Located on 1560 Homer St. about three blocks from the heart of Yaletown and just beside David Lam Park, The Erickson is the newest luxury tower that just opened up about a week ago, it is the latest building by Concord Pacific and one of the last buildings designed by famous architect Arthur Ericskon. The Erickson is a luxury condominium tower,that has 20 floors, with three units per floor and each one will have balconies or terraces.Tower suites have elevator doors that open into a grand foyer with floor-to-ceiling windows. The Erickson also has fiber-optic technology, security and amenities including a 24-hour concierge and a fitness facility including a pool and underwater sound system. Currently there are 2 units for sale unit 1502 that consist of 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 parking spaces and 2050 sqft, asking $3,888,000. Unit 603 has 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 parking spaces and 2218 sqft, asking $5,380,000.

The coke parade will be held every night during the Olympic games. It starts at 7 pm at the corner of Hamilton and Nelson, then it goes straight thorough Hamilton and finishing at the corner of Hamilton and Drake.

During the parade Coke is giving away the limited edition aluminum cans and glowing bottles that change colors.

Have you been noticing the spot lights at night in Vancouver, it is a project called Vectorial Elevation is an interactive artwork that allows participants to transform the sky over our city. Using a three-dimensional interface, this web site lets you design huge light sculptures by directing 20 robotic searchlights located around English Bay. A web page is made for each participant with photos of their design from four cameras located around the city. Check it out its very cool:http://vectorialvancouver.net

Today is the new year according to the Chinese Calendar, and its the beginning of the Year of the Tiger.

Gung Hay Fat Choy means "Best wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year."

Chinese New Year marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.  It is a time for family reunions, for honouring ancestors and for thanking the gods for their blessings.

If you live in Vancouver, you’ll find lots of good restaurants to celebrate the Chinese new year. If you are in Yaletown you can go to Chinatown and celebrate at Floata Seafood Restaurant 400-180 Keefer Street, 604-602-0368 www.floata.com

or you can also take the sky train to Richmond and go to Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant3711 No. 3 Road, 604-232-0816  www.seaharbour.com

Following is a list of the top 10 most liveable cities as ranked by The Economist:

---- 1. Vancouver, Canada

---- 2. Vienna, Austria

---- 3. Melbourne, Australia

---- 4. Toronto, Canada

---- 5. Calgary, Canada

---- 6. Helsinki, Finland

---- 7. Sydney, Australia

---- 8. Perth, Australia

---- 9. Adelaide, Australia

---- 10. Auckland, New Zealand

Finally, after years of planning and waiting.

It was amazing to see how many people can fit in the corner of Mainland and Helmcken.

The Yaletown Business Improvement Association has created this festival with I Heart VanART to showcase all that the Yaletown community has to offer and to support local arts as well.

The event which will happen from Feb. 13-27, 2010 will include three live entertainment stages one of which will be a Jazz stage outside Capones Restaurant, a fashion stage at Avant Garde Hair, hundreds of different performers and the After Dark Parade presented by Coca-Cola.

  The new AquaBus terminal is ready an operating, it is located at the end of Beach Crescent, just between The Ericson building and Livecity Yaletown. It will take you every 5 minutes to Granville Island Terminal and every 7 minutes to Stamp’s & Spyglass Terminal. The cost is $3 one way. For more info you can log into:  http://www.theaquabus.com/

I just showed this condo yesterday and I just have to share the view with you, sorry about the quality, but I used the iPhone to take the pictures.

Hi all,

We set up a volunteer recruitment page for the Made in Vancouver Festival on our website.

Direct link: http://bit.ly/bGHW8c

Just in case you might want to share it with your employees and friends.

We are looking for site ambassadors (block captains) among others to basically walk around and keep an eye on things, help out vendors (if needed), give directions, answer questions, etc.

If you know someone who would be interested, kindly forward my email and make sure they sign up before February 10^th.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Jillian Ong

Yaletown BIA
#003 - 1290 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 2Y5
Ph: 604 683-7473
Fx: 604 683-7483

http://www.yaletowninfo.com

A new statue has been installed outside of the Yaletown CandaLine Station. The title is Equestrian Monument and it was done by sculptor David Robinson, you can check out his web page at www.robinsonstudio.com