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This is part 1 of 3 of the Vancouver Community College (VCC) Fiat Mode XXIII 2010 Graduate Students Fashion Show. Altogether there were 21 designers displaying their creation on September 29, 2010 at the gala evening at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. Part 1 of the video features the first 11 designers. They are (in this order) Blake Hyland, Nicole Mergaert, Ho-Chi Huang, Karen Niven, Jennifer Gagne, Kiyo Sagiya, Madeleine Scrutton, Ludmila Agacinska, Anna Jost, Leah Mosoff and Nicole Obidowski. The rest of the designers including Quito Quinn, Ave Maria MacIntyre, Martha Ines Piedrahita, Reyhaneh Sadat Mansouri, Monica Fraser are in Part 2 while Di Fei (Fay) Zhao, Hsuan-Ching Hung, Minnie Tsz-Ying Chau, Lenah Hama and Robynne Redgrave McPherson will be in Part 3.

Fiat Mode in Italian means ‘Let there be fashion’. That is also the name the Vancouver Community College (VCC) used for their annual fashion show to showcase the work of its Fashion Arts students. Past graduates of the VCC Fashion Arts diploma and certificate programs are now working in the fashion industry around the world.

VIDEO – VCC Fiat Mode XXIII 2010 Part 1


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Fiat Mode in Italian means ‘Let there be fashion.’ That is also the name the Vancouver Community College (VCC) used for their annual fashion show to showcase the work of its Fashion Arts students. Last night twenty-one VCC students and aspiring designers had their creations wore by models and walked the catwalk at the Fiat Mode XIII 2010 which was held at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. Past graduates of the VCC Fashion Arts diploma and certificate programs are now working in the fashion industry around the world.

Video of the VCC Fiat Mode XXIII 2010 is coming soon at Vancouver21.com. Don’t miss it.

Designer: Reyhaneh Sadat Mansouri

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Terry Fox did his cross-Canada run to raise awareness and money for caner research in 1980, so this year (2010) is the 30th anniversary of his Marathon of Hope. There has been a renewed interest on his life. A van that Terry had used in the Marathon of Hope was on display at the BC Place stadium in Vancouver back in April 2010 and I produced a video out of it. Recently, people were seeking out this video and reviewed it. Terry’s life was tragically cut short in 1981 when the cancer he had spread to his vital organs, but he had already put into motion a plan to contribute to the world 30 years ago. So far, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than $550 million for cancer research. Each year, there are thousands of Terry Fox runs around the world to commemorate this unique Canadian humanitarian hero and amputee athlete.

VIDEO – Terry Fox’s brother Fred spoke about the van that Terry had used for the Marathon of Hope in 1980

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The Scotiabank Dance Centre (http://www.thedancecentre.ca) held its 9th annual Open House on September 25, 2010 to invite the public to see what’s available at the multi-storey dance facilities in downtown Vancouver. There were dance classes e.g. ballet, tap, Bollywood Jazz, Cuban, bellydance, flamenco etc. Also workshops, film screenings, demontsration too. A studio showing of a new work by Co. ERASGA and Alvin Tolentino The Shadow Machine (http://www.companyerasgadance.ca) was also presented. The multimedia dance work with sonic speakers will be performed at the Storyeum W2: Community Media Arts from October 20-23 and 27-30, 2010.

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The blues and roots band of Dave Paterson (Guitar/Harmonica/Vocals) and Stacey Zabolotney (Guitar/Vocals) performed a number of songs at the Autumn Shift Festival 2010 on September 25, 2010. It’s car-free and sunny day for a pleasant afternoon of live music in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood at Broadway and Main Street. Don’t miss the last number in this video ‘Baby I’m Crazy About You’, the duo’s fans favorite. It was a warm sunny day and Vancouverites got to enjoy a very pleasant afternoon right at the changing of the season.

