News and Updates

Pindemonium -- upcoming air times

June 15, 2008
Pindemonium airs on the Sundance Channel in the US, on CBC in Canada, and on Channel 4 in the UK. Be sure to tune in !! » Read More

Pacific Pin Club applauds RBC Pin Program

May 31, 2008
The Pacific Pin Club applauds RBC for continuing their long-standing support for Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes, for stepping up to the plate and becoming a Vancouver 2010 Premier National Partner, and for encouraging the hobby of pin collecting !! » Read More

Register now for the Pin Collectors Celebration

May 26, 2008
Register now for the 2008 edition of the West Coast Pin Collectors Celebration at the Richmond Cultural Centre, August 2nd and 3rd. Tables are available to Club members on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to book yours today !! » Read More

Calgary International Pin Club marks 20 years

April 03, 2008
Calgary International Pin Club president Alex Biletski reports the club marked the 20th Anniversary of Calgary '88 with events at Canada Olympic Park and the Olympic Oval. » Read More

Vancouver Sun 2010 reporter visits show

March 30, 2008
Vancouver Sun 2010 Olympic reporter Jeff Lee visited the Pacific Pin Club show today to speak with collectors and outline some of his upcoming columns, tasks and assignments. » Read More

Meeting dates set through June '08

March 22, 2008
The dates for upcoming meetings of the Pacific Pin Club have been confirmed through to the end of June 2008. The location continues to be the Hastings Community Centre. » Read More

Pindemonium ... The Movie

March 15, 2008
The fiercest competition at the Olympics doesn’t erupt in the stadiums. Alongside the world’s greatest athletes are the world’s most zealous collectors, a group of self-proclaimed hunters who will stop at nothing to take home a prize from the games ... PINS !! » Read More

West Coast Pin Collectors Show Dates Confirmed

February 25, 2008
The dates of the annual West Coast Pin Collectors Celebration at the Richmond Cultural Centre have been confirmed for August 2nd and 3rd. Book your table today. » Read More

Facebook now features virtual 2010 pin trading

February 22, 2008
For those pin traders worldwide who also live on Facebook, a special application has been created that allows for any Facebook account holder to collect, trade and share Vancouver 2010 Olympic pins. » Read More

Olympic pins' lustre still shines

February 13, 2008
Remember those lapel pins you collected during the frenzy of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, probably stashed away in a drawer or gathering dust on a shelf? Well, the 27th annual Olympin Club show takes place October 10th to 12th at the Ogden Legion in Calgary.» Read More

2010 Mascots Unveiled

November 27, 2007
Months of mystery and anticipation finally ended today as hundreds of local schoolchildren were the first to personally meet Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, the mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. Many more children around the globe had a virtual introduction to these friendly figures on a new mascot website. » Read More

Business on pinpoint

August 20, 2007
The making of an Olympic pin is hardly simple. It is sometimes hard for Ian Tait to imagine that those lapel pins that people buy by the tens of thousands at Olympic Games in every conceivable shape and size all start out as pieces of formless metal, to which a surprising amount of high-tech attention is paid. » Read More

Pin collectors’ celebration attracts international participation

May 24, 2007
RICHMOND – Pin collectors from across Western Canada and the United States will gather at the Richmond Cultural Centre on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd to buy, sell, trade and collect lapel pins at the Pacific Pin Club’s annual West Coast Pin Collectors’ Celebration and the public is invited to attend this free event. » Read More

What is the Pacific Pin Club?

The Pacific Pin Club is Western Canada's premiere organization for lapel pin collectors and traders. Founded in 1987, the Club is entering its 22nd year of generating awareness and interest in pin collecting and promoting the hobby in British Columbia, across Canada and around the World.

Last updated: 15 June 2008