Vancouver Then and Now App

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesA 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 […]

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Pioneer Park in Ferndale

by Rebecca Bollwitt

2sharesI 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 […]

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Nita Lake Lodge Whistler Creekside

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesBefore 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. […]

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VFS Summer Intensives: Voice & Movement for Actors

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesThis 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 […]

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The Lost Camera Phenomenon: Win Skrillex Tickets

Comments 37 by Rebecca Bollwitt

37sharesCameras are falling from the sky and they’ve been seen all around Vancouver. If you find one, keep it and follow a few simple steps to win a free ticket to Playland. You’ll also be entered to win tickets to any PNE concert in 2013. Here’s a video recovered from one of the cameras, the […]

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