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Canada Day in Surrey 2009

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Over the last few years I’ve been able to form great partnerships with the City of Surrey and I’m pleased to announce that Miss604.com is a sponsor of their 2009 Canada Day celebration. Surrey holds the largest Canada Day event in the west and for this year they have another all-star lineup of performers, events, […]

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Show Your Canadian Identity with Canada Place

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

tripleman on Flickr / tripleman.com Canada Place would like to know why you love Canada and what you feel makes it the best home for you with their Our Canada campaign. Until June 21st they would like you to submit up to 50 words about what Canada is to you — what is your Canadian […]

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Canon's Nurture Nature Awards

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Canon has announced the Nurture Nature Awards, which is “an environmental program that encourages Canadians to help protect or improve the natural habitat of an endangered or threatened species in their community.” Photo credit: Tyler Ingram on Flickr They will be accepting applications online (from now until September 1st) containing your written plan on how […]

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Phoenix Coyotes Potential Move to Ontario

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Phoenix Coyotes have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has put in a $212.5 million offer for the team, which is contingent on the team being moved to Southern Ontario. You can see the dream. Bringing more of Canada’s sport back home. Shane Doan a captain in Canada. Wayne […]

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CBC's Dragons' Den Auditions in Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

On Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to sit in on the judge’s panel at the Vancouver auditions for the popular CBC series, Dragons’ Den. It was lovely to see the talented producers once again since I first met them when I did Test the Nation in Toronto as a part of Team Blogger in […]

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Interview with Brett Gaylor of RiP: A Remix Manifesto

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This morning my weekly E!Online article was published featuring RiP: A Remix Manifesto. It is a documentary about copyright laws and regulations pertaining to the music and film industry — and overall in our culture. Since my chat with Brett covered a lot of ground (and I’ve seen the film twice now), the following is […]

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Ocean in Google Earth Features BC Waters

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Last week I got the heads up on the addition of downtown Vancouver buildings to Google Earth 3D but now they’ve taken to the water for Ocean in Google Earth. The feature is included in the newest version of Google Earth. As users zoom in on the ocean they will see a dynamic water surface. […]

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Field of Dreams, the Iowa and Canada Connection

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

When you think of baseball you think hotdogs, warm summer afternoons, caps, cheers, and more often than not, America. However one of the most cherished baseball films of all time was actually based on a book written by a Canadian, who spent time bouncing between the Lower Mainland, and Iowa. I began writing this post […]

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ERA Electronic Recycling Association

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Although I was originally asked to profile ERA by a staff member, they have been unhappy with the response this post has received. As a result, comments have been closed and I have removed all links to ERA within. I had the chance recently to fire some questions off to the ERA (Electronic Recycling Association) […]

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