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Metro Vancouver Park Series: Crab Park

Comments 15 by Guest Author

18sharesThe following contribution to the is by Keira-Anne of Keira-Anne.com. Portside Park featuring Crab Park Off-Leash Dog Park View Larger Map How to get there by Transit: Bus from downtown at Granville Station, #4 Powell or #7 Nanaimo (Northbound then Eastbound, get off at East Cordova and Main Street), walk two blocks north to Alexander […]

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Vancouver History: Denman Arena

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

12sharesUpdate: January 5, 2009 – it was on this day in history that the Denman Arena hosted its first professional hockey game [VancouverHistory – h/t VancouverBOT]. In honor of this, I’m promoting this blog post from April 2008 to the front page of my website. Mixing my new parks series with the staple history tidbits, […]

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Open Web Vancouver Keynotes – Tim Bray

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

8sharesBlogging on behalf of my company I’ve blogged my thoughts on today’s Open Web Conference featuring keynotes by Zak Greant and Tim Bray. Over on Payments on Rails my recaps are rather industry/company specific so as a blogger on Miss604.com I would like to elaborate and touch on a few other points, particularly those presented […]

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Metro Vancouver Parks Series: John Hendry Park and Trout Lake

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

15sharesWelcome to a new series on Miss604, inspired by springtime and the urge to leave the house and get out in this great region of ours – rain or shine. Over the next little while some guest bloggers and I will feature some well- and little-known green spaces throughout the city, how to get there, […]

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Unplugging, Birthdays, and the Stranger Photography Exhibit Opens Tonight

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesWhat’s going on tonight? A lot actually but my husband and I will be taking a night off and having some time to ourselves. The dishes have piled up, and there are projects that need some attention but we haven’t been able to have any actual down time together in a while. However, if it […]

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RickRoll Flash Mob in London Today

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesOne week ago I wrote about a RickRoll flash mob taking place on April 11th in Liverpool St Station at 6:00pm. Seeing as how that’s 8 hours ahead of us here on the Pacific coast of Canada I’d say things should be getting underway fairly soon. Bring a camera, bring a detachable quiff, bring the […]

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DemoCampVancouver06 Live Blog

Comments 8 by Guest Author

11sharesUnfortunately Rebecca is unable to attend DemoCamp’s Gaming Edition this evening so Nancy Zimmerman has been kind enough to take on the liveblog – thanks Nancy! What: DemoCampVancouver06 – Gaming Edition [wiki][Facebook event] Where: Workspace in Gastown Presentations Include: Bleeding Edge iPhone Development Parveen Kaler, Smartful Studios Self-Publishing Games Direct-to-Consumers Dustin Sacks, Sillysoft Games Starting […]

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Trevor Linden Street Naming Petition and the CBC's Early Edition

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

15shares My moment with Trev in 2006 Yesterday the CBC contacted Gary because he’s responsible for an online petition to get a street renamed after Trevor Linden. Unfortunately Gary wasn’t available to go into the CBC ‘bunker’ this morning so I was his stand-in. I was basically asked, “why name a street after Linden?” and […]

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Army and Navy Shoe Sale, A Vancouver Tradition

Comments 16 by Rebecca Bollwitt

19sharesAlthough we no longer have the “$1.49 day – Woodwards” theme chiming through our radios there are still many traditions in local retail shopping that have lived on to the point of being legendary. Growing up in Surrey, it was always A&B Sound on Boxing Day, and in other cities it’s been the annual Army […]

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