A series of clever animations, Do We Need To Be Touching, was created by Nathan W. Pyle to illustrate basic etiquette and tips for navigating New York City. It’s a rather long list but some helpful panels can also be applied to Vancouver (transit, busy downtown streets, etc.) so I have plucked them out for your enjoyment:
These are all from Nathan W. Pyle‘s new book “NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette” including 10 pages that didn’t make the book.
Over the last few of years I have featured themed collections of photos from the City of Vancouver Archives on my site. However, this month I thought I would change things up a bit and issue a challenge to my readers and local photographers. The challenge was to create your own photos to replicate a handful of archive photos that I have selected.
I put the call out to local photographers last month to see if they could capture updates for a handful of archive photos I posted. Thanks to London Drugs for their support, I have three winners to announce.
The third and second place winners receive a 12×18 Gallery Wrap courtesy of London Drugs Photolab (value $79.99) and the first place/grand prize winner receives a Nikon D3200 Black Body with 18-55mm VR Lens courtesy of London Drugs (value $499.99). Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
It’s no secret that I love my hometown of Surrey, BC and when posts like Signs You Grew Up in Richmond and Signs You Grew Up in Vancouver in the 80s (which features my McBarge photo) starting popping up, I knew I had to make one for Surrey. With the help of two ladies I grew up with in Surrey, my sister and my friend Anne, I have compiled the following list:
You did the chicken dance on rollerskates at Stardust
You took the SkyTrain from the end of the line (Scott Road Station) to Metrotown to shop
The legendary Army and Navy Shoe Sale, now in its 65th year, returns on Wednesday, April 30th. Canada’s largest designer shoe sale features over 100,000 pairs shoes with labels such as DKNY, Pour La Victoire, Steve Madden, Marc Fisher, Calvin Klein, Charles David, Kelsi Dagger and more.
“To celebrate Army & Navy’s 65th Annual Legendary Shoe Sale, we are showcasing our most exciting collection of designer shoes to date,” said Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy President & CEO. “I am thrilled to continue the shoe sale tradition, which has become a highly anticipated event for girlfriends of all ages. Shoes that retail for hundreds of dollars will be discounted up to 90% and no pair of shoes will be priced over $40.” [Source: Press Release]
On the morning of the Army and Navy Shoe Sale, doors will open at 8:00am at all locations including Vancouver (Gastown), New Westminster, Langley, Calgary, Edmonton Whyte Avenue and Edmonton Londonderry Mall. On average, 5,148 shoppers line up on the day of the Army and Navy Shoe Sale, which has sold 3.732 million total pairs of shoes to date.
If you can’t line up on April 30th, not to worry. They refresh the shelves with stock throughout the day and while the entire sale lasts so you won’t miss out on some of the best picks.
Army and Navy is Canada’s Original Discount Department Store. This family company is 100% Canadian owned and operated, with a strong legacy in Vancouver’s historic Gastown neighbourhood. Follow the store on Twitter and Facebook for more information and enter to win a $500 shopping spree for you and your friends.
I don’t often delve into politics publicly but there’s one election happening this spring in Vancouver that cannot be ignored: The search for the Vancouver City Bird. There are six candidates in the running–all with their own Twitter accounts–and one hopes to come out on top so we can show it off for Bird Week 2015.
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Northern Flicker | Twitter Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. Anna’s Hummingbird | Twitter Black Capped Chickadee | Twitter |
Pileated Woodpecker | Twitter Varied Thrush | Twitter Pacific Wren | Twitter |
Park Board Commissioner Constance Barnes told Vancouver Metro: “We have the highest count of migratory birds in the world, it’s amazing.”
“They’re not just important for pollination, but also things like bugs and making the city green. They’re birds that we see everyday, you just don’t stop to appreciate them. So we’re looking at ways to engage the public, both kids and old birders like myself.”
John and I have spotted the Northern Flicker recently in Stanley Park and the Black Capped Chickadee is always open to a photo op if you’re walking around the west side of Beaver Lake. However it’s the Varied Thrush who gets mentioned most often in the posts that the Stanley Park Ecology Society contributes here. Wren and Chickadee are also the only ones of the bunch with Stanley Park Trails named in their honour. This is a tough decision!
You can vote for your favourite between now and May 10, 2014 which is the end of Bird Week this year.
