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Coyote Sightings and Attacks in Vancouver

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Living so close to such a wonderland of natural beauty, towering trees, babbling brooks and amazing cliff-side outlooks we often forget that Stanley Park is in fact filled with wildlife and is by no means completely urban. Even though ducks, swans, raccoons, squirrels and skunks are the animals spotted most often, recently coyote sightings and […]

Northern Voice 2009 Friday Keynote with Stewart Butterfield

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As I took my seat at the very front of the auditorium (like a keener) for Northern Voice 2009 I realized I forgot my card-reader as well as my camera cable. The result of this being none of my photos will be uploaded until the evening so in the meantime I’m going to grab a […]

Northern Voice Dinner 2009 and Last Minute Notes

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This weekend the UBC Forestry Sciences building will be filled with a sold-out crowd of 300 social media enthusiasts. Canada’s largest personal blogging conference, Northern Voice, will kick off tomorrow morning with two special keynotes, a main conference track as well as an unconference track. On Saturday there will be another keynote and several panels, […]

Midforms 09 Music and Visual Series

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The New Forms Media Society is presenting Midforms 09 from March 5th until the 7th as a part of Vancouver’s Cultural Olympiad. The exhibition features over 75 artists working within the digital medium including interactive installations, film, digital art, performance, robotics, music and visuals. Thursday March 5th, 1pm to 4pm, Media sneak peek Thursday March […]