Archive for November, 2012

Movies at Surrey Libraries

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Free outdoor movies are all the rage during the summer months, from Ceperley Meadow in Stanley Park to the Shops at Morgan Crossing. The City of Surrey continues to offer free movies this season at their library locations: City Centre Library. Photo credit: colink. on Flickr Guildford Library (15105 – 105th Ave) Movie: “Percy Jackson […]

How to Participate in a Twitter Chat or Town Hall

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Twitter chats and town hall meetings are becoming more popular with the inclusion of celebrities and local politicians who open themselves up to answer questions about specific topics online. If you’re a basic Twitter user, you may now know how to participate in these discussions so I thought that I would outline a few key […]

Google Street Views for Business

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You may notice a few new search result features on Google lately when looking up local businesses and restaurants. Google Street Views for Business now takes you inside the establishment to get a lay of the land and a Vancouver company is helping to make that possible. Alex Duffield of InControl Solutions is one of […]

Vancouver History: Photographer Art Jones

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After publishing almost 100 posts with collections of photos from the Vancouver Archives and Vancouver Public Library, I have taken note of some important and prolific photographers from Vancouver’s earlier days. One name that comes up often is Artray Studio“>Artray Studios or Artray Limited. Today’s collection of photos from the Vancouver Library Archives features the […]

NCAA Basketball at SFU

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Simon Fraser University was a regular Sunday drive destination for my family when I was younger since my it was my father’s alma mater. We used to hike on the mountain’s forest trails, visit the library, and look for the big Christmas tree in Convocation Mall every winter. It’s grown over the years with the […]