Vancouver Home And Garden Show 2010
This year the usually big Home and Garden Show has been seriously downsized to fit into Park Royal shopping centre in West Vancouver for the weekend of April 17 & 18th. Renovate, decorate, landscape and shop are still the taglines for the small show. There are speakers and ask an expert booths so probably worth checking out if you are looking for some tips or to connect with a supplier.
Saturday Schedule:
Noon: GVHBA Renovation Expert, Doug Kerr, Kerr Construction | The Three P's of Home Renovation: Pro's, Plans, and (it's not always about) Price.
2pm: Vancouver Sun Gardening Editor, Steve Whysall | A Reason to Garden: How Gardening Can Enrich Your Life
4pm: HGTV's Wendy Russell | Decorating Tips that You & Your Home Can't Live Without!
Sunday Schedule:
Noon: GVHBA Renovation Expert, Todd Senft, reVISION Construction | The Emotional Rollercoaster of a Renovation & How to be Prepared
2pm: Vancouver Sun Gardening Editor, Steve Whysall | A Reason to Garden: How Gardening Can Enrich Your Life
4pm: HGTV's Wendy Russell | Decorating Tips that You & Your Home Can't Live Without!
Steve Wysall is a garden writer worth listening to for his knowledge on plants and especially plants that work in coastal gardens. He has written four bestselling books: 100 Best Plants for the CoastalGarden, The Blooming Great Gardening Book, 100 Best Plants for Ontario Gardens and The Vancouver Sun's Best Plant Picks.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
renOVATION Awards 2010
2010 FINALISTS
The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has announced the finalists for Metro Vancouver’s first-ever home-renovation awards. The renOVATION Awards program, which recognizes excellence in renovation construction and design, is presented by Terasen Gas.
"This year, Vancouver-area homeowners will spend $3.5 billion on home improvements, generating $1.6 billion in wages. The renovation industry is a major foundation block of Metro Vancouver’s economy, and we are pleased to honour the industry’s best," said GVHBA Chief Executive Officer Peter Simpson.
Finalists were selected in each of 22 categories, including best kitchen, bathroom, outdoor living space, accessible renovation, exterior renovation and heritage renovation. Judges were all award-winning renovation professionals from Whistler, Nanaimo, Summerland, Victoria and Seattle.
Delta-based Kenorah Construction & Design led all renovators with 10 finalist nominations, followed by Intermind Design with seven, G. Wilson Construction and Basil Restoration with six each, and CCI Renovations, Kerr Construction and reVISION Custom Home Renovations with five each.
Award winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on Friday, May 28 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. To view the before-and-after photographs of the finalists' exceptional renovation projects, click on the category names below (renovators mentioned more than once within a category have submitted more than one project in that category).
Sponsors are All Weather Windows, Axis Insurance Managers, B3 Communications, Curtis Lumber, Dick’s Lumber and Building Supplies, Epic Marketing Solutions, Green & Green The Creative Gift Company, Martin Knowles Photo/Media, Minuteman Press, Norburn Lighting and Bath Centre, North Shore Door, Oasis Windows, Smart Home Systems, TD Financial Services and The Brick Commercial Sales.
Media sponsors include Home Trader, New Local Home, Real Estate Weekly, The Province and The Vancouver Sun.
The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has announced the finalists for Metro Vancouver’s first-ever home-renovation awards. The renOVATION Awards program, which recognizes excellence in renovation construction and design, is presented by Terasen Gas.
"This year, Vancouver-area homeowners will spend $3.5 billion on home improvements, generating $1.6 billion in wages. The renovation industry is a major foundation block of Metro Vancouver’s economy, and we are pleased to honour the industry’s best," said GVHBA Chief Executive Officer Peter Simpson.
Finalists were selected in each of 22 categories, including best kitchen, bathroom, outdoor living space, accessible renovation, exterior renovation and heritage renovation. Judges were all award-winning renovation professionals from Whistler, Nanaimo, Summerland, Victoria and Seattle.
Delta-based Kenorah Construction & Design led all renovators with 10 finalist nominations, followed by Intermind Design with seven, G. Wilson Construction and Basil Restoration with six each, and CCI Renovations, Kerr Construction and reVISION Custom Home Renovations with five each.
Award winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on Friday, May 28 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. To view the before-and-after photographs of the finalists' exceptional renovation projects, click on the category names below (renovators mentioned more than once within a category have submitted more than one project in that category).
Sponsors are All Weather Windows, Axis Insurance Managers, B3 Communications, Curtis Lumber, Dick’s Lumber and Building Supplies, Epic Marketing Solutions, Green & Green The Creative Gift Company, Martin Knowles Photo/Media, Minuteman Press, Norburn Lighting and Bath Centre, North Shore Door, Oasis Windows, Smart Home Systems, TD Financial Services and The Brick Commercial Sales.
Media sponsors include Home Trader, New Local Home, Real Estate Weekly, The Province and The Vancouver Sun.
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