#ben burrard

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Anthony Romano (left) and Ben Burrard. I love how they smiled at each other after they noticed the kiss cam!

#anthony romano #ben burrard #texas stars #stars lb #who's got lore for these two?

[youcouldmakealife]

SOTM: Bryce/Jared, Elaine; Man of the Hour (Day, Week, Month, Year)

For the prompt: One of the articles Bryce mentions. "…like, a profile thing? How it was growing up gay in hockey, that kind of thing… A chance to establish myself as like, I am now,” Bryce says. “Kind of like — not set the record straight, exactly, but like, show I’ve matured and stuff. "

It’s the definition of a typical Vancouver day, drizzly and overcast, when I meet Bryce Marcus. He likely needs no introduction, but I will introduce him anyway: the star centre for the Vancouver Canucks who went from being the enemy while playing for the arch-rival Calgary Flames to becoming possibly the most beloved man in the city: certainly if you you asked the fans streaming out of Rogers Arena after watching the Canucks win the Cup for the third time, or the hundreds of thousands of lining Burrard to cheer on their Canucks at the Stanley Cup Parade on a beautiful sunny day this June.

The weather is anything but glamourous today, however, and at the Marcus Matheson household, the surroundings aren’t either.

Jared Matheson, husband and teammate of Bryce, apologizes as I step over a box in their hallway. “We’re kind of in the middle of a move right now.”

They’re trading their two-bedroom condo for something ‘a little more permanent’. Both have decided that wherever their NHL careers may take them, Vancouver is going to remain home, and they’ve just closed on a house nearby.

“Bryce is weirdly excited about getting to mow the lawn,” Jared tells me as we wait for Bryce to finish getting ready. In light of the hyper-competitive Vancouver real estate market it’s entirely understandable to be excited about lawncare — it means you have a lawn to care for — but one wouldn’t have expected that to extend even to Vancouver’s sports stars.

When Bryce emerges, five minutes after my arrival, he announces himself by swearing as he trips over a box of his own, and then apologising, both for his language and his tardiness.

“He was doing his hair,” Jared says.

“I was not,” Bryce scowls, but doesn’t offer an alternative explanation.

After a quick tour of their condo, which is currently half in boxes, Bryce and I hop into his Audi S8 — naturally courtesy Capilano Audi, whose ads featuring him are inescapable during Canucks games. We drive to Richmond so he can show me his old haunts: elementary, middle, and high school — though he finished high school in Washington while playing for the Spokane Chiefs — his home rink, the Dairy Queen his mother took him after hockey games. He’s a capable, if slightly aggressive driver. I mention this because from the dire warning I received from Jared on the way out the door I genuinely believed I might not survive the drive.

Bryce finally pulls into the driveway of an unassuming but cheerful house on a quiet suburban street. The morning drizzle has faded, and the weather is now just as bright and warm as his childhood home, and the mother who raised him there. Already waiting for us on the porch, his mother Elaine Marcus offers me a glass of lemonade. “Store bought, I’m afraid,” she says with a smile. “I’m not much of homemaker.”

Over lemonade and cookies — “Also store bought,” Elaine admits, “but this bakery is very good!”, and she’s right about that — she shows me an array of childhood and teenage photos while Bryce complains to his mother that she’s ‘embarrassing’ him.

The photos are more inspiring than embarrassing: photo after photo of a beaming little boy in an equally small Canucks jersey, proudly brandishing a plastic mini-stick (Canucks branded, of course). A true example of someone who grew up to live his childhood dream.

Sadly, as he gets a older the smile disappears, as does the man beaming in the background of so many of those happy photos. His father, Ben Marcus, was killed by an impaired driver at the age of 32. It devastated Elaine and Bryce, who was only four at the time.

“It was hard,” Elaine says. “He didn’t understand. I didn’t understand, when it came down to it. It was a hard time. He wanted to play hockey all the time, it was the only thing he wanted. He was really only happy on the ice.”

“I just wanted him to be happy,” she says, smiling tearfully, and as Bryce wraps a protective arm around his mother's shoulders, I offer to give them a moment.

