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Introducing the Winners of Klondike Contracting’...

Posted on December 3rd, 2012

Thank you to everyone who participated in making our 2nd Annual Renovation Retreat Contest a huge success! In appreciation for making this year’s Renovation Retreat such a success with so many people participating, we’d like to offer everyone 10% off 2 hour in-home design consultation. Please call us at 604.708.3337 and just mention “Everyone’s a Winner” to claim your discount! (valid until December 20, 2012)

Get 10% off 2 hour in-home design consultation just by calling 604.708.3337 and mentioning: “Everyone’s a winner!”

…and now, without further ado, here are the lucky winners  of our 2nd Annual Renovation Retreat!

Grand Prize: Fairmont Pacific Rim

Congratulations to Claus & Rosemary from Vancouver on winning the grand prize package! It was our pleasure to present them with a two-night stay in a luxurious Signature Harbour Mountain View Room at Fairmont Pacific Rim, arguably Vancouver’s most luxurious hotel, dinner for 2 at ORU with culinary delights of the Pacific Northwest and flavours of Pacific Rim and a couples massage experience at the tranquil Willow Stream Spa set amidst the most spectacular harbour & mountain views (Valued at over $2,000 plus HST). We met the very sweet Claus and Rosemary on the last night of the Vancouver Home and Interior Design Show, when they stopped by our booth to chat about a potential future renovation, entered our contest and won a couple of weeks later!

Runner-up Prize: Delicious Decadence from Chocolate Arts

We were proud to present Jennifer, from Burnaby, with a delectable prize from local chocolatiers, Chocolate Arts. Jennifer’s prize consists of a $75 Gift Voucher and a Large Celebration Box consisting of 110 pieces of the finest chocolates and truffles, hand crafter by Master Chocolatier, Greg Hook, for a prize valued at $200+HST! Jennifer is a huge fan of Chocolate Arts and happened to hear about Klondike and the contest through them. Congratulations Jennifer – enjoy your delicious treats! Klondike just recently completed the renovations the Chocolate Arts facilities, where we doubled the size of their manufacturing area and created a cozy café for you to enjoy your chocolate and coffee! To learn more about this renovation, click here. Be sure to check out the work (and, better yet, the chocolate) for yourself at 1620 W 3 Ave – they are open Monday through Saturday 8am to 6pm and on Sundays & holidays 10am to 5pm.

Runner-up Prize: Mouthwatering BBQ Package from Re-Up BBQ

Chris from Vancouver is the big winner of the Ultimate BBQ Freezer Party Pack from Re-Up BBQ. This package is worth $250+HST and includes a whole beef brisket, 3 kilos of pulled pork, 3 kilos of BBQ chicken and 3 kilos of smoked bacon! It just so happened that Chris was planning to have a BBQ on the weekend after he was announced as the winner – though he may have to have a few more now that he won! Chris entered the contest online and has just finished renovating his kitchen with Klondike. To learn more about Re-Up BBQ and Klondike’s work with them, click here. You can visit Re-Up at 810 Quayside Dr in New Westminster or look for their food truck throughout Vancouver!

Runner-up Prize: Furnish your Home with Zientte Interiors

The winner of the Zientte Interiors prize package is Farah from West Vancouver. She has won a $300 gift voucher to spend in store at Zientte in Gastown. Farah says she is looking to give her main floor a facelift, so the voucher will come in handy! Congratulations Farah! To learn more about Zientte Interiors has to offer, visit them at 18 Water St in Vancouver, To read more about Klondike’s work on the store, click here.

Runner-up Prize: Shine with Original Creations from Secret Sapphire Jewellery

Caleigh of Vancouver was the winner of a beautiful red garnet necklace from Secret Sapphire Jewelers. This particular piece was designed by Margo Morrison and retails at $359+HST. Caleigh is a long standing client with Klondike and has done a number of projects with us of various sizes. Congratulations Caleigh, it was our pleasure to present you with this fantastic prize! If you are interested in checking out any Secret Sapphire Jewelry, visit them at 493 Davie St in Vancouver. To read more about the Secret Sapphire Project, click here.

We look forward to Renovation Retreat 2013!

