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Save the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park

Comments 10 by Rebecca Bollwitt

10sharesA few months ago the Park Board met to discuss the fate of the Hollow Tree in Stanley Park as it began to lean – becoming a safety hazard for visitors to its site. The results of this meeting in March had the Park Board come to the conclusion that there were only two options, […]

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Metro Vancouver Outdoor Concerts Summer 2008

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesTraditionally attending an outdoor concert in Vancouver means packing a garbage bag just in case you need to turn in into an emergency rain poncho. Hopefully this summer will be a bright one as there are so many outdoor events lined up, I’m not even sure I’ll get them all in this post but I’ll […]

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Firefox 3 Themes

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesI’ve been using Firefox for about four years and they recently unleashed Firefox 3 which touts: Increased security, wicked-fast loading times, heightened security, and new UI improvements, including default themes for different operating systems and new download manager [wiki] not to mention basics like tabbed browsing and spell-checker. I’m a fan of “add-ons” like the […]

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Beer in Vancouver and the Canada Cup of Beer

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesI’m always a huge fan of roadtrips that have a theme. It’s a secret desire of mine to drive across North America finding the “biggest” things ie. biggest easter egg in Vegreville, Alberta or the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota. A while back Metroblogging authors from DC did a Brewpub Tour of Vancouver: VBC […]

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Summer Vancouver Charity Event Roundup

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesThere is so much going on in Metro Vancouver this summer I thought it would be key to note those that were in support of causes around the region. Photo credit: Sokazo on Flickr Spirit of Stanley Park Last weekend of June, 2008 Entrance to Stanley Park @ English Bay [More Info] No Pants Party […]

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