Archive for the category "newwestminster"

Tuesday Link Fest: Storey Time

April 7th, 2009 @ 8:57am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in burnaby, link fest, newwestminster, surrey, vancouver
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In honor of Duane’s birthday today, you should download the plugins his company’s created for WordPress such as WordTwit, WPtouch, and Cool Excerpt. Now, here’s what’s happening both on and offline. nonstopdesign / Nonstopdesign.com / Submitted to the Miss604 Group Pool According to News1130, Vancouver’s international image is suffering since news outlets across North America [...]

Barclay Heritage Square Photowalk

April 5th, 2009 @ 6:22pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cheap fun, cheap things to do, community, newwestminster, photos, vancouver, walks
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I took full advantage of the Orange Day initiative today and went on two photowalks in lovely public spaces in New Westminster and downtown Vancouver. This morning there was brunch at the Quay along the Fraser River with my mother and later this afternoon John and I roamed around Barclay Heritage Square in Vancouver’s West [...]

Flip N Asian Show at Lafflines

January 30th, 2009 @ 7:54am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I’m all about supporting a good cause, especially fun events that in turn also support causes. Next Thursday (February 5th) the Flip N Asian Comedy Show will be at Lafflines Comedy Club. Photo credit: puja on Flickr Art Factora, one of the comedians, describes it as “a stand up comedy show that myself and another [...]

Pattullo Bridge To Open Monday

January 25th, 2009 @ 7:01pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in news, newwestminster, surrey, traffic
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Only a week after a fire took out an entire section of this major commuter artery, the Pattullo Bridge will re-open in time for the morning rush hour tomorrow. The replaced section of the bridge – Photo submitted by Sis604 The Pattullo Bridge will open at 6am, just in time for the Monday morning commute. [...]

History Tidbit: Duff Pattullo

January 21st, 2009 @ 6:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in bc, history, newwestminster, politics, surrey, vancouver
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My personal history with Pattullo goes back about 29 years however the name played an important role for me in high school biology. I used to be able to remember that the knee cap was called the “patella” since it was like a bridge between the femur and tibia (at least in my mind it [...]

Pattullo Bridge Fire, Monday Commute Won't be Pretty

January 18th, 2009 @ 9:33am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in newwestminster, surrey, traffic, transit
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I’ve written enough about the Pattullo Bridge over the years that this aging decrepit structure has warranted its own tag; from asbestos in the deck, possible tolls, to lanes that are dangerously slim. Early this morning a fire broke out under its deck, forcing those who depend on it as a Fraser River crossing to [...]

Tobogganing and Sledding in Vancouver

December 17th, 2008 @ 10:40am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cheap fun, cheap things to do, newwestminster, snow, surrey, vancouver, weather
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On official snow days we’d get packed into our snowsuits, pull our socks up past the top of our boots and put on so many sweaters it was an impossible feat to put your arms down flat at your side. With the ‘swish swish’ of our snowsuits being the only sound in the neighbourhood as [...]

Holiday Events Preview for Metro Vancouver 2008

November 17th, 2008 @ 9:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in christmas, holiday, newwestminster, vancouver
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My Christmas hatchetChristmas morning 2007 It’s the time of year that makes me excited for brisk walks where you need to cover your nose with your scarf to help it thaw and cozying up with hot chocolate and a blanket on the couch while watching Peter Billingsley shoot his eye out. In local malls, castles [...]