Fred Unleashed

Slice TV has green lighted a second helping of Real
Housewives of Vancouver. No word yet whether
alums Mary Zilba and Ronnie Negus will return.
Sisters&Brothers director Carl Bessai took home
the lion’s share of the Leo awards at B.C. film and
television’s biggest night.
Fred
Canada’s Top Chef Dale MacKay joined local
personalities to serve up dim sum at AIDS Vancouver’s
Celebrity Dim Sum benefit at Sun Sui Wah.
UNLEESHED
Bob Gallagher, with his wife Christy, helped raise
awareness and funds for heart health and prevention
programs at the the Heart of Gold Gala.
Golden girls: Two-time gala chair Carey Smith and honourary chair Bob Gallagher fronted the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart of Gold Gala. Gorgeous gold gowns dominated
the red carpet at the Hotel Vancouver for the eighth running
of the charity dinner and auction fittingly sponsored by Goldcorp. Helping the foundation’s effort of reducing deaths due
to heart disease and stroke by 25 per cent by 2020, gala-goers
emptied their wallets of $675,000 for the cause.
The lion’s share: Carl Bessai’s third installment of his familial trilogy that looked into the lives of four sets of siblings, was the big winner at this year’s Leo Awards, B.C.
film and television’s biggest night. Starring an ensemble
cast that included Glee’s Cory Monteith, Gabrielle Miller
and Tom Scholte, Sisters&Brothers earned six trophies
including Best Feature and Best Director. Other winners
included Best Actress Meg Tilly (Bomb Girls), Best Actor
Ryan Robbins (Marilyn) and Ice Pilots for Best Doc.
Homeless score big: Yours truly emceed the fifth Golf for the
Homeless Community golf tourney and dinner at the University Golf Course. Golf enthusiasts including former premier Mike Harcourt hit the links in support of First United
Church’s ongoing efforts of providing programs for the most
vulnerable citizens of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
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Cactus Club’s Katherine Burin helped launch the
chain’s 98 Days of summer-in-a-glass its Summer
Sangria, Watermelon Margarita and signature Bellini.
First United Church’s Robert Milton and tournament
director Rev. Bob Burrows welcomed 150 guests to
their Golf for the Homeless Community tournament.
Kasondra and Jacqui Cohen welcomed 250 guests to
their $1,500-ticket Face the World Gala held at their
newly renovated NW Marine Drive mansion.
Janelle Washington, Eleu Kruse and Carey Smith
were among the golden girls at the Heart and Stroke
Foundation’s Heart of Gold Gala.