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BC By-Elections for Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-Fairview

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The fall of October 2008 is official struck with election fever especially if you live in Vancouver. Not only are we all closely watching the proceedings one hour south in the United States, we’re also gearing up for civic elections and the federal election. If that wasn’t enough, there are two BC by-elections happening on […]

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Vancouver Centre All Candidates

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Although I don’t often discuss political issues on my site, being a citizen of Vancouver I am fully aware that on November 15th we will have a civic election and even sooner than that on October 14th, we have a federal election. I always try to stay informed, keep up with the issues, and find […]

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Save the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park

Comments 10 by Rebecca Bollwitt

A few months ago the Park Board met to discuss the fate of the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park as it began to lean – becoming a safety hazard for visitors to its site. The results of this meeting in March had the Park Board come to the conclusion that there were only two options, […]

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Surrey File: Paul Hillsdon for City Council

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Photo Credit: Roland Tanglao The people I have featured in my What The Surrey or Surrey File series are not your stereotypical products of Surrey that other Metro Vancouverites or Canadians tend to imagine. I’m extremely proud to have been born and raised in Surrey and the people of the city are hard-working, dedicated, determined, […]

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Surrey File: Chuck Cadman

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This past weekend I felt nothing but “Surrey Pride” when talking with my Crazy Canucks co-hosts, as it turns out 3 of us were raised in Surrey and are all pretty proud of that fact. It got me wondering, who are some other great Surreyites that I’m honored to associate with the city… and now […]

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