Parkside Victoria Travel Blog

Want to win tickets to the Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show in Vancouver on March 19 - 20, 2011? We've got three pairs up for grabs!

How to enter:

1. Follow @waters_edge_bc, @pacific_shores AND @parkside_vic on Twitter

2. Retweet this message:

"RT & follow @waters_edge_bc, @Pacific_Shores & @parkside_vic to enter to WIN tickets to the Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show!"

The Victoria Cycling Academy gathered outside Trek Bike Shop last week before a morning ride to accept half of the total $1,179.77 raised at the local film premiere of Life Cycles at Parkside in January.

 

The Victoria Cycling Academy is a junior-specific training centre for young up-and-coming cyclists. Head coach Steve Lund and team members helped run the sold-out fundraiser held at Parkside's HD movie theatre, taking tickets and ushering guests.  

The remaining $589.88 was given to the South Island Mountain Bike Society (SIMBS), and will be used to help build and maintain local trails.

Thanks to our mild, West Coast weather and fantastic trails and walkways, the people of Victoria are pretty darn fit and healthy—it's not an uncommon sight to see joggers and walkers out pounding the pavement year-round.

To help you truly experience Victoria the way the locals do (and to help you keep up your healthy habits while on holiday), we've created a selection of walking and running route maps, varying from 3 - 15 km in distance and all starting and ending at Parkside.

And the lucky winners of the raffle held during the Victoria film premiere of Life Cycles on Saturday (Jan. 8) are:

With the sweet surround sound of birds chirping, rain falling, and two wheels ripping across beautiful landscapes, Parkside's HD movie theatre delighted more than 100 people during Victoria's first official screening of Life Cycles on Saturday (Jan. 8).

Times Colonist film writer Michael D. Reid writes about the Victoria premiere of Life Cycles, which will be held at Parkside's HD Theatre this Saturday (Jan. 8).

Check out the article here. 

Tickets are still available for 12:45, 2, 3:15 and 4:30pm showings. There will be bike gear and complimentary free stays at Parkside up for grabs as draw prizes.

All ticket sales and draw proceeds go to Team Aviawest's Junior Development team and the South Island Mountain Bike Society (SIMBS).

The film is sure to impress mountain bikers and non-riders alike!  

Want to win two tickets to the premiere of Life Cycles on January 8, 2011 at Parkside?

Tell us what your favourite Vancouver Island outdoor activity is and why in the comment section below to be entered in a draw for a chance to WIN one of two pairs of tickets up for grabs to the Life Cycles film premiere.

Contest details: The draw will take place on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 9 am. The winners will be contacted by email.

Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is premiering one of the most anticipated mountain bike films ever created in our HD movie theatre on January 8, 2011.

Tickets for the premiere of the Life Cycles film are still available at Trek Bicycle Store, Oak Bay Bicycles WestShore/Victoria and Parkside front desk, but hurry—only a limited number of tickets are available for the four showings!

Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is premiering one of the most anticipated mountain bike films ever created: Stance Film's Life Cycles, on January 8, 2011.

The British Columbia-based filmmakers tell a spectacular story of the bike, from its creation to its eventual demise.

A visually stunning journey with thought-provoking narration, Life Cycles uses Ultra HD to document the many stories surrounding the mountain bike and its culture.

It is being premiered across the globe in front of cycling enthusiasts and followers of innovative filmmaking alike.

On October 10, 2010, over 13,000 people laced up to run the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon (formerly the Royal Victoria Marathon), including a few of us from the Parkside team!

The race route starts in the heart of downtown Victoria, next to the iconic Fairmont Empress, and follows Victoria's scenic city streets through Oak Bay to the Uplands and back, with stunning ocean views to enjoy almost the entire way.

Parkside was excited to welcome runners from all over the world staying at the hotel on marathon weekend, which is just a short 10-minute walk from the starting line.