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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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Canadian Blog Awards 2008 Best Local Blog Finalist

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The second round of voting has started in the Canadian Blog Awards and the field has been narrowed to five finalists in each category. Photo credit: Duane Storey on Flickr I’d like to congratulate Kitsilano.ca for making the cut for Best Local Blog and encourage everyone to check them out. They’re as local as you […]

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Canadian Blog Awards 2008: Voting Begins

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Although you don’t win anything but bragging rights and a badge for your sidebar, I still like the Canadian Blog Awards as they are people-powered and they always introduce me to some great blog and sites across our nation [Canadian Blog Awards 2007].

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Movember 2008

Comments 10 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo credit: Kris Krug on Flickr “So you’ve decided to be awesome,” his post from Movember 2006 begins. I first heard about Movember a few years ago thanks to Kris Krug, who at the time I thought just had a thing for growing his facial hair out like wild (and harbored a unique obsession with […]

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