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Canucks 2011 Playoff Guide

April 13th, 2011 @ 11:28am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Canucks are heading into their first round of NHL Stanley Cup playoffs tonight against Chicago. With the entire city alive with excitement (and hungry for revenge against the Blackhawks) there’s a lot to take in so I figured a Canucks Playoff Guide would be in order. Photo credit: Kardboard604 on Flickr Contests There [...]

25 Years of SkyTrain Service

January 25th, 2011 @ 10:11am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in bc, blogs, history, skytrain, transit, vancouver, video, youtube
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Yesterday I came across a post on The Buzzer Blog (via Vancouver is Awesome) that featured photos of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s ride on the SkyTrain during Expo 86. It was December 11th, 1985 that SkyTrain took its first run through the tunnels at Waterfront Station and throughout 2011, Translink will be celebrating SkyTrain’s [...]

Finding Top Family Arts Destinations with VancouverMom

January 21st, 2011 @ 9:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It’s another big year for Vancouver as the city celebrates 125 years since its incorporation and to boot, it has been designated a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2011. This means we can expect public celebrations, exhibits, performances and more throughout the year (many of which are already listed on the CelebrateVancouver125 website). In honor [...]

Vancouver Illustrated

January 18th, 2011 @ 3:43pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It’s no secret that Vancouver breeds and nurtures some amazing artistic talents; from Group of Seven members to the contemporary artists of today who get to showcase their works in cafes, galleries, and under the spotlight of the PuSh Festival or last year’s Cultural Olympiad. Some of my favourite Vancouver art is that which depicts [...]

Darren Barefoot is Living One Year, Canadian

January 14th, 2011 @ 2:28pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in blogs, canada, interview, vancouver

Darren Barefoot, owner of Capulet Communications and one of the first-ever Vancouver bloggers, is currently on a mission to live all of 2011 “Canadian”. What this means is that for the next twelve months he will consume Canadian food, Canadian media, and wear Canadian-made clothing while blogging about the entire process. Photo credit: DBarefoot on [...]

Visualizing Growth and Building Surrey

January 5th, 2011 @ 10:18am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in blogs, surrey

I recently came across a unique series by Paul Hillsdon over on the Civic Surrey blog that looks at commercial and residential growth in Surrey over the last twelve years. In his series “Visualizing Growth” you can see how much the city has expanded into its rural areas by way of aerial photos. Clayton 1998 [...]

The Migratory Nerd Takes Off

January 3rd, 2011 @ 11:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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As the wheels on Duane Storey‘s plane pull up off the YVR tarmac tomorrow he’ll be on his way to an adventure some of us may only dream of living. For the last year or so, Duane has been planning a working holiday that will take him below the equator, over the Atlantic, and across [...]

Blogger Profile: Kyle With, Blogging from the North

November 22nd, 2010 @ 8:41am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It’s been about six months since I last featured a “Blogger Profile” although this is one I have been meaning to put together for quite a while. Kyle With is originally from Yellowknife, NT but is currently based in Fort St John, BC. Kyle With – Photo credit: Dave Brosha Photography What is your website/url? [...]