Labour Day Weekend

There are no record conventions or comic conventions this weekend because it’s Labour Day weekend. But you should keep an eye on your local record stores for specials.

For example, you can get 20% off on $100+ in store purchases of vinyl this weekend at Sunrise Records locations. And there are also the usual Labour Day discounts on CDs & vinyl at Amazon Canada and Amazon.com, if you want to do some comparison shopping.

By the way, you should note that the PC Optimum / Apple Music promotion for three months ends today, Wednesday the 28th of August, 2024 (click here for details), as does the 5000 Bonus Points Offer on $50 Apple Gift Card purchases from participating Shoppers Drug Mart stores. But Playstation users should note that a 10,000 Bonus Points Offer on $100 Playstation Gift Cards will begin tomorrow at participating Atlantic Superstore and Real Canadian Superstore locations and end on August 31st.

Enjoy.

August 28th, 2024 Comments Off on Labour Day Weekend Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

A Record Show, Finally!

The Burlington Record Show will occur this Sunday, the 25th of August (2024) at the Halton Naval Veterans Hall from 10am to 3pm and admission is a donation to the hall itself.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are 204 and 207, which are serviced by Burlington Transit.

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Memorabilia collectors should also note that the four day Fan Expo Canada will occur at the Metro Toronto Convention Center from tomorrow, the 22nd, to Sunday, the 25th of August, 2024.

Admission varies (click here for additional information) and the venue is an 8 minute walk away from Union Station, which is serviced by subway or commuter trains on the TTC, Go Transit and Up Transit. This is also a major Via Rail station.

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The Westcoast Comic Con will also occur on Sunday, August 25th (2024) at Vancouver’s Maritime Labour Center from 11am to 5pm.

Admission is $12 and children 12 and under get in free. And this venue is accessible on public transit from the north (Bus Stops 50435 and 50495) and South (Bus Stops 50733 and 50944) via Translink, all of which are less than a nine minute walk from the venue.

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Please note that cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.

August 21st, 2024 Comments Off on A Record Show, Finally! Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

This Weekend’s Events

There will unfortunately be no record conventions this weekend. But music, television and film memorabilia collectors should note that there are three ComiCons this weekend, in Angus and Collingwood, Ontario and Ponoka, Alberta:

The first event this weekend will be the Central Alberta Fanfest at the Ponoka Jubilee Library on Saturday, the 17th of August, 2024, from 10am to 4pm.

This event is free but there is no public transit to this venue.

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The Collingwood ComiCon will also be held this Saturday, but at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63 from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are numbers 234 (on Crosstown Route) and 420 (on East Route), which are serviced by Collingwood Public Transit.

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And finally, the Angus ComiCon will be hosted from 10am to 3pm by the Angus Recreation Center on Sunday, the 18th of August.

Admission is $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And unfortunately this venue is not yet serviced by public transit.

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Remember, cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.

August 14th, 2024 Comments Off on This Weekend’s Events Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Comic Cons This Weekend

There are quite a few comic conventions this weekend, including two weekend long Anime conventions in Edmonton and Vancouver that are starting on Friday the 9th of August, 2024. And several day long comic conventions in Ontario, namely Orillia, Orangeville, Ottawa and Vaughan:

Animathon 2024 will be held at the Edmonton Convention Center tomorrow to Sunday, the 11th.

Day passes are pretty much sold out online but general admission will be available at the venue, which is a five minute walk from Central Station and also serviced by multiple bus routes by Edmonton Transit.

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Anime Revolution 2024 will also be an all weekend event but will be hosted by the Vancouver Convention Center, which is serviced by the Vancouver Ferry Terminal and Waterfront Station on Translink.

Three day passes are still available and daily passes differ in price. Click here for additional information.

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The Orillia Comicon will be hosted by the Roller Skating Place in Severn, Ontario from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, August 10th, 2024.

Admission is $5 or free for kids 10 and under. But unfortunately, this is a remote venue so the nearest bus stop is 20 minutes away, on Murphy Road (at Highway 12), and there doesn’t appear to be a sidewalk from this stop to the venue.

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The Vaughan Con will also occur on Saturday, the 10th of August 2024, and will be held at the Bellvue Manor from 10am to 5pm. But you should note that you have until the end of today, the 8th, to get a $20 pass (click here for details).

Admission will be free for kids 12 and under (if accompanied by an adult) but admission will be going up on the 9th. And the nearest bus stops are 3818 and 6346, which is service by Route 020 on York Region Transit.

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The Orangeville ComiCon will be held from 10am to 3pm om Sunday, the 11th of August 2024 at the Orangeville Curling Club.

Advanced ticket and VIP ticket packages are still available by clicking here, but a $5 admission will be available at the venue, with kids under 12 getting in for free. And yes, the venue is serviced by the Green route on Orangeville Transit, which I believe may still be free.

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The Capital Trade Show will again be held at the Nepean Sportsplex, this time from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, August 11th, 2024. And admission will be free.

The nearest bus stops to the venue are bus stop numbers 1652 and 1683, which are serviced by multiple major routes on OC Transpo.

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Note that cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.

August 8th, 2024 Comments Off on Comic Cons This Weekend Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Two Comicons This Weekend

Montreal’s largest communion convention, Otakuthon, will occur from the 2nd to 4th of August, 2024 at the Palais Des Congrès de Montréal.

Admission is obtained onsite (click for details here) and this venue has its own Metro Station, Station Place-d’Armes, whose Level 1 entrance has an ATM.

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The Sudbury Comicon will be held on Saturday the 3rd of August 2024 at the Northbury Hotel & Conference Center from 10am to 4pm.

Admission will be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And a trip planner exists on the city’s official transit website.

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Note that cash may be preferable at these events. Enjoy.

July 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Two Comicons This Weekend Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

No major events this weekend, but…

Unfortunately it looks like nothing is happening this weekend when it comes to record conventions or Comic conventions. But at least we now know all four hobbits will be at the Ottawa Comicon in September, along with Monty Python‘s own John Cleese and Mr. T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick.

Shawn Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood will host “An Evening in the Shire with the Four Hobbits” on September 7th, 2024 at 8pm at the EY Center, which is of course located next to the Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport and serviced by three major bus routes, Route 97, Route 99 and Route 197.

The two nearest hotels to this venue are also at the airport, the Hilton Garden Inn and the Fairmount Inn & Suites Ottawa Airport, which are a 12 minute walk away from the venue. But three additional hotels can be found a short, four minute drive up Uplands Drive, the Holiday Day Inn Express & Suites, Hampton Inn by Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton, which are serviced by Route 197.

You should note that Route 197 is a bit of a milk route but it brings people to the venue’s doors within 33 minutes and is safer that walking down the stretch of Uplands Drive in-between the venue and the hotels, which has no sidewalk and very little lighting.

Safety first!

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By the way, the 5,000 PC Optimum Points bonus on $50 Google Play gift card purchases at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will end on Friday, July 26th, 2024 and these points will be added to your account 2 to 4 weeks later.

July 24th, 2024 Comments Off on No major events this weekend, but… Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre