I bet you thought I was going to do “Yaletown” eh? Well due to my trusty Vancouver History source I was able to do a quick search of the Hall of Fame and come up with Yasutaro Yamaga.
Born in Japan, Yasutaro Yamaga came to British Columbia in 1908. After working as a labourer, he purchased [...]

When I was a teenager we got a notice through our mail slot stating that the X-Files would soon be filming at Kwantlen Park. My friends and I set out for the south end of the parking lot on the day of the shoot and waited for 3 hours while David Duchovny repeatedly drove around [...]

The following has been contributed by John Bollwitt
Don’t roll your eyes about this post just yet because there is more to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC than just their current status as a member of the United Soccer League (USL).
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
Vancouver Whitecaps is a Canadian professional soccer team, founded in 1986. The [...]

In all my years of living in Metro Vancouver I have never made it to some of the city’s most advertised attractions. Grouse Mountain is probably the largest, followed by the Capilano Suspension Bridge, then the VanDusen Gardens.
Photo credit: SqueakyMarmot on Flickr
Whitford Julian VanDusen was a lumber magnate who ended up on the board of [...]

As mentioned in my previous post, the UGM is pretty special to me since they do such great work for the less fortunate all around Metro Vancouver. Here are some of their own words from their website:

Union Gospel Mission has been providing hope for the hungry, hurting and homeless since 1940… …Employing a full-time staff [...]

My cause of choice for Blogathon Vancouver 2008 is the Union Gospel Mission. I’ve had a relationship with them for a while now, stemming from personal interest and donations and growing into a bigger role along with being invited to their website launch party.
The UGM has really embraced social media and on top of being [...]

I’ve been tracking the Stanley Park restoration effort pretty closely ever since the “big storm” a few years ago. Recently they were finally going to complete the Seawall that was badly damaged in parts and had remained that way for almost two years.
Here is a comparison of the lack of work over several months (best [...]

The following has been contributed by John Bollwitt
Let’s be honest, R is truly for Rebecca.
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However, the other love in my life, no matter how hard it is to believe or scandalous that it might be, is rock and roll.
A man by the name of Hagen Meyers once told me something [...]

When I was younger we would tote our camping chairs out to New Westminster on a foggy morning once a year to watch the Hyack Parade, after which we’d all have a nice play in Queen’s Park.
With school field trips we’d chase bunnies in the playground, hang out with the goats at the petting [...]

A bunch of Blogathoners have already completed their shifts while some of us soldier on into the wee hours of Sunday morning.
Photo credit: Duane Storey on Flickr
One of which is Duane, who shared a common cause with me - the Union Gospel Mission.
I’d love to keep going however being through a lot already this week [...]