What to do on the weekend?

Hi Guys,

Check out all the fun events we found for you this weekend;

VANCOUVER

Caribbean days in North Vancouver – July 23-24 from 9am to 11pm
Each July, the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC presents the Caribbean Days Festival. This event draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers to North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park for a weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine. This is a weekend of tropical rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture as only the Caribbean can offer. Over the years, the Festival has grown into the largest Caribbean event on the local calendar, Drawing tens of thousands of attendees, it is among the very largest cultural events in BC, Canada. Click here for more information.

Illuminares Lantern Procession  – July 24
Experience the beauty of Illuminares – an annual celebration of light, art and space. For over 20 years this event has been a family tradition and this year it moves to the Downtown Eastside into the W2 Storyem (the Woodwards Site) with a mix of indoor and outdoor installations (in nearby Trounce Alley) as well as artists, music, performances and more. (W2 Storyeum at 151 West Cordova, from 4pm – 10pm). Check out the website for more information.

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WHISTLER

Crankworxs – July 15 – 24, 2011
When it comes to gravity-fueled mountain biking, no 10 days stand out as authoritatively as Kokanee Crankworx. On par with the clout of the world’s preeminent action sports events, Kokanee Crankworx is the definitive event when it comes to off-road bicycles going big, fast and down. Click here for more details on the events and action Kokanee Crankworx has lined up for visitors of all ages.

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TORONTO

Mabuhay Philippines Toronto Summer Festival – july 23
The Mabuhay Philippines Toronto Summer Festival is the largest celebration of Philippine heritage and culture in Canada. The annual event features almost 200 vendors, singers, dancers, Philippine cuisine providers, art exhibits, raffles and more. The festival is a unique event in the Filipino-Canadian community. It is the only gathering that involves various Filipino-Canadian associations and groups that represent different regions, educational institutions and cultural aspects of the Philippines.

Filipino food, visual arts, entertainment and businesses will all be represented with trade shows and more. This event takes place in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Click here for more information.

World Football Chalenge 2011: Italy vs. Portugal – July 23
The Italian, Juventus Football Club is sparring against the Portuguese club, Sporting Clube de Portugal, in  the Herbalife World Football Challenge.

The World Football Challenge is an exhibition international club soccer competition featuring clubs from Europe and North America. It made it’s debut in the summer of 2009.

For a full schedule click here.

Beaches International Jazz Festival – July 22 – 24
The annual Beaches International Jazz Festival showcases jazz, blues, big band, vocalists, African, Caribbean, reggae, hip-hop, South American, Latin, rhythm and blues and more. The event takes places at several venues across the city and boasts an eclectic line-up. This year’s headliners include Andy Kim, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and The Duke Robillard Band. Click here to view all performers and locations.

The following will make you start the weekend with a smile!

Enjoy your weekend and have fun in the sun!

Cheers

Your PR-team

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200 – 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

PuB NiGHT — Review

Hi Party People,

Another successful PuB/CLuB NiGHT!

We gathered in the Morrissey and had a few drinks together. At around 10pm we headed towards Joe’s Apartment. There was a huge line up, but fortunately we could skip the line, we didn’t have to pay cover and we got a free shot! Go INTERNeX!

Joe’s Apartment was packed, a lot of people were dancing and everybody was having a good time!

Hope to see you all next Wednesday!

Cheers,

Your PR-team

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200 – 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

News/Fun/Facts

You may already be in Canada for quite a while, but I wonder if you already knew this. I will reveal 20 of the country’s most interest facts:

1. At 9 984 670 sq km and comprised of 6 time zones, Canada is huge!
2. Canada is also home to the longest street in the world. Yonge Street in Ontario starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through Ontario to the Minnesota border, a distance of almost 2000 kilometres.
3. While we’re talking ‘longest’, here’s another record: Canada has the world’s longest coastline at 202 080 km.
4. A bear cub named Winnipeg was exported from Canada to the London Zoo in 1915. A little boy named Christopher Robin Milne loved to visit Winnipeg (or Winnie for short) and his love for the bear cub inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.
5. The Canadian motto, A Mari Usque ad Mare, means “From sea to sea.”
6. Toronto’s Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) is home to the largest Sony big screen in the world, measuring 10 m x 33.6 m.
7. The Blackberry Smartphone was developed in Ontario, at Research In Motion’s Waterloo offices.
8. The Big Nickel in Sudbury, Ontario is the world’s largest coin. It is a huge reproduction of a 1951 Canadian nickel and measures 9 meters in diameter.
9. Canada has twice been invaded by the USA, first in 1775 and then 1812.
10. Actor Leslie Nielsen is Canadian and his brother Erik was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada for two years, from 1984 to 1986.

