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Win an MOV prize pack for the launch of the Home Grown exhibit

Deadline | Sep 30, 2010

Granville Online and the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) are offering a MOV Prize Pack for the most interesting story about preserves. Have an anecdote to share about the oldest jar in the family? The last preserved peach? Grandma's secret recipe? A day of canning with friends? Share it in 250 words or less for a chance to win!

 

The MOV prize pack includes:

* 2 memberships (giving access to all exhibits and opening nights for 1 year)

* Personalized tour of the museum collection

* A $20 gift voucher for a bottle from distributors of Artisan Wines

 

To win:

Post your 250-word story in the comment section on Michael Robertson's blog post "Jam porn on display at the Museum of Vancouver's Home Grown exhibit" and enter your name and contact info in the entry form below!

 

Home Grown at the Museum of Vancouver

MOV is paying homage to local food production and traditions in their Fall 2010 exhibit Home Grown. The exhibit opens August 26 and includes large-scale photographs by Brian Harris of urban farmers from across the city and a Communal Wall of Preserves. To find out more or to get your jar of preserves included on the wall, visit www.museumofvancouver.ca.

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Win a two day rail journey onboard the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer!

Deadline | Sep 30, 2010

Enter now for your chance to win 2 days of rail travel through Canada’s West & the Canadian Rockies onboard the Rocky Mountaineer in RedLeaf Service coach in 2011!

Prize includes 2 days travel Eastbound or Westbound between Vancouver and Calgary, 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches, 1 night accommodation in Kamloops and more for redemption during the 2011 season, valued at $2,778! If you can't wait until 2011, Rocky Mountaineer is currently offering a free night's stay at a luxury Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver with qualifying rail vacation package booked before August 31st. Click here for more information.

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Win a copy of Vij’s At Home, Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala’s latest cookbook

Deadline | Sep 30, 2010

Enter now for your chance to win a copy of Vij’s At Home cookbook.
 
Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij invite you to dinner. The owners of Vij’s and Rangoli restaurants in Vancouver have an all-new follow-up to Vij’s, the bestselling cookbook that has won numerous awards. In Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey, Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij show you how to prepare the recipes they eat at home.  To find out more about what goes on behind the scenes with Meeru and Vikram, check out TVWeek’s interview with the couple here.

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