“It was a long time ago,” Elaine says in dismissal, wiping her eyes. “It’s just hard sometimes. Ben loved hockey, loved watching the Canucks with Bryce — he’d have been so proud to see Bryce lift the Cup for them. I am too, of course, but it was always Ben and Bryce’s thing. He would have been so proud.”

I do give them a moment then, and when I return, my lemonade has been refilled and both are all smiles once again, though Bryce's doesn't last. He cringes as we go through photos of his teen years. There’s a sullen look on his face in every picture.

And what was Bryce like as a teenager?

"I'll let him answer that," Elaine says diplomatically.

“I don’t really know,” Bryce says, looking thoughtful. “Angry, I guess. I was an angry kid. And confused.”

About his sexuality?

“Everything was confusing,” Bryce says. “But yeah, definitely that too.”

“Bryce cared so much,” Elaine says. “About everything. He still does. The world’s hardest on the people who care most about it.”

Like so many hockey players who’ve come out since Dan Riley and Marc Lapointe did in 2010, he credits their coming out as a major influence on his journey of coming to terms with his identity as both a gay man and a pro hockey player.

“You don’t really put it together,” Bryce says. He turned sixteen the summer the Leafs won the Stanley Cup, and Riley and Lapointe subsequently came out. “Like, okay, sure, you can be gay and play hockey. Except nobody thought that. I didn’t think that. If you said that, maybe I’d say okay, but I didn’t believe it.”

How, then, did he reconcile being gay and playing hockey?

“That's the thing,” Bryce says. “I didn’t, you know? I was playing hockey, so obviously I wasn’t, right? Because if I was gay, then I wouldn’t be playing, would I?”

“It sounds so ridiculous saying it now,” he reflects. “But that’s what I thought. And I wasn’t the only one.”

But even more than Riley and Lapointe blazing a trail before him, he credits meeting his husband Jared at a hockey skills camp in Calgary. In the year before he met Jared, then twenty year old Bryce was arrested twice, for assault and DWI: the latter in particular shook his mother, considering how his father died.

"I was worried about him," she says. "That's probably an understatement."

“I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn't met Jared,” Bryce says. “I genuinely don’t. I don’t think I’d be out. I know I wouldn’t be happy. You know, everyone says it isn’t like in the movies. Falling in love, I mean. That love at first sight and all that is b******t. But that’s pretty much what it was for me.”

Was it mutual?

Bryce laughs. “You’d have to ask Jared, he tells it better than me,” he says. “But no, not really. I wasn't good enough for him. I'm still not good enough for him, but I try to be."

Another warning I’d received from his husband before my tour around town? That Bryce was an incurable romantic. This warning certainly seems more warranted than the one about Bryce’s driving.

And what does Bryce think about Jared’s warning, and his additional suggestion to take anything Bryce said about him with a healthy grain of salt?

“[Jared]’s just modest,” Bryce says.

“He lights up when Jared’s around,” Elaine says. “It’s just like when he was a little boy — every time he stepped onto the ice, he beamed. It’s the same thing with Jared. He’s so happy. It’s so wonderful to see him like that.”

And how was it, not only getting to play with his husband, but to raise the Stanley Cup together?

“It’s a dream come true,” Bryce says. “Really. I know that’s such a cliche, but so is love at first sight, right? And the hometown boy winning it all for his childhood team. They’re all cliches. But they’re my life.”

“I know just how lucky I am,” Bryce says. “Winning with Jared, with this team — it’s been such a whirlwind of a year.”

I tell him to enjoy it.

“I do,” he says, smiling so widely I have no doubt he’s telling the truth. “I really, really do.”

#SOTM #fic snippet #bryce marcus #jared matheson #elaine marcus

[vogueleisure]

Best places to visit in Canada.

Best places to visit in Canada.

Canada, a largest country in North america has a vast land, vibrant cities and welcoming atmosphere. In this video i am going to show top 10 must visit places if you are in Canada.

10) Lake louise (lewis)

located 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the Hamlet of Lake Louise and Trans-Canada Highway. It has a turquoise (tuh kvoyz) water and is surrounded by sharp edged mountains. A variety of hiking trails exist around the lake. Hiking trails include trips to Saddleback (sa Duhl bak) Pass, Fairview Mountain (2,744 m (9,003 ft)), Mirror Lake, Lake Agnes, Big Beehive, Little Beehive, Devils Thumb, Mount Whyte, and Mount Niblock. Some of these trails are open to mountain biking and horseback riding, and the surrounding mountain faces offer opportunities for rock climbing.

