MEDIA ADVISORY - 13th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park

Event:	Media Information Day for 13th Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park
	A joint event of the Vancouver Park Board and BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund
Date:	Monday, November 22, 2010
Time:	10 AM to 2 PM
Place:	Stanley Park, Miniature Train Area (Turn Right, off Pipeline Road)

STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - On Monday, November 22, we invite the media to join BC's Professional Fire Fighters, the staff from the Stanley Park Train and Children's Farmyard, adult burn survivors and even Santa, as everyone puts the finishing touches on the Thirteenth Annual Bright Nights in Stanley Park lighting event.  This year's theme is Canadian Christmas. 

An annual tradition for many families in the Lower Mainland, over 250 thousand people visit Bright Nights each year.  A joint event of the Vancouver Park Board and the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund, Bright Nights runs from Friday, November 26, 2010 until Sunday, January 2, 2011.  Hours are 3 PM to 10 PM daily.  It is closed Christmas Day.  The Children's Farmyard closes at 9 PM daily. 

PHOTOS & STANLEY PARK TRAIN OPERATING
The Stanley Park Train will run on request for photos between 10 AM and 2 PM. The illuminated lights are visible in the dense trees surrounding the park and railway during daylight hours Vancouver Fire Fighters will have an engine on site, unless there is an emergency call
INTERVIEWS
BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund:  Michael Hurley, President and Ray Boucher, Burn Fund Director & Chair of the Bright Nights Committee Vancouver Park Board: Tony Hamaliuk Adult Burn Survivors: Brady Tupper and Sharad Mohan Santa Claus will be on hand to oversee the decorating, and is more than happy to do an interview
BRIGHT NIGHTS IN STANLEY PARK RAISES MONEY FOR THE BURN FUND

Preventing Victims, Empowering Survivors!!!™ - Partial proceeds from the train and all donations at the event help raise funds for the important work carried out by the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund.  The fundraising goal for this year is $200,000. 

The Burn Fund provides life saving, life supporting, and life enriching services to the people in British Columbia.  More than 3,750 professional fire fighters from fifty-one communities around the province dedicate their time and skills to support burn survivors and increase the public's knowledge about fire and burn safety issues through the work the Burn Fund does with its Burn Awareness, Research and Prevention Programs. 

SAFETY TIPS, EVENT & TICKET INFORMATION:

The Burn Fund has prepared a list of Holiday Safety Tips. To download the tips, for more information, or to make a donation, please visit burnfund.org.

Event information is available at vancouverparks.ca.

TICKET INFORMATION:  Advance tickets are available at ticketmaster.ca or order by phone at 604-280-4444.  Same-day tickets available at the Stanley Park Train from noon daily.  Note that half the tickets for each night are available for on-site purchase.

Special performances and visuals by Mortal Coil Performance Society.

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DIRECTIONS to Bright Nights from downtown Vancouver: Drive along Georgia Street, heading west. Keep in the right lane, and take the 'Stanley Park' exit. You'll be heading north, and will come to a roundabout. Take the second road off the roundabout, which is Pipeline Road.  Drive up a slight hill, past the Rose Garden and the right-hand turn off to Malkin Bowl and the Stanley Park Pavilion. Continue up the hill, and at the fourth road on your right, turn right into the parking lot for the Stanley Park Train, and the entrance to Bright Nights.

For further information:

Please confirm your attendance by calling 604-536-9501 or
E-mail[email protected]
On Monday, November 22: Please contact Margo Bates on mobile at 604-788-9501