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Win a Trip to Britain

Win a fabulous trip for 4 to Britain including flights with Transat Holidays and a tour package with Contiki!

‘Win a Trip to Britain” Contest Official Rules

The Prize will consist of the following (approximate retail value of CA$6,000.00):

• Four (4) round trip airline tickets into London, England.
• Four (4) nights accommodation in London.  Continental breakfast daily included.
• Special 3-day London Underground & Bus Travel Pass (This can be stamped to commence on a date convenient to you)
• Day excursion including entrance to Stonehenge plus guided tour of Roman Baths, Bath (You choose the day for this excursion to fit in with your travel plans while in the UK)
• Return Transfer from Heathrow airport to central London by underground tube
• Open-top bus sightseeing tour including Buckingham Palace, Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral
• Theatre tickets (stalls or dress circle) to a London show
• Discounts available for many of London’s most popular attractions, including Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, the London Dungeon, the Tower of London and the London Eye
• Services of Contiki representatives at the Royal National Hotel
• Free Contiki ‘Welcome to London’ information booklet

The Small Print

Enter the Contest by April 30th, 2010 at 11.59 p.m.
There is a limit of one online entry per participant during the Contest Period.
Prize winner & guest must be between the ages of 18-35 to quality for the Contiki Holiday or the prize will be forfeited.
Travel must be completed by December 15th, 2010

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And by the way Britain does rock!

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… I so miss British Comedy!

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A list of free concerts in Vancouver, Richmond, and the throughout the lower mainland from February 12th through 28th 2010.
Part of the Cultural Olympiad

