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Archive for September, 2007

Crosswalk Etiquette in Vancouver

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I know pedestrians in the city can get a little crazy and if you’re a driver they’re your worst enemy on the road. Although when you’re out walking somewhere, the drivers are the bad guys. It goes both ways but that doesn’t mean rules of the road should be ignored. I don’t know how many […]

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No, I Wasn't At JT Last Night

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

But I will be at Holly McNarland‘s show tonight at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets are $19.95 and there are still a few available if you’d like to check out my fave Canadian female singer/songwriter. Update: Deb left a note in the comments about attending the show – some of her pics are featured […]

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Metro Vancouver vs Google

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Apparently Metro Vancouver, fka the GVRD is hurt and displeased with its google rank and is in need of some serious SEO help. If you Google it, you’ll get eight other entries, including a newspaper, soccer league and hotel before you finally find the one for the body formerly known as the GVRD. Staff tell […]

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Dancing Matt in Vancouver

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Yesterday I put the super-secret word out that Dancing Matt himself would be down at English Bay, well, dancing. In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he’d saved to wander around the planet until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family […]

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