VIDEO – Roots and Blues Live Music of Dave Paterson & Stacey Zabolotney

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The Autumn Shift Festival 2010 in Vancouver is a community event that took place in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood which was the city’s first suburb when street cars began operating there in 1890, just a few years after the city had been incorporated. Three city blocks between Broadway and 12th Ave. at Main Street became a car-free zone on September 25, 2010 to facilitate the family-oriented event that had live music, sustainability booths, arts and craft stalls, farmer’s market, balloon-making, street-drawing, eateries and a variety of business activities. Sunshine throughout the entire day and Vancouverites got to enjoy a very pleasant day at the changing of the season.

VIDEO – Vancouver Autumn Shift Festival 2010

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Now that the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is over, some who live in the Greater Vancouver area may have missed the amusement rides, that carnival atmosphere, or maybe even the animal farm that they did not have a chance to fully explore. And how about that a certain small town act that they have overlooked at the PNE fair. Well, they got to experience all that once again albeit on a smaller scale at the Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival 2010 that took place from September 18-19, 2010.

The Agassiz fair is a country fair with animals and livestock, goat milking contest, corn husking, education display, kids corner, fun for the whole family etc. This year, the Fall Fair is celebrating its 106th anniversary.

Once again, well-known Johnny Cash tribute artist Daryl Weyman ‘Reflections In Black’ did a tribute to Cash and sang some of the Man In Black’s most famous cowboy songs and western music including Walk The Line, Folsom Prison Blues & Ghost Riders In The Sky at the Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival 2010.

VIDEO – Daryl Weyman Johnny Cash Walk The Line tribute

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Paul Klaris, brave cancer fighter who had supported Terry Fox Run for 30 years







Two balloons were let go at the end of the marathon. The Terry Fox Message of Hope and dream of finding a cure for cancer lived on.

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Terry Fox, an amputee athlete and brave cancer-fighter from Port Coquitlam, BC, attempted a cross-Canada run in 1980 and named it the Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research. Unfortunately, Terry couldn’t finish his journey as the disease he was suffering from had spread to his lungs and caused too great a pain to bear. He called the marathon off just outside Thunder Bay, ON. Sadly, Terry Fox succumbed to the disease in 1981 but his message of hope had never been forgotten.

His life and journey may have been cut short, however, his influence is felt around the world. The Terry Fox Run was adopted widely all over the globe. Each year, the international Terry Fox Runs are being held in many countries from Cuba to Malaysia and from Italy to China. So far, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than $500 Million for cancer research.

September 19, 2010 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Terry Fox Run. Hundreds of people showed up at Vancouver’s Stanley Park to support the charity event and take part in the marathon that this Canadian hero had started. This year in particular, a gentleman named Paul Klaris who had helped out at every Terry Fox Run for the last 30 years (1980-2010) also took part in the 2010 event. Paul himself is now fighting the same disease that has cut short Terry’s life.

Good luck, Paul.


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The song Sun Arise has an interesting history. It is an aboriginal kind of song that Australian entertainer and British TV personality Rolf Harris co-wrote with Australian naturalist Harry Butler. The song was recorded in 1962 and rose steadily to as high as #2 in the U.K. chart until Elvis Presley stopped the song on its track. At the Vancouver concert on Aug 26, 2010 at the PNE 2010, Harris was accompanied by his friend Shining Bear who played an Australian aboriginal didgeridoo (a long horn type of instrument) with Vancouver’s very own Dal Richards conducting the orchestra.

Rolf Harris and his wife came to Vancouver accidentally in 1961. Although even back then he was working in British television, Harris readily admitted that it was in Vancouver that he had honed his skill as a showman performing in front of a live audience. As the saying goes, the rest is history. When Harris returned to England in 1962, he went on to become a very successful TV personality and entertainer in both the UK and Australia among other places and even painted a portrait for Queen Elizabeth II in 2005 just prior to her 80th birthday. Harris was in Vancouver again on August 26, 2010 at the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) to help celebrate the centennial of the Vancouver fair. He performed a number of his famous tunes including Two Little Boys, Vancouver Town, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport and Sun Arise.

VIDEO – Rolf Harris, Sun Arise with Shining Bear playing didgeridoo


VIDEO – Two Little Boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35CL_mI5_Ls
VIDEO – Vancouver Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWCY7SrnEP8

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