9) Whistler

Whistler, is a short trip from Vancouver(Van ku vah) by road or air. It is North America's number 1 rated 4 seasons destination. With over 16 alpine bowls, three glaciers, 200 trails, and 8,171 acres of skiable terrain, the choices of where and what to ski/ride at Whistler Blackcomb from beginner to advanced terrain are staggering. At the base you can find award-winning après bars,  restaurants, patios(Pa ti oo) , cafes, shops, galleries and spas, with the breathtaking scenery around.

8) Banff (Ben f) National Park & the Rocky Mountains

Banff and Lake Louise has a rich heritage as one of the world’s most awe-inspiring mountain destinations. With easy access to pristine wilderness, endless outdoor adventures, and all the amenities you need, in Banff National Park you feel truly immersed in nature. Rocky Mountain scenery and abundant wildlife – from bighorn sheep to bears - are the star attractions of Banff National Park.

7)  St. John

St. John is the perfect combination of big-city luxury and traditional small-town charm. It is one of the oldest and most easterly cities in North America, in st john you can experience iceberg viewing, whale watching, Hiking, Birdwatching, rafting , diving and other fun activities.

6) Toronto

Toronto is Canada's most populous city and economic powerhouse. Vast green spaces, including a gorgeous waterfront, hopping nightlife, sophisticated shopping, eclectic restaurants, and teams in virtually every professional sport. You should not miss the toronto’s thriving arts scene—including theater, concerts, galleries, and red-carpet film festivals.

5) Vancouver (Van ku vah)

Vancouver lies between Burrard (Bu rar d) Inlet to the north and the Fraser River delta to the south, opposite Vancouver Island. It is one of the country’s most populous metropolitan regions. Vancouver city is renowned for its natural beauty and cultural diversity. Top places to explore are downtown’s Stanley Park, with its old-growth cedar forests surrounded by water views and sandy beaches, and the Granville Island Public Market. Other popular neighbourhoods include the West End, Gastown, Yaletown, and Chinatown.

4) Montreal

Montreal is a city in quebec province, the second most-populous city in Canada. It is a culturally rich city With its Place des Arts (place des aa) ,  museums, public libraries, art galleries, bookshops in most European languages, symphony orchestra, publishing houses, theatre companies, and free public lectures at the universities, Montreal must be accounted as a major cultural centre. Montreal is a growing, dynamic city with a diverse economy and a cultural life that is as rich as its history.

3) Quebec City

It was founded in 1608. Quebec city has a rich history and heritage, A city having centuries-old buildings, churches, impressive architecture, museums highlight its rich heritage. It is the only city whose walls are still standing in North America outside of Mexico. This city is also one of the world heritage sites by UNESCO.

2) Whitehorse

Located in Yukon  territory of canada, Whitehorse has grown into a major center for arts and culture in recent years. With the multiple activities like a small hiking trail at miles canyon river, northern lights, takhini hot springs,Yukon Arts Centre, MacBride Museum of Yukon History ,  happening around  whitehorse is a happening place for nature, adventure and history lovers.

1) Niagara Falls

Canada’s Niagara falls is a popular spot for couples. Located at the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States, Niagara falls is one of the main tourist attractions in canada. You can visit falls on cruises, where you can party and gamble in a casino. Niagara falls is undoubtedly one of the most visited honeymoon destinations.

So guys that’s all from this video, hope you enjoyed it. If so then hit the like button, share it with your friends, comment down your favorite place in canada. And make sure you subscribe our channel to receive the notifications of such interesting videos.

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[vancouvertrueborns]

Vivian ‘Pop’ Bennett lost his arm in WW I, but that didn’t stop him from building his home at 1735 East 49th across from Gordon Park in the 1930s. His property spanned four city lots and he filled the grounds with a fountain, rockeries, fish ponds, shrubs and flower-bordered walks that formed an annual prize-winning garden.

