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Dragon Boat Festival 2008: On the Water

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesThe highlight of our day at the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival was hopping into the media boat with Slye and Dave for some fun times on the water. We got up close to the action, took a couple spins around False Creek and even learned about some of the boats that were docked […]

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Dragon Boat Festival 2008: Day One

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesWith 4600 racers and thousands of exhibitors, spectators and cheerleaders in their own right, the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival was a happening place to be this afternoon. Peruvian BBQ, fish and chips, and beverage vendors were alongside corporate and sponsor booths, games, swag tents and a concert stage. This free event around False […]

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Global Metal Movie Review Celebrating Canadian Film

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesPhoto credit: Raul on Flickr We turned the corner from East Cordova onto Main Street and gathered under the brightly lit red marquee. Once past security we entered the lobby of the District 319 Theatre and were greeted by two lovely ladies, one of which was Marina from Row Three. We were handed a door […]

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The Dandy Warhols Concert in Vancouver June 2008

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

2sharesA quick update to a previous post about the Dandy Warhols show tonight as it will now be taking place at Richards on Richards (and not The Vogue). Doors @ 8:00pm. John and I will be attending later this evening and we hope to have a recap with some photos to add to this post […]

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Vancouver History: The Buzzer Turns 92

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesYou always see it there out of the corner of your eye sitting in its little plastic box mounted by the windows and blowing in the breeze after that one passenger opened the window even though no one else wanted him to. It’s The Buzzer, Metro Vancouver transit’s free publication available on all transit vehicles […]

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