John’s got us in a habit of ‘morning walks’ lately and it’s no secret that one of our favourite places to trek around in the city is Stanley Park. We’re in there at least once a week and have been following its progress since the storms last December when thousands of trees were toppled.

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I’ve been lurking on many PR sites for a while now - ever since I found it essential to educate myself about what corporate communications should be doing in 2007. I’ve been in the industry for 7 years (doing anything from webcasting financial content to formatting press releases) and some people just don’t “get” it. [...]

Surrey’s mascot is actually a rodent, but this post isn’t about Sir. E. Beaver. When I first saw the date line of the following news story, combined with the title, I laughed. Of course the article about rats takes place in Surrey. I was about to go off on a tirade when I kept [...]

Seeing as I have an embarrassingly long commute to work each day, (not to mention first dropping 3 kids off at 3 different locations most days) I spend a lot of time listening to the radio each day. I do not have any professional insight (unlike some people we know) into this but as a [...]

What makes a blog popular? Is it your Technorati rating? The amount of comments you have? Daily hits, visits and links? Who knows, but it seems like people always like making lists. Lists for top things you should know, like and support. But who really is the ‘real’ source on what’s the best or not?
Gus [...]

We had somewhere to be today. We don’t own a car and our little feet can only take us so far in this vast expanse known as the Lower Mainland. We had to be in New Westminster and we were right on time when we got to Burrard Station. I went to purchase tickets but [...]

Dear Prospera (formerly known as Fraser Valley Credit Union),
I hate you.
At 5 years old, my parents took my brother, sister and I into your little credit union and opened an account for each of us. Throughout the years you gave me my first ATM card and I’ve piled savings and pay cheques into your [...]

Vancouverites complain about transit [mbv]. Bus drivers being rude, overcrowding, trolley buses falling off their overhead rails, and that ain’t the half of it. But when I think about taking the #5 (Robson) or #6 (Davie) downtown I think about how spoiled we are compared to every other transit-taker.
Recently, the federal government has dumped millions [...]