2sharestripleman on Flickr / tripleman.com Canada Place would like to know why you love Canada and what you feel makes it the best home for you with their Our Canada campaign. Until June 21st they would like you to submit up to 50 words about what Canada is to you — what is your Canadian […]

0sharesOn Friday June 12th the Vancouver Aquarium will host their annual fundraising gala, Night at the Aquarium. Tickets are available online for $250 and you can preview the silent auction items online as well. 100 percent of the proceeds from this event will go to the aquarium. The evening will feature delectable dining options from […]

1shareCanon has announced the Nurture Nature Awards, which is “an environmental program that encourages Canadians to help protect or improve the natural habitat of an endangered or threatened species in their community.” Photo credit: Tyler Ingram on Flickr They will be accepting applications online (from now until September 1st) containing your written plan on how […]

0sharesWe had some more time to explore San Francisco this afternoon and our post diner breakfast walk turned into a 6-hour trek across town and back with John, Dale, and Duane. Related posts: WordCamp Day Blog, San Francisco Photowalk. View my entire set on Flickr and John’s got some great pics as well.

4sharesBe part of the plan with TransLink on June 1st as they coordinate what will be the first of a series of public consultations throughout the month. Monday’s “Greater Vancouver’s Livability Forum” takes place at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel from 8:00am until 3:30pm and you can register online. Developing a 30-year plan called Transport 2040, […]

0sharesEven though I’m down in San Francisco the emails about events around Vancouver have still been pouring in so here’s a quick heads up for a fun activity happening tomorrow. Photo credit: Adrie Mooi on Flickr / AdrieMooi.nl Bring the family to Jericho Beach on Sunday May 31st for the Great PedalheadsTM Treasure Hunt. It’s […]

1shareOne of the afternoon presenters at WordCamp San Francisco is Scott Porad of Pet Holdings, otherwise known as the LOLcat franchise whose sites get millions of visitors each day. The focus of his talk is the network of sites that they run which all have the following in common: They’re all humor/entertainment-centric, they’re all hosted […]

3sharesMy first session of the day is with Matt Cutts from Google whose presentation will be “Straight from Google: What You Need to Know”. Matt says that the number one request he receives or hears is “I want to do better in Google”. He says that WordPress already takes care of 80-90% of your SEO […]

5sharesWe’re at the Mission Bay Conference Centre in San Francisco for WordCamp which is a conference and all-out love-fest for WordPress (the platform on which this site runs and on which I’ve based my entire business. I’ve decided I won’t possibly be able to cover everything I’d like to in a timely fashion today so […]

3sharesThis afternoon John and I met up with John Biehler (who is also in town for tomorrow’s WordCamp) and we took a stroll. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr We went from the waterfront up through Chinatown and back down through Union Square. It was really fun to explore a city with such a unique […]