ALL showtimes are PM

Fri Feb 12th – Venice Queen – 10:15 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 12th – Bedouin Soundclash – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Fri Feb 12th – Yelo Molo – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 12th – Adam Woodall Band – 9:30 @ West Van Community Center
Fri Feb 12th – The Phonix – 8:00 @ Plaza Of Nations
Fri Feb 12th – Blue Rodeo – 9:15 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 12th – Delhi 2 Dublin – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Pubstep Celebration – 8:00 @ Darby’s Pub *19+
Sat Feb 13th – CJ Li – 4:30 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Sat Feb 13th – Mes Aïeux – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 13th – Wil – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Current Swell – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Jet’s Overhead – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Five Alarm Funk – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Daniel Wesley – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Matthew David – 3:15 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th – Hey Ocean – 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th – Bedouin Soundclash – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th – Jessie Farrel – 10:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Sat Feb 13th – Default – 6:15 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 13th – Califone! – 7:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 13th – Wilco – 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolin’s Pub
Sun Feb 14th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Sun Feb 14th – Keisha Chante – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sun Feb 14th – F.I.R. – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 14th – Pierre Lapointe – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 14th – Mother Mother – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th – Daniel Wesley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th – Rich Hope – 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th – Elliot Brood – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th – Serena Ryder – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Mon Feb 15th – Ima – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 15th – Garou – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 15th – Sloan – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Mon Feb 15th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Mon Feb 15th – Serena Ryder – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Mon Feb 15th – Jenn Grant – 8:30 @ Ozone
Mon Feb 15th – Kathleen Edwards – 9:45 @ Ozone
Mon Feb 15th – Balligomingo – 9:00 @ Plaza Of Nations
Mon Feb 15th – Jet’s Overhead – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Mon Feb 15th – Matisyahu – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th – Grand Dérangement – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Tue Feb 16th – Spirit Of Uganda – 8:00 @ Ozone
Tue Feb 16th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Tue Feb 16th – Alexisonfire – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th – Fresh IE – 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Tue Feb 16th – Buck 65 – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Tue Feb 16th – Eliot Brood – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Tue Feb 16th – The Trews – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Wed Feb 17th – DRUM! – 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th – Corb Lund – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th – Ryan Dahle – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th – Bend Sinister – 8:15 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th – Karkwa – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 17th – Porn Flakes – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 17th – Two Hours Traffic – 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Wed Feb 17th – The Arkells – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Wed Feb 17th – Jill Barber – 8:00 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th – Hawksley Workman – 9:30 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th – Hot Hot Heat – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th – Ivy League Brawlers – 10:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Thur Feb 18th – Leoffenders – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Vishten – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Soirée DJ and Plastic Bertrand – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
Thur Feb 18th – Jully Black – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Thur Feb 18th – Two Hours Traffic – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Thur Feb 18th – Corb Lund – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th – The Arkells – 8:30 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th – Our Lady Peace – 9:45 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th – Rumba Calzada – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Thur Feb 18th – Keisha Chante – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 18th – Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th – We Are The City – 5:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th – Redgy Blackout – 9:00 @ West Van Community Center
Fri Feb 19th – Allez Ouest – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Pascal Lejune – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Éric Lapointe – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Fri Feb 19th – Town Pants – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Fri Feb 19th – Deadmau5 – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th – DRUM! – 8:00 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th – Canadian Tenors – 9:30 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th – The Arkells – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th – Dan Mangan – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th – Sam Roberts – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th – Jully Black – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Sat Feb 20th – Mary Barry et Mimosa – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 20th – Hey Rosetta! – 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 20th – Rallycar – 3:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – Ultimate Power Duo – 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – The Arkells – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th – Sam Roberts – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th – Allez Ouest – 3:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Shane Phillip – 4:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Zuco 103 Soundsystem – 5:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – DRUM! – 6:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Said The Whale – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Hey Ocean – 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Tiger Style – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Mother Mother – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Malkit Singh – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st – Kelly Brock – 4:00 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 21st – Ode à l’Acadie – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 21st – Swank – 8:15 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 21st – Dustin Bentall – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 21st – Les Cowboys Frigants – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 21st – Hey Rosetta! – 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Sun Feb 21st – The Odds – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st – 54-40 – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st – Jully Black – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 22nd – Édith Butler – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 22nd – Zachary Richard – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 22nd – Colin James – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 22nd – Classified – 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Tue Feb 23rd – Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd – Anique granger – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Tue Feb 23rd – Les 3 Accords – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – Aaron Tyler Grant (of the Broken Condom Babies) 9:45 @ Plaza of Nations
Wed Feb 24th – Bridges And Breakdowns – 9:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Wed Feb 24th – Andrea Lindsay – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – Mighty Popo – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – André-Philippe Gagnon – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – Wintersleep – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Wed Feb 24th – Tambura Rasa – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 24th – Damian “Jr.Gong” Marley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th – Geneviève Toupin – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Daniel Roa – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Adriane Moffat – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
Thur Feb 25th – Illscarlett – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th – Head Pins – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 25th – Street Heart – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 25th – Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 25th – Inward Eye – 11:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Fri Feb 26th – Dr Strangelove – 3:30 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Robert Charlebois – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 26th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
Fri Feb 26th – Tokyo Police Club – 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th – Bridges And Breakdowns – 5:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Inward Eye – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Jaydee Bixby – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Two Hours Traffic – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Illscarlett – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – The Higgins – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Marianas Trench – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Doc Walker – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – TBC – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown**
Fri Feb 26th – Girl Talk – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th – Samiane – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 27th – Alfa Rococo – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 27th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Sat Feb 27th – The Stills – 10:15 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th – Illscarlett – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th – Blue Rodeo – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th – Hey Rosetta! – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – You Say Party!We Say Die! – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Tokyo Police Club – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Wide Mouth Mason – 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Wintersleep – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 28th – Five Alarm Funk – 9:30 @ Ozone

ALL showtimes are PM

TBC is to be confirmed, the act hasnt been announced yet.

There are more shows in and around Vancouver, but these are the free ones!

Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver

Livecity Downtown:
Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver

Holland Park (Two Stages):
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey

Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond

Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver

Atlantic Canada House (Two Stages):
Granville Island

Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater):
750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver

Doolins Pub:
654 Nelson Street, Vancouver

The Cellar:
1006 Granville Street, Vancouver

West Van Community Center:
2121 Marine Drive

Darby’s Pub:
4th and Macdonald, Vancouver

Saskatchewan Pavillion:
Between BC Place Stadium and Sochi House

la Place de la Francophonie:
Granville Island

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