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Revisiting Humboldt House Bed & Breakfast in Victoria

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Disclosure: Review — Our stay was compliments of WordCamp Victoria. They put me up since I was a speaker at the conference. A review was not expected or implied. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Two years ago John and I had our first Bed & Breakfast experience at Humboldt House in Victoria. The historic 1893 inn exceeded any expectations we had and we have yet to experience another bed and breakfast quite like it. We returned this past weekend as WordCamp Victoria put me up at Humboldt House for […]

Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2012 at The Cinematheque

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The Cinematheque presents Canada’s Top Ten 2012, an upcoming film screening series that will feature the year’s ten best Canadian feature-length films and ten best Canadian short films as chosen by two separate independent panels of filmmakers, festival programmers, journalists, academics and industry professionals drawn from across the country. If you’re looking to enjoy (and […]

Hot Chocolate, Sauerkraut, and Poutine: Upcoming Food Festivals in Vancouver

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Whether you live gluten free, are crazy about cupcakes, addicted to all things bacon or have a deep relationship with chocolate, Vancouver probably has a festival for you. Here are three upcoming events and foodie series that speak to your sweet tooth and your savoury side. Photo credit: stephbond on Flickr Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival […]

BC’s Best Teen Band Contest

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Presented by Youthink magazine, BC’s Best Teen Band contest had over 40 entries this year and the judges have now selected the Top Ten. Online voting is now open so that the public can crown a champion from one of the following acts: Northern Rain: alt-rock band from Surrey Roy Has Fire: alt-rock band from […]

Vancouver Photo from Space Thanks to Astronaut Chris Hadfield

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been communicating with the world below by sending Twitter updates and posting photographs from aboard in the International Space Station. Hadfield blasted off from Kazakhstan on December 19th to start a 5-month mission and has been posting information about his work. Along the way he has also been answering questions […]