UzMW“.
Winners will be chosen at random and contacted on April 2, 2012.
Update: Our winners have now been emailed. Thank you to all who entered. This contest is now closed.
Vancouver International Auto Show
www.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.com
Adera Surrey SPCA Fundraising Event and Contest
Monday, January 30th, 2012On Sunday, February 12, local homebuilder Adera welcomes dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a pose for local photographer Ashleigh Wells, in exchange for a donation to the BC SPCA.
Pets and their owners will receive a fun Valentine-themed photo of their pet to take home. In celebration of Adera’s new South Surrey residential project, Breeze, all donations from the February 12 fundraising event will go to the Surrey branch of the BC SPCA. Adera will match all donations to the cause – now that’s what we like to hear! Read the rest of this entry »
Invite to Participate: 2nd Annual 12 Days of Christmas in the Fraser Valley Fundraiser
Sunday, November 6th, 2011Fraser Valley Pulse Announces 12 Days of Christmas Fundraiser
Fraser Valley Pulse announces the second annual 12 Days of Christmas in the Fraser Valley fundraiser, designed to raise money for local charities while also raising the profile of local businesses. Twelve local businesses will each donate a gift for a contest to run on online at FraserValleyPulse.com during December 1-16, 2011. Each weekday for 24 hours only, one holiday gift will be available, and readers are invited to enter to win each gift by making a donation to the corresponding business’s chosen charity. For each $5 donation, participants receive one entry to win. All donations are made via canadahelps.org, ensuring all funds go directly to your charity and donors receive an automated tax receipt.
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World Junior A Challenge 2011 at the Langley Events Centre
Sunday, November 6th, 2011Hockey fans in the Fraser Valley are in for a treat this November. The World Junior A Challenge is being held in Langley from November 7 to 13. Canada has two teams in the challenge—Canada East and Canada West—both of which are looking to bring home the gold medal. Preliminary games kick off November 7, with Canada East playing the Czech Republic and the USA against Sweden.
Teams represented in the 2011 World Junior A Challenge are Canada West, Canada East, United States, Czech Republic, Sweden and Russia. All events following the November 5 exhibition games are being held at the Langley Events Centre. Quarterfinals get under way on November 10, with the gold medal game being held on Sunday, November 13, 2011.
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