For Immediate Release: August 6th, 2009
Twenty-two teams have selected the region as their training grounds for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and officials announce new Mountain Sport Centre funding today
- Future Shop provides opportunity for Richmond secondary school with leading resources in the classroom -
BURNABY, BC (September 9, 2009) Future Shop, in partnership with the Richmond Board of Education, opened a Future Generation Tech Lab in the Richmond School District today, solidifying the company’s commitment to secondary students and schools across Canada and addressing one of their leading challenges. With an increasing demand for digital tools in the classrooms, principals have reported that funding for computers and related equipment is an ongoing challenge*. In response, The Future Generation Tech Lab program, established in April 2009, contributes $50,000 donations to each of the selected schools to upgrade classrooms into leading edge technology centres.
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Trevor Linden, Wendel Clark & Ian White lead Midnight Madness events in Toronto &Vancouver
(Toronto, ON/Burnaby, BC) September 9, 2009 - In addition to millions of Canadians waiting for the puck to drop on the start of the 2009-10 hockey season, gamers and fans are also looking forward to scoring a copy of EA SPORTS NHL 10, the number one selling console videogame in Canada*. Future Shop, Canada’s largest retailer and etailer of consumer electronics, has teamed with EA SPORTS to celebrate the launch of its highly-anticipated NHL 10 videogame at “Midnight Madness” launch parties in Toronto and Vancouver on Monday, September 14. Hundreds of fans are expected to participate in a party atmosphere to play NHL 10 on Xbox 360, meet current and former NHL stars Trevor Linden (Vancouver), Wendel Clark and Ian White (Toronto), and be among the first to receive NHL 10.
