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AHA MEDIA at Canadian Tire Hockey School Skills Camp with former Canucks Dave Babych and Garry Valk at Rogers Arena in Vancouver

February 16, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

On Sunday Feb 13, 2011 at Rogers Arena, young hockey players from Vancouver will learn skills straight from NHL Alumni – former Canucks Garry Valk and Dave Babych – as part of the Canadian Tire Hockey School Skills Camp. The Vancouver camp is one of a series of one-day training sessions taking place across Canada, designed in partnership with the NHL. The camps are presented by Canadian Tire Hockey School, a free online resource that provides kids, parents, coaches and fans with information about equipment, skills and training from the experts.

Canadian Tire Hockey School

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Canadian Tire, the NHL and Stanley Cup® Winner Jonathan Toews are proud to announce another Canadian hockey first, the Canadian Tire Hockey School, in partnership with the NHL. As Canada’s largest retailer of sporting equipment and a brand steeped in Canadian history, Canadian Tire is who Canadians trust for their first pair of skates, stick, helmet and pads. Over the past 90 years, Canadian Tire has equipped millions of first-time hockey players from head to toe.

Canadian Tire Hockey School – Canadiantirehockeyschool.ca

In partnership with the NHL, Canadian Tire Hockey School (CTHS) will be the trusted resource for Canadian hockey players, parents, coaches and hockey fans.
CTHS will deliver a full range of tips, drills, training and equipment advice that will help develop young players as they progress through their hockey career. For example:

o How to lace your skates/tape your stick

o Gear-fitting guide

o Hockey costs, expenses, nutrition

o Coaching and Leadership

o Skating tips, tricks and techniques from NHL experts

Jonathan Toews, Stanley Cup® Champion and team captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, has joined Canadian Tire’s all-star team, as the founding member and official spokesperson of the CTHS. Jonathan will provide ongoing content based on his professional and minor hockey participation.
Whether it’s to play on a backyard rink or advance in their local house league, CTHS offers practical insights into how to mentor, parent and become a well-rounded player.
Through exclusive access to e-newsletters, articles and videos, CTHS will offer members fun and helpful content:

o Kids – Provide the training and information they need to build confidence and a lifelong enjoyment of the game

o Parents – Provide the knowledge, tools and confidence to be the role model for their children as they develop as hockey players

o Coaches – Provide a guide to developing young hockey players, including skills, drills, equipment, health and fitness information

o Fans – Provide a one-stop shop to support their hockey rituals, delivering relevant hockey content, tickets and promotions, and their favourite gear and merchandise

Further developing a grassroots connection in Canadian communities, Canadian Tire will launch the Canadian Tire Hockey School NHL Skills Camps. These unique Camps will provide lucky minor hockey players the opportunity to develop and grow their skills through on and off ice skill development sessions led by experienced NHL hockey experts, with appearances by NHL alumni and coaches. The first of six Canadian Tire Hockey School NHL Skills Camps during the 2010-2011 season will take place in Winnipeg, MB on September 21, 2010. Details for how to win the chance for your child to be a part of one of these exciting Camps will be available through http://www.canadiantirehockeyschool.ca in late August.

Kids, Parents, Coaches and Fans can sign up for Canadian Tire Hockey School by visiting CanadianTireHockeySchool.ca

Below are photos of Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Community Engagement, Peter Davies, Richard Czaban, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks

AHA MEDIA at With Glowing Hearts the Movie Screening in Vancouver

February 16, 2011 ahamedia 2 comments

With Glowing Hearts: A Vancouver 2010 Social Media Story explores what it means to be human, #hashtags, hockey and homlessness.

See you there. Tell us about your Olympic Experience on Twitter @WGHTheMovie

The one year anniversary of the games is fast approaching but the effects that it had on our local culture are still largely unexplored. This documentary

After the screening there will be beverages and celebrations at W2

Categories: AHA Media, Andrew Lavigne, April Smith, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Irwin Oostindie, Jon Ornoy, Uncategorized, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Games, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, W2, W2 Community Media Arts, W2 Culture + Media House, With Glowing Hearts - WGH The Movie

AHA MEDIA’s review of The Eagle (2011 film) preview in Vancouver, Canada

February 11, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA recently attended the preview of the movie The Eagle in Vancouver, Canada

The Eagle is a film adaptation of the 1954 historical adventure novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff. Directed by Kevin Macdonald from a script by Jeremy Brock, the film is set in the 2nd century AD and tells of a young Roman officer’s search to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father’s legion in the north of Britain. The story is based on the legend of the Legio IX Hispana (Ninth Spanish Legion) which is alleged to have disappeared in Britain in around AD 117.

The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong and Tahar Rahim. Filming began on 24 August 2009 and took place in Hungary and Scotland. The film is a United Kingdom and United States co-production. It will be released on 11 February 2011 in the USA through Focus Features, and on 25 March 2011 in the UK.

Below are photos of Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA at The Eagle preview

Below is Ron Sander and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA

A very historically accurate movie along the lines of the movie King
Arthur and set almost in the same time period and same local.

 Channing Tatum plays Marcus Aquilla, a Roman Centurion in 140 AD whose father,
20 years earlier, was a part of the legendary 9th legion who
disappeared under unusual circumstances.

 Channing, alongside his slave (played by a very good Jamie Bell), sets out to find what happened to
his father and either bring him and the eagle crest (of the 9th
legion) home, or avenge his death and bring honor to Rome.

 From the flatlands of southern England to the Highlands of Scotland, the views
are breathtaking, the people rugged, and the sunsets/sunrises
beautiful. We meet the tribe of the Seal people (a relative to the
Inuit) and get to see a little of their life and how difficult it was,
we also get to see a bit of Roman life after being discharged.

 All in all a very good movie and well worth seeing.

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Movie Review, Peter Davies, Vancouver

Rocky Dal Passo asks for donations for his cat’s surgery in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

February 10, 2011 ahamedia Leave a comment

Rocky Dal Passo’s beloved cat Alicia needs surgery to fix her back hind legs after she was thrown out of a 5 story window during a break and enter! The vet’s bill is $5,000!!