YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

Net Squared Live Blog: Save the World with Drupal

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

11sharesThis month’s Net Tuesday meetup will be taking place tonight at Workspace in Gastown. The theme is “How Drupal can help you save the world” and the event will feature talks from Boris Mann (BootupLabs), Scott Nelson and Karianne Blank (FearlessCity.ca), and Phillip Djwa (Agentic). More information is also available on the Facebook event. My […]

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New Media BC Video by Giant Ant Media

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

4sharesLast week I was interviewed by Leah and Jay from Giant Ant Media. The goal was to put together a video for New Media BC and they got us all talking about our experience with the events surrounding VIDFEST. You can now view the finished product on the Giant Ant website and I have to […]

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Top Story: Check Your Meat, The Listeria Scare

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

12sharesJohn and I are huge fans of dinners that consist of sliced meats, cheeses, and gourmet multigrain and rosemary-infused crackers. When we first heard of the tainted meat/listeriosis outbreak (and subsequent recalls) we were slightly concerned. Officially there are 21 confirmed cases [of listeriosis] across Canada, three in BC. Four deaths including one on Vancouver […]

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Day Tripping: Grouse Mountain

Comments 16 by Rebecca Bollwitt

16sharesToday’s adventure (which I’ve popped into my Day Tripping category) started out with a goal in mind: head up Grouse Mountain and go ziplining. Waking up at 7:30am on this drizzly Sunday morning, we knew that might not happen. Still, we packed up, donned our Gor-tex, and headed for the bus up the mountain regardless […]

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Vancouverites Represent at Gnomedex

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

2sharesI know that Derek and Airdrie, DaveO, Kris, Tris, and Tanya are down at Gnomedex in Seattle this weekend but in case you are just tuning in, here are some more links and resources if you’d like to follow the mega-conference from your corner of the globe. Photo credit: Derek Miller on Flickr Sessions are […]

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