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IMPACT 2009 Dress for Success Event

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesTomorrow evening Dress for Success Vancouver will host its 10th annual IMPACT fundraising event. When Tuesday April 21st from 5:30-7:30pm Where Birks (698 West Hastings Street, Vancouver) Tickets Available online, starting at $75 Dress for Success is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to help clients find jobs by offering up the appropriate attire needed […]

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BC Elections 2009 – Vancouver Districts and Candidates

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

9sharesLast fall if you lived downtown or in the Fairview area, you went to the polls three times for the provincial by-election, federal and civic elections. Now BC is in full provincial election mode for May 12, 2009. Here’s a quick rundown of information for Vancouverites and in particular, those downtown. The electoral districts for […]

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Coombs Market on Vancouver