13sharesVancouver Parks Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon has put forward a motion that could see the public voting on whether or not we should have whales in captivity in Vancouver [source]. The referendum would take place during the next municipal election in 2011. The Vancouver Aquarium has been around since June of 1956 and in 1975 […]

2sharesTranslink is celebrating its second annual I Love Transit Week with a meetup event tomorrow night for all transit enthusiasts. It’s our yearly chance to celebrate transit—because while there are many things we don’t like about transit, there are still many things that we do like! So come out for some food, fun and games […]

1shareThe third annual Fusion Festival happens in Surrey this weekend with two full days of entertainment, activities, pavilions, shopping, and food choices from over 25 countries. John and I have covered this event each year and it’s always a good time. Live entertainment will take place on four stages: the Concord Pacific World Music Stage, […]

49sharesHaving a hard time coming up with a topic this morning I put the call out on Twitter to see what people have been curious to know about Vancouver’s past. There were some suggestions about Joe Fortes or the Great Fire and an abundance of other questions that would be interesting to research. I figured […]

0sharesChicago Blackhawks’ center Colin Fraser is bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Surrey, BC today. It’s tradition for each member of the winning team to tour their hometowns and show off their prize. This afternoon the City of Surrey has setup a special event for the Fraser’s arrival with the Cup at Central […]

2sharesDuring our trip to Iowa this time around we made it to the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville. Tour bus loads of baseball teams, families on picnic blankets, and old friends playing a round of catch all flock to this site made famous by Hollywood. Although it was the first time I felt […]

4sharesInternational Bod Days Festival is Sunday July 25th at Burns Bog. This annual event, now in its 19th year, includes food, entertainment, and interactive tours of the largest domed peat bog on the west coast of North America. Photo credit: badfreeway on Flickr The festival will take place at 10388 Nordel Court (at Planet Ice) […]

4sharesThe Vancouver Police Museum is hosting a contest to find the perfect design for their souvenir t-shirts. The contest launched yesterday and they already have some fantastic entries. Our ideal design will promote our little museum in an artistic, clever and creative way–it could be directly police (or police history) related, it could be about […]

5sharesIt’s hard to describe the beauty of the rolling hills covered in hundreds of hues of green that smell of freshly cut grass and sweetcorn here in Iowa. I wasn’t able to snap photos of every piece of scenery but heading from the freeway the asphalt gives way to limestone concrete that covers dusty yellow […]

2sharesJohn and I are still over in Iowa, enjoying a quick day trip to Iowa City. We’ve been on the go quite a bit during this trip but it’s all been good times with friends and family. The other day John’s brother’s family took us over to the historic town of Galena, Illinois. Along the […]