The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame (BCEHOF) is taking their StarWalk along Granville Street downtown virtual. The over 300 BCEHOF’s entertainment hall-of-famers are featured on a new self-guided walking tour of Granville Street’s StarWalk in Vancouver. Bios for Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Michael J. Fox, Dal Richards and close to 200 others are now found on the VanWalks tour app (www.vanwalks.ca), in partnership with BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. StarWalk entertainers with ties to Surrey include jazz singer Eleanor Collins, filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon (award-winning filmmaker and journalist and founder of DESIBUZZCanada), bhangra music star Jazzy B (aka Jaswinder Singh Bains) and others.
By DESIBUZZCanada Staff
VANCOUVER – The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame (BCEHOF) is taking their StarWalk along Granville Street downtown virtual.
The over 300 BCEHOF’s entertainment hall-of-famers are featured on a new self-guided walking tour of Granville Street’s StarWalk in Vancouver.
Bios for Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Michael J. Fox, Dal Richards and close to 200 others are now found on the VanWalks tour app (www.vanwalks.ca), in partnership with BC Entertainment Hall of Fame.
The app offers a free virtual tour along Granville Street, from Robson to Nelson, where smartphone users can virtually expand sections of the sidewalk stars to read more about each inductee. Users can also start a tour by searching for a name and directions to the star placement.
“Entertainment in B.C. needs to regain its swagger, and the bronze stars on Granville Street are a big part of that,” Bill Allman, president of BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, said in a news release Wednesday, June 7.
“For a relatively small city, Vancouver alone has produced an amazing amount of international and national talent,” Allman added. “People commemorated in the sidewalk have shaped not only Canadian culture, but worldwide entertainment. The VanWalks app is the perfect tool for everyone to use to learn about these amazing entertainers and builders of a vibrant industry.”
StarWalk entertainers with ties to Surrey include jazz singer Eleanor Collins, filmmaker R. Paul Dhillon (award-winning filmmaker and journalist and founder of DESIBUZZCanada), bhangra music star Jazzy B (aka Jaswinder Singh Bains) and others.
The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to honour “high-profile individuals who have made a significant contribution to the entertainment industry in British Columbia.” Today, the hall honours more than 300 entertainers in two categories (StarWalk, StarMeritus).
The BCEHOF has announced three new StarWalk inductees from the world of music: Loverboy, and Rocket Norton. They will join the 300+ previous inductees who have been recognized for their significant contribution to the province’s entertainment industry and cultural landscape.
Each will be celebrated with a star presentation this month. Fans and media are invited to attend each of the presentations which will take place along the 800 block of Granville Street on between the Orpheum and the Commodore.
“These inductees are especially exciting because they represent the swagger that BC entertainment deserves given our massive impact on the international stage,” said Allman. “It’s definitely a series of rock and roll inductions with millions of album sales around the world!”