Thank you to all of the participants of the contest and the excellent people we met along the way! A special thank you also goes to all of our amazing partners, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Chocolate Arts, Re-Up BBQ, Secret Sapphire Jewelers, and Zientte Interiors Canada – this contest would not have been possible without your participation and support. We look forward to doing it all again next year!

Basement expansion renovation thanks to Vancouver&...

Posted on September 3rd, 2012

This Little Mountain area homeowner decided to take advantage of the City of Vancouver’s zoning changes to allow for an increased floor space ratio. They are now turning their crawl space/storage room into liveable space.

Check out the video on this basement dig-out, for more details from James, the site’s Project Manager:

Klondike Contracting 2011 Renovation Retreat Winne...

Posted on November 16th, 2011


Congratulations Terry & Jodi Dawydiak!
The Renovation Retreat Grand Prize Winners!

We want to thank everyone again for making this year’s Renovation Retreat and our booth at the Vancouver Home+Design show such a success! We’re also very excited to present Terry & Jodi Dawydiak with their grand prize including a fabulous 2 night stay at the Fairmont Pacific Rim with dinner at the Pan-Asian bistro Oru and a rejuvenating massage experience at the tranquil Willow Stream Spa.  But that’s not all…

… be sure to check your ballot for Runner Up Prizes!

For those of you who joined us at this year’s 2011 Vancouver Home+Design Show, we have also randomly selected 3 winners for runner up prizes. Thank you again visiting us at the show!

Check if your ballot number was chosen below!

Ballot #10192: Relaxing Massage at Fairmont’s Willow Stream Spa
Ballot #10151: $100 Gift Card at the Cactus Club Restaurant
Ballot #10148: $100 Gift Card at the Cactus Club Restaurant

Call us today to redeem your gift certificate!

… and at Klondike Contracting, everyone is a winner!

As our way of saying thank you for participating in our promotion, we are offering 10% off* all 2 Hour In-Home Design Consultation and all Exterior Maintenance Services. (* Must be booked before December 20, 2011.)

Call us today at 604-708-3337 to book a reservation and don’t forget to mention the Renovation Retreat Winner’s Special to receive your 10% off deal!

Speaking of winners… click here to see our
2011 Georgie Award-Winning Finalist projects!

Klondike Contracting’s “Find Your Drea...

Posted on October 4th, 2010

In conjunction with the Home & Interior Design Show, we at Klondike Contracting, launched the ”Find Your Dream Pad” promotion, asking you to tell us about your Dream Pad for a chance to win an Apple iPad.

While the Home and Interior Design Show was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our beautiful portfolio of projects and answer all of your burning Design, Construction and Maintenance questions; it was also a great opportunity to learn about what type of “Pad” all of you could envision yourselves in.  From Vacation Pads and Family Pads to Luxury Pads and Bachelor Pads, we loved your ideas and were happy we could provide you with a little time to entertain your wildest dreams.

After receiving over 300 entries, Allan and Donna Lysell were selected as the lucky Grand Prize Winners of a 16G, 3G, WiFi Apple iPad.

We were fortunate to have Allan and Donna stop by our office for the grand prize presentation and captured their excitement on video.

KC Dream Pad Booth @ H&ID 2010

Posted on September 10th, 2010

Burton Hartmann, gives us a tour of KC’s “Dream Pad” Booth at this year’s Home & Interior Design Show (Sept. 9-12, 2010). Come visit us to see how we can transform your vision into reality! Whether you are looking for a Family Pad, Bachelor Pad, Luxury Pad or Vacation Pad, KC’s team of professional designers, estimator & project managers specialize in all project small & large! You can also enter to win an iPad & spin our wheel to win all kinds of cool swag!! Looking forward to seeing you at the new Vancouver Trade & Convention (West Building) at Canada Place.

Home & interior design show

Posted on September 9th, 2010

Here’s a sneak peak of the Klondike Contracting booth at the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show 2010! Come visit us Sept 9 – 12 at the new Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre where you will also have the opportunity to ‘spin & win’ one of our many fabulous prizes. Join us and talk to one of our many experts to discuss your “Dream Pad”. See you here!