Philippine Showbiz Today Vol 13 No 7 | Page 21

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April 8 - 21 , 2018

Philippine Showbiz Today 21

SPORTS

Dear Canucks fans ,
Hockey Twins retire after 18 seasons

Thank You Canucks Fans - A Letter from Daniel and Henrik Sedin

... Thank you for everything . We will always be Canucks , and this will always be our home . by Henrik & Daniel Sedin @ Canucks / Vancouver Canucks ( canucks . com )
Sedin twins in 1999
Earlier this year we wrote a letter to the city , and to everyone who has supported us for the past 18 years . Many people were asking what the future holds . We said we ’ d take it one year at a time , and when the time was right , we ’ d talk with our families and sit down with management to discuss it . We started the year with the mindset that a decision would be made in
the postseason . But it became clear , after discussions with our families throughout the year , that this will be our last season . This feels right for all of us . Being part of the Canucks family for 18 seasons has been the best period of our lives . But it ’ s time to focus on our families and life after hockey . It ’ s time to help with homework every night . It ’ s time to be at every birthday party and to stand in the cold at every hockey rink , soccer game and riding lesson on weekends . It ’ s time to be at home for dinner every night . We ’ re saying it now because we want to share these final three games with you . We also want to share these games with our families , friends , teammates , coaches , trainers , staff and everyone at the Canucks who have supported us . You ’ ve all been with us every step of the way , and we want to thank you . It ’ s time to let the next generation of young players lead the Canucks . Travis is building a strong culture and emphasizes a style of play we know will be successful . The team is in great hands , with people who care about its success and it ’ s headed in the right direction . We know there is a bright future for the Canucks . As we ’ ve said before , Vancouver has become home . This is our family ’ s home . We plan to be part of this community long after we retire . Vancouver has given us so much and we ’ ve tried to give everything we have in return . That won ’ t change . In the meantime , we still have some games to play , and we still have some work to do .
Henrik and Daniel

Home of Storybrooke pays tribute to Once Upon A Time

Richmond , BC – The City of Richmond , the real life setting for the fictional town of Storybrooke , is paying tribute to the producers , cast and crew of this acclaimed television series , Once Upon A Time , as its nears the end of its seven season run .
“ Once Upon a Time entertained television audiences for seven highly successful seasons ,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie . “ It also produced millions of dollars of economic impact for our local and provincial economy and it raised the international profile of Richmond . Tourists from around the world have visited historic Steveston Village to see the real life setting for Storybrooke . We ’ re pleased to offer our congratulations and thanks
to the producers , cast and crew as they conclude the series ’ successful run ”
Since 2011 , the streets of historic Steveston Village as well as many popular local businesses and tourism sites have regularly been transformed overnight to become Storybrooke scenes – Granny ’ s Café , Storybrooke Post Office , Storybrooke Country Bread , Mr . Gold Pawnbroker and Antiquities Dealer and more . Some of the Storybrooke set signage will be left set up over the March 30 to April 1 long-weekend for fans to enjoy .
An economic impact study completed for The Motion Picture Association of Canada this year found that over its seven seasons Once Upon A
Timeproduction was responsible for 7,727 full time equivalent jobs and was responsible for $ 382.4 million in direct production expenditure in British Columbia . The series was also a strong tourist attraction , with many visitors to Tourism Richmond ’ s tourism information centre in Steveston Village , reporting they had come specifically to visit Storybrooke .
With series production recently returning to Steveston to shoot scenes for the series ’ final episodes , Mayor Brodie visited the set earlier today to declare March 29 as Once Upon A Time Day in Richmond . Brodie , who was featured in the show ’ s season 1 DVD bonus section as the “ real Mayor of Storybrooke ,” thanked the producers , cast and crew for their
contributions to the community .
Richmond prides itself as a film friendly community and has set new records for filming over the past three years . More than 200 days of filming activity took place in both 2016 and 2017 .
In recent years , major motion pictures such as Deadpool , War for the Planet of the Apes and Godzilla undertook extended shooting in Richmond . Numerous TV series , including Once Upon A Time , Supernatural and The Magicians also regularly film in Richmond . For more information see the Richmond Film Office ’ s recently released 2017 annual report at : www . richmond . ca / agendafiles / Open _ PRCS _ 3-27- 2018 . pdf●