    

11. Canada holds the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Winter Olympics, since taking 14 Golds at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
12. Sandy Gardiner, a journalist with the Ottawa Journal in the 60’s coined the term ‘Beatlemania’ while he was writing a story about the Beatles.
13. Canada basically got its name by mistake. When Jaques Cartier, a French explorer, came to the new world, he met with local Natives who invited them to their ‘kanata’ (the word for ‘village’. The party mistakenly thought the name of the country was “Kanata” or Canada.
14. The Mounted Police were formed in 1873, with nine officers and in 1920 merged with the Dominion Police to become the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which today has close to 30 000 members.
15. Canada is home to about 55 000 different species of insects.
16. Montreal is home to many beautiful churches and is often called The City of Saints or City of a hundred bell towers.
17. Ontario is believed to be home to the world’s smallest jail, which measures only 24.3 sq metres.
18. The Hotel de Glace in Quebec is built every year using 400 tons of ice and 12 000 tons of snow. Every summer it melts away and every winter it is rebuilt.
19. Canada’s only desert in British Columbia, is only 15 miles long and is the only desert in the world with a long boardwalk for visitors to walk on.
20. Famous Canadians include Pamela Anderson, Leonard Cohen, Avril Lavigne, Keanu Reeves and Jim Carrey.

Cheers,

Your PR-team

INTERNeX International Exchange

Suite 200-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

What to do on the weekend?

Hi everyone,

Lots of cool things going on this weekend!

VANCOUVER

Vancouver Indian Summer Festival
Thursday, July 7 – Sunday, July 17

Indian Summer Arts Society, Teamwork Productions and SFU Woodward’s are proud to present the first annual INDIAN SUMMER, an international festival of arts and ideas. INDIAN SUMMER showcases top talent from India – across music, dance, literature, film, cuisine, yoga and wellness – in conversation with Canadian counterparts.
Coming to Vancouver this summer, the festival will celebrate the official ‘Year of India in Canada’ and Vancouver’s 125th anniversary with summertime flair over 10 days of programming at SFU Woodward’s, 149 West Hastings St. Tickets start at $8,-.
To view the full schedule, visit indiansummerfestival.ca.

Vancouver 125th Birthday Celebration: Summer Live in Stanley Park
Friday, July 8 – Sunday, July 10

in honour of Vancouver’s 125th Birthday, the City of Vancouver is celebrating with a free, three day festival in Stanley Park. Festival includes 180 performances, kids’ activities, family sports, arts, and more at Brockton Point in Stanley Park. Click here for more information.

Canada Cup of Beer 2011
Friday, July 8 – Saturday, July 9

Vancouver’s largest outdoor Beer Festival features a beer tasting of Canadian beers, beer producers, samples and more at  Thunderbird Stadium, UBC.  To attend this event you must be 19+.
For more information and tickets click here.

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TORONTO

Harbourfront Free Summer Festivals – Corazón de México
Friday July 8th – Sunday July 10th, 2011

From Mexican electronica music to the joy of clowns and puppetry, this festival celebrates modern Mexico, born from the clash and mixing of cultures. Over three days, we bring together the traditional and the modern, and showcase the vibrancy, warmth and humour of the Mexican people. Look on the website for more information.

Afrofest
Saturday July 9th – Sunday July 10th, 2011

Afrofest is a free celebration of the richness and diversity of African culture, is set for Queen’s Park in Toronto on Saturday July 9th and Sunday July 10th.  Featuring world-renowned African musicians and top African groups based in Canada, an African marketplace, food and craft vendors, artistic displays, music workshops, and organized activities for youth and children. Afrofest is THE cultural event of the summer.  To view the full program, visit www.musicafrica.org

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WHISTLER

An evening of free reggae & ska performances in Whistler Olympic Plaza
July 9, 2011

This evening of outdoor concerts in Whistler Olympic Plaza will kick off at 6:30 PM with Rise N’ Shine from the San Juan Islands with their ska, rock and reggae tunes with a Pacific Northwest feel. Whistler’s own Kostaman takes the stage at 7:15 PM. Reggae hip hop group, Giraffe Aftermath, from Richmond, B.C., will put on a show starting at 8 PM before the headliners Redeye Empire take the stage at 9 PM, playing tracks from their recently released album, Last Chance for Sunshine. DJ Phroh will keep the music spinning and the groove going between sets.

VANS Community Skate Jam
July 10, 2011

Free event, open to all ages. At each Jam, three park features will be selected for the competition. Score the best trick and win! Prizes from Vans and Showcase, and $500 in cash are available to be won. New for 2011, a separate age Grom Class for those 12.

Enjoy your weekend, have fun in the sun!!

Cheers,

Elke

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

Casual Friday

For this week’s “Casual Friday” it is time for another humoristic video clip. Even though it has little to do with Canada I thought it was too good not to share with all of you out there.

The video shows you what happens when you have too much time on your hands:

Before wishing you all a great weekend, do not try this at home – or on your internship or ranchstay program 😉
Cheers,
Your PR-team

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com