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Canucks Pride Around BC

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This morning on Twitter I said, “Do I wear my #Canucks jersey all day today?” and promptly received dozens of replies about how that’s pretty much a no-brainer. Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and even since the season began) you could feel the Canucks pride in this city. Flags replicated like bunnies on the tops […]

Stanley Park Photowalk

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

To us, a stroll in Stanley Park isn’t just for exploring or venturing down familiar paths. It’s a chance to unwind among the falling raindrops and breathe in the fresh evergreen air. Taking the Bridle, Tatlow, Lake, and Cathedral trails, we wandered around for hours hoping that the stresses of the week would crumble away […]

Panorama of Vancouver from West Vancouver

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Panoramic photos of Vancouver are always interesting to view as our city’s setting and scenery never fails to impress. Today at today at Northern Voice, John Biehler revealed a gigapixel photo (a panoramic image using the GigaPan Epic instrument) that he shot yesterday from British Properties in West Vancouver. Hover your mouse over the image […]

Vancouver History: Photographer Don Coltman

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Having previously featured photographer Leonard Frank I wanted to profile the photography of another Vancouverite who helped document our city during a specific era. Scanning the Vancouver Archives, I found a collection from someone I’ve featured many times before in some of my history posts or “Then and Now” photo collections: Don Coltman. 1940 – […]

Cadbury Likes for Bikes

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It was two months ago to the day that I flew 15 hours from Vancouver, to London, then Accra, Ghana in order to take part in the delivery of over 4,000 bicycles with Cadbury. Following a successful virtual campaign called “The Bicycle Factory“, these real bikes were delivered to rural villages in Ghana thanks to […]