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Harley Davidson Precious Metal for Rethink Breast Cancer

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Harley Davidson presents Precious Metal next week at the Salt Building in the Village on False Creek with proceeds going to Rethink Breast Cancer, an innovative charity bringing awareness about breast cancer to young people. Happening Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 6:00pm, the fundraiser will be hosted by Nira Aurora from The Beat 94.5 and […]

Vancouver Then and Now App

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A few years ago I began a “Before and After” series where I would compare photos from the Vancouver Archives with Google Map locations today. It featured old buildings that were still standing, stores that used to be hotels in Vancouver’s formative years, and glass towers in the place of old theatres. Vancouver is a […]

Pioneer Park in Ferndale

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I have a bit of an affinity for historic places, museums, and walking tours thanks to family outings as a child and treasures like Fort Langley. On a recent media trip to Whatcom County in Washington State one of our stops was at Pioneer Park in Ferndale, home to a collection of eleven pioneer log […]

Nita Lake Lodge Whistler Creekside

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Disclosure: Review — I was not paid to write this post but my stay was compliments of Nita Lake. This did not effect the outcome of the post content nor was a post expected. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.

Before you get to Whistler to enjoy the shopping, outdoor recreation, and cuisine, you’ll first come across the Creekside community along the Sea to Sky. Home to some Olympic and Paralympic alpine events during the Vancouver 2010 Games, families love the local restaurants and the activities you can enjoy along a string of fresh lakes. […]

VFS Summer Intensives: Voice & Movement for Actors

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This week I have gone back to school, kind of. The world-renown Vancouver Film School has invited me into their Summer Intensives classes, which are brief crash-courses, each representing a slice of a full multi-month program and course load. The intensives run for eight hours, five days this week and should they desire, students can […]