That’s odd…There seems to be a Russian Battleship with 18 cruise missiles docked in our harbor! While we normally see something more along the lines of a Disney Cruise Ship in our harbor, right now the Russian guided missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut are in port and on their first visit to Canada. Vancouver [...]
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Canada Day 2011 at Canada Place + Photo Contest!
Ok kids, listen up. It’s Canada’s Birthday and we’re throwing a huge party. No…I’m serious. This July 1st come down and celebrate Canada Day at the Canada Place Convention Center. Each year the convention center hosts the biggest and baddest party with live entertainment, special guests and the city’s best fireworks display. The party kicks [...]
Canada Place Replaces its Iconic Five Sails
The Canada Place Corporation just recently completed the 2010/2011 Roof Rehabilitation project which saw the replacement of the iconic sail fabric. Built in 1985 and known as one of Canada’s largest architectural landmarks, the five white sails have been welcoming the world to Vancouver for the past three decades. And while the sails appeared to [...]
Photos: The Pan Pacific Vancouver Celebrates its 25 Year Anniversary
This past week, the Pan Pacific Vancouver celebrated its 25 Year Anniversary. In 1986, the Hotel opened its doors for the first time to kick off Expo 86 alongside Canada Place, the World Trade Center and the Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal. To celebrate this milestone, (and a belated Christmas party!), the Hotel held a function [...]
Blast from the Past: Video on Making of the Pan Pacific Vancouver and Canada Place
This month, the Pan Pacific Vancouver is celebrating its 25 Year Anniversary. To be exact, on January 8, 1986, the Pan Pacific Vancouver and Canada Place opened its doors for the first time to celebrate Expo 86. To commemorate this historic milestone, I thought I’d showcase photos from the past quarter century. To do this, [...]
The Pan Pacific Welcomes new Director of Sales: Brent Lavery
The Pan Pacific is pleased to announce its latest member of the team and the new Director of Sales, Brent Lavery. Brent just recently made his way back west from Ottawa, Ontario to join the hotel. Despite his most recent move, Brent is no stranger to British Columbia – Brent used to live in Vancouver [...]
Amazing Images of Vancouver in Black and White
With this month’s photography feature, I thought I’d keep up with the mood of fall… Photo: Flickr: ecstaticist Although instead of displaying photos of rain and gloom, I thought I’d do something a little more pleasant on the eye. Today’s post is a look at some of the better Black and White photos I’ve recently [...]
Canada Place to Replace its Iconic Sails
As of this month, the Canada Place Corporation (CPC) is undertaking a roof rehabilitation project that includes the replacement of the iconic white sails. Canada Place | Photo: jscot7357 The sails will be replaced as it has exceeded its 20 year life span and leakages are becoming more frequent. The project is expected to take [...]
This Summer is Cruise Ship Season
This May, the Pan Pacific Vancouver has seen plenty of traffic around the hotel as thousands of travellers set sail on one of the many cruise ships that depart from the Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal. Every summer almost 300 cruise ships set sail carrying over one million travelers to various destinations. For the past [...]
Grab Your Ticket: April Events At The Vancouver Convention Center
It’s now back to business as our neighbours, the Vancouver Convention Center and Canada Place, re-open their doors since the 2010 Winter Olympics came to an end. Photo: Vancouver Convention Center This week, the Vancouver Convention Center saw the California Wine Fair and the F5 Expo attract thousands of guest and attendees taking part in [...]
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