Simone Grewal

Should We Rename Victoria Day?

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:17:19 GMT

Happy Victoria and First People's Day Holiday Monday -??? A prominent group of Canadian actors, writers and politicians is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change the name of Victoria Day. Members of the group include author Margaret Atwood, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, and actor Gordon Pinsent. They have signed an online petition to rename this Monday’s public holiday “Victoria and First Peoples Day.” Peter Keleghan, who is an actor and spokesman for the group, says the name would provide a chance to honour both the Crown and the indigenous peoples of Canada. Each year on June 21 National Aboriginal Day is celebrated but it is not recognized as a national holiday. However Bruce Hallsor who is with the Victoria chapter of the Monarchist League is opposed. “We do a disservice to our history when we erase it and forget and I think we actually need to emphasize our ...

FRESH EATS: Vancouver Farmers Markets

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:26:48 GMT

Like fresh food? Then Vancouver Farmers Markets are for you! When you shop at these Markets, you help support B.C. farmers and keep them farming. Here's where you can find one:

Happy Vaisakhi

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:09:46 GMT

Every April, millions of Sikhs around the world celebrate Vaisakhi Day, a day that marks both the New Year and the anniversary of one of Sikhism's most important events, the establishment of Khalsa in 1699. The annual Surrey Vaisakhi Parade and Celebration is this Saturday, April 20th and will most likely attract 80,000 - 200,000 spectators, making it one of the largest Vaisakhi parades outside India. The parade will begin at approximately 9:30 AM at Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar, located at 12885-85 Avenue, and will conclude there at approximately 4:00 PM The event promises plenty of entertainment, free food and performances. More details here!

Toifa Events Officially Get Underway as of Today

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:04:25 GMT

Bollywood Celebrities Continue to Arrive in Vancouver Today as TOIFA Events Officially Get Underway British Columbia is continuing to welcome some of the biggest stars of Bollywood, with eighteen more celebrities arriving via the Vancouver International Airport today, Thursday, April 4th, 2013. Celebrities will be arriving through Vancouver International Airport throughout the day.Arriving at 11:55am: Kunal Kohli Arriving at 12:45pm: Anurag Basu Abbas Burmawala Mustan Burmawala Sundaram Prabhudeva Ileana D’cruz Arriving at 2:35pm: Ranbir Kapoor Anushka Sharma Arriving at 6:40pm: Gauri Khan Karan Johar Urmila Matondkar Gauri Shinde YVR has set up an official Welcome Area for fans and media – located in the East Concourse, International Terminal, Level 3 (Departures) near the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel. Media are advised to park in the parkade. NO parking passes will be made available. NOTE: A media photo pit will be available on a first come, first served basis....

Over 25? Check that BLOOD PRESSURE!

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:42:59 GMT

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. The Silent Killer! WHO is calling for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. Worldwide, high blood pressure is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged 25 and over, or about one billion people. Hypertension is a major contributor to heart disease and stroke – which together make up the world’s number one cause of premature death and disability. Get all the info you need here.

Titanic to Sail Again – Would You Get Onboard?

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:06:56 GMT

Cue Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" An Australian billionaire plans to recreate the legendary ship, and charge $1 million for a first-class cabin when his replica Titanic II re-traces the original 1912 route of the great ship that went down. The new ship will be built in China and its maiden voyage is scheduled for late 2016. The route will take the ship from England's Southampton to New York's West Side. Its furnishings, said its financier Clive Palmer, will include a Turkish bath (just like on the original) and the stunning grand staircase which Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet descended in the 1997 James Cameron movie. It will also have some things the original didn't: air-conditioning and enough lifeboats. Is it "unsinkable?" Unthinkable, Palmer said at a press conference in New York Tuesday. "Anything will sink if you put a hole in it," he said. "I think ...

GLOW: Time to Change, Connect & Celebrate Women

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:35:55 GMT

I'm all about empowerment and encouragement. Having just had a baby I often come down hard on myself for not having lost the last 10 lbs of that baby weight. That's why I love events where you can go with a group of women and just let loose and not care about the little things that often get us down. Mandi Sellers is the founder of Achieve Radiance and Glow Vancouver is more than simply a seminar, tradeshow or party, Glow is an exciting combination of all three, bringing together women from all walks of life who are seeking positive inspiration to change and improve their lives, while connecting with other women and having fun. Here are the details! Glow: A Women's Evening of Change and Celebration Saturday, March 9th Time: 7pm Sheraton Wall Centre 1088 Burrard St Vancouver More info and Ticket details here Also this year ...

Welcome to the House of Booze!

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:14:55 GMT

This beautiful building is made partly from 500,000 recycled BEER BOTTLES discarded from casinos in Las Vegas At first glance it looks like it's made of stone, but this may be one of the greenest buildings you've seen in your life. The Morrow Royal Pavilion in Henderson, Nevada, is made mostly out of recycled glass collected from casinos and hotels on the Las Vegas strip. "It was more than just beer bottles; it was every type of glass that comes from the Las Vegas strip hotels," Carol Morrow, president of Realm of Design, told Yahoo! Shine in an interview. Her husband, Scott McComb, spent years developing a way to combine crushed, recycled glass with Fly Ash, a by-product from coal-fired power plants. The result is GreenStone, a concrete substitute that acts like stone, can be used in any number of ways, and is eco-friendly as well. It took over 500,000 glass beer ...

HONEY BADGER: Face Behind the Viral Video Superstar Revealed!!

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:26:46 GMT

Honey Badger don't give a S**T. The face and voice behind the hilarious viral video has been revealed! TMZ got video of Randall -- the man whose hysterical voiceover brought HB to life. While the Badger's voice racked up more than 30 million Internet views ... Randall avoided the spotlight. And why did Randall decide to go public now? Well there is a book deal in the works (The Honey Badger can write too) and possibly even an animated TV show. Guess he really is pretty badass. Checkout our video to finally put a face to that famous voice. And in case you have never seen the original, watch that as well. ***Note graphic language***

Do you have FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA?

simone@virginradio.ca (Simone Grewal) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:40:42 GMT

Huh? The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom "Friday" is named and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen), or paraskevidekatriaphobia a concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (meaning "Friday"), and dekatreís (meaning "thirteen") attached to phobía (meaning "fear"). Watch out for black cats, walking under ladders, or breaking mirrors - if you are superstitious. There are three Friday 13ths in the year 2012. Friday, January 13th, Friday, April 13th, Friday, July 13th, 2012 Taylor Swift was born on the 13th and finds the number to be quite lucky for her. Here are some ways your day could be filled with Good Luck & not Bad Luck tomorrow. You could win the Lotto Max which is worth $21 Million tomorrow. You could win a trip for two on the Virgin Atlantic Airways' Inaugural flight from Vancouver to London. ...