At Christmas, his elaborate light displays drew so much traffic that the VPD had to assign an officer to control the crowds. Pop liked to wander incognito among the admiring throngs and listen to the 78 RPM seasonal tunes blasted from hidden speakers in his rock garden.

When one of his sons died in WW II, Pop honoured him by creating the Ja-Go-Ben (James Gordon Bennett) Boys Club. Over 100 neighbourhood kids crammed his basement to learn leathercraft and build model airplanes. They formed sports teams and vacationed at Robson Cove summer camp on Burrard Inlet.

Pop died in 1969 prompting the Vancouver Sun to declare: The Man of Lights Is Gone.

Topping the wish list for the 1700-block E 49th today is a string of exterior Christmas lights. Anybody?

#Vivian Pop Bennett #WW I #WW II #1930s #1735 East 49th #Gordon Park #Christmas #James Gordon Bennett #Ja-Go-Ben Boys Club #Robson Cove #1969

[channelnewswire-blog]

# 4 in NEWS 1130's Top 10 of 2018: Trans Mountain purchase - NEWS 1130

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130)-- Few energy tasks captured more headings this previous year than the Trans Mountain pipeline growth. It inspired enormous demonstrations, triggered a mini-trade war between western neighbours, and evaluated the Trudeau government's commitments to environmentalists and First Nations.

The multi-billion dollar project would efficiently twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from the Edmonton location to Burnaby, nearly tripling its capability to 890,000 barrels of diluted bitumen each day. It would also increase tanker traffic in the environmentally-fragile Burrard Inlet 7 times over.

Growing opposition

The job dealt with opposition from the beginning, but as building ramped up in 2018, so too did the demonstrations. Several large "Stop Kinder Morgan" rallies took control of the streets of Vancouver and other significant cities during the Spring, and demonstration camps turned up as soon as again near Kinder Morgan's work sites on Burnaby mountain.

Hundreds of people were detained for breaking a BC Supreme Court injunction to remain 5 metres far from those websites, including Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and then-NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, who would end up being the mayor of Vancouver simply a few months later on.

"I feel I have no choice, at this moment, but to do this to enhance the deep, deep opposition to this job that's felt by my constituents," Stewart stated at the time.

Bad blood between western neighbours

B.C. Premier John Horgan, who promised throughout his election project to use "every tool in the tool kit" to oppose the Trans Mountain expansion, was also trying to make great on that promise.

In January, Horgan's government revealed a proposition to limit increased shipments of diluted bitumen while it studied the environmental impact of a prospective spill. The province also appealed a National Energy Board (NEB) decision that allowed Kinder Morgan to bypass regional regulations during building.

Trans Mountain quickly ended up being a sticking point in between B.C. and its eastern neighbour.

"The federal government of British Columbia is taking direct target at the tasks and financial security of numerous countless Canadians-- consisting of tens of countless British Columbians-- by threatening to restrict what can go inside a pipeline-- which they don't have the authority to do," Alberta Trade Minister Deron Bilous stated in a declaration.

In retaliation, Premier Rachel Notley briefly stopped Alberta's imports of B.C. red wines, and later on legislated the capability for her province to restrict the westward circulation of oil, or even suffice off totally.

A $4.5 billion gamble

However all the opposition was currently taking its toll on Kinder Morgan.

In April, the company revealed it was suspending all non-essential work on the pipeline, putting thousands of energy tasks and possibly the financial future of the country in limbo. It likewise provided Ottawa and Victoria until completion of May to reach an offer to get the task moving, or the business would desert it.

On Might 29th, the federal government doubled down on its support of the Trans Mountain growth, revealing it would spend $4.5 billion of taxpayer cash to acquire the task, and all of Kinder Morgan Canada's core possessions.

"Our company believe that this is the very best way to safeguard thousands of great, well-paying tasks, and the safest and most effective method to get our natural resources to world markets," stated Federal Finance Minister Expense Morneau.

"Make no mistake, this is an investment in Canada's future."

Taxpayer supporters and environmental groups were outraged, as were numerous Very first Countries groups, who implicated the Trudeau federal government of betraying its promises to safeguard their land and sovereignty.

"I believe this is a kind of dinosaur thinking," stated Ben West with Tanker Free BC. "The government of Canada must not be facilitating environment modification. It must be taking actions to move us beyond it."

