Archive for August, 2008

MidSummer at the Golden Beaver Winery

August 31st, 2008 @ 8:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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About a year ago John and I first drove past Golden Beaver Winery and since then we’ve been by for tastings and have even been featured on their website. After being invited back by the owners, Bruno and Stella, my sister and I left Osoyoos city limits this afternoon to pay them a visit. I [...]

Osoyoos, A Virtual Postcard

August 30th, 2008 @ 1:28pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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We had to get out of town this weekend, despite contemplating the staycation, so enjoying a little R&R along with my sister’s family. We’ll be back in a few days but I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made my DreamBank dream come true. Thanks to all those who contributed – [...]

WTS – What The Surrey #31: Pattullo Passage

August 29th, 2008 @ 6:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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After 71 years, the Pattullo is probably now in its most dangerous condition. Aside from being too narrow for modern-day vehicles and transportation standards, causing dozens to lose theirs lives in recent years, and even being packed with asbestos, the Bridge of Death is just plain scary to cross (so don’t ask why I did [...]

DreamBank, The Home Stretch

August 28th, 2008 @ 8:50pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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There are only four days left in my DreamBank campaign, raising funds to get me over to the Blog World conference while also contributing to Save the Children. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank those who have tossed a nickel or ten my way in order to make this little trip possible. Julie [...]

Thursday Morning Link Fest: Theoretically Speaking

August 28th, 2008 @ 11:50am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Whenever I am asked about some of the high and low points of blogging I can hardly think of the negatives. I get to write, share my knowledge, open up topics for discussion, inform, learn, create and network with some amazingly talented and selfless people. On the other hand, maybe once a month, I’ll be [...]

Vancouver Neighbourhoods, What's What

August 27th, 2008 @ 3:42pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Growing up in Surrey I know that when someone tells me they are from Cloverdale or Fleetwood, they’re still really from Surrey. Today I was interviewed by Erin and we discussed the fact that it’s sometimes fun to just state the fancy neighbourhood name when people ask you where you’re from. Panorama Ridge? How lovely! [...]

The Nike Human Race 10km

August 27th, 2008 @ 7:50am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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You may have seen the adds around town, “Montreal vs Vancouver”, pitting Canadians cities against each other as though it was a warm up for the hockey season. On August 31st, 2008 Nike is arranging a global 10km fun run in 25 cities, starting at the same time on all continents. The event kicked off [...]

Net Squared Live Blog: Save the World with Drupal

August 26th, 2008 @ 3:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in charity, community, live blog, meetup, social media scene, vancouver
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This month’s Net Tuesday meetup will be taking place tonight at Workspace in Gastown. The theme is “How Drupal can help you save the world” and the event will feature talks from Boris Mann (BootupLabs), Scott Nelson and Karianne Blank (FearlessCity.ca), and Phillip Djwa (Agentic). More information is also available on the Facebook event. My [...]