Even though it’s summer there’s still a huge hockey buzz in this town with the signing of Demitra and today’s release of the schedule (among other things). However, there are a handful of other local (and Canadian) athletes leaving their mark worldwide and as a part of Major League Baseball. This commercial got us really [...]

As I started walking along the pier of Westminster Quay, the first thought that came to my mind was “I *have* to take photos here for Rebecca’s series on Metro Vancouver Park Series“. This park has just about everything – playground, beautiful urban views, and gorgeous river/forest views too. Photo credit: Raul on Flickr History [...]

I grew up in Surrey, more specifically (for those who do not already know) Whalley. I went to West Whalley secondary and played in the Trojan Classic basketball tournament. I know Surrey like the back of my hand, well at least I used to… most places I recognized as being farms and agricultural land are [...]

What’s next? Dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you? Not quite, but something that should concern commuters yet again is the deterioration of the Pattullo aka Bridge of Death as it has recently been revealed that its deck contains asbestos. The toxic material was mixed in with [...]

Surrey’s Good Citizen Award was handed to Jim King this past week for his work “…as an executive director since 1997, being a past-president of the Surrey Chamber of Commerce and a founding member and past director of the Surrey Tourism and Convention Association” – [Surrey Leader]. The award is given to an individual each [...]

I’m a nut for trivia and lesser-known facts. I also love feeding my brain with all kinds of nuggets of information especially when it comes to our fair region. I recently found a new section of my favourite Vancouver history website that features “Oddities“: bits of news that probably weren’t news at the time, but [...]

Since I had a dream last night that I went to my 10 year high school reunion (which is coming up this spring), this morning’s link fest is dedicated to Surrey… and this morning’s WTS is a link fest. Nickelback front man is blaming Surrey RCMP for his drunk driving charge. There are a lot [...]

Last night Keira, Amy and I took to the North Shore and carved up Mount Seymour (for a cause). I calculated that I haven’t been in FOUR years (not two like I previously thought) but it came right back to me, “like riding a bicycle”. I was carving down the black diamond, which on Seymour [...]