An unanticipated twist

On the very day that Kinder Morgan shareholders authorized the sale, the Federal Court of Appeals overturned the NEB's approval of the Trans Mountain growth, mentioning a failure to sufficiently seek advice from Native groups.

"I can not start any words to reveal our feeling of elation, joy and pleasure," Squamish councillor Khelsilem stated following the judgment. "Native individuals have actually won. This project is stopped in its tracks today."

The choice also said the energy regulator need to reconsider the task's environmental evaluation and consider how increased oil tanker traffic will impact marine life.

The federal government, selecting not to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, offered the NEB an enthusiastic deadline of Feb. 22, 2019, to finish the new evaluation.

Regardless of the setback, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has actually re-affirmed his dedication to the task, arguing it is in the very best interest of all Canadians to persevere. Native groups on the other hand, have actually vowed to continue opposing the project.

The Trans Mountain expansion is far from the only pipeline project to face extreme opposition, and as average international temperature levels rise and the forecasts of climate scientists end up being significantly alarming, multi-billion dollar fossil fuel projects will only end up being more difficult to develop.

"Pipelines are a challenging service to be in," states UBC political researcher Kathryn Harrison.

"There is stronger opposition than ever before to the oil market. I believe oil market officers are well conscious of that."

Harrison points out a theory by German financial expert Hans-Werner Sinn called the "Green Paradox:" when environmental policies end up being more stringent, the owners of nonrenewable fuel source resources are incentivized to speed up resource extraction.

"I presume that's what we're seeing with the oil market. They know that the writing is on the wall-- that in the years to come, their markets either need to vanish or we're going to deal with much larger obstacles as a planet, and they are trying to get what they can to the market while they can."

Harrison includes the Trans Mountain controversy has also laid bare contractions within the Trudeau federal government's policies: particularly, trying to reveal environment leadership on the world stage while expanding Canada's production of heavy oil for export.

It's a contradiction which might not be lost on voters in 2019.

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Flashback Friday: ⏪ ✨👁👁✨Façade Festival (September 2017) - organized by Burrard Arts Foundation [👈🏼 slides 2/2 ] ______| ✨📽 🗺✨ |______ ✨Projection Mapping ✨ ~ #projectionmapping “... a cutting-edge technology & #artform turns any 3D object into a dynamic #projection surface, or “canvas”. The scale & versatility of this new medium is still being explored.” ~ www.burrardarts.org @burrardarts Façade Fest was an incredible weeklong event & such a fabulously beautiful diverse visual feast for the eyes & ears (yes - there was soundtracks/sound effects 🎶 )❣️ Flashback Friday: ⏪ ✨👁👁✨Façade Festival (September 2017) - organized by Burrard Arts Foundation [👈🏼 slides 2/2 ] ______| ✨📽 🗺✨ |______ ✨Projection Mapping ✨ ~ #projectionmapping “... a cutting-edge technology & #artform turns any 3D object into a dynamic #projection surface, or “canvas”. The scale & versatility of this new medium is still being explored.” ~ www.burrardarts.org @burrardarts Façade Fest was an incredible weeklong event & such a fabulously beautiful diverse visual feast for the eyes & ears (yes - there was soundtracks/sound effects 🎶 )❣️ Participating Artists: Evann Siebens • Paul Wong • Shawn Hunt • Annie Briard • Fiona Ackerman • Scott Billings • Luke Ramsay • Diyan Achjadi • Ben Skinner • James Nizam ______| ✨👁👁✨ |______ • Shot #onlocation by @smallstudiodesign using #iphone6 & first edited in #icloudphotos #icloudmemories & then final edit in #imovie on #iphone8plus ... #smallstudiofilms smallstudiodesign Participating Artists: Evann Siebens • Paul Wong • Shawn Hunt • Annie Briard • Fiona Ackerman • Scott Billings • Luke Ramsay • Diyan Achjadi • Ben Skinner • James Nizam ______| ✨📽 🗺✨ |______ • Shot #onlocation by @smallstudiodesign using #iphone6 & first edited in #icloudphotos #icloudmemories & then final edit in #imovie on #iphone8plus ... #smallstudiofilms smallstudiodesign (at Vancouver Art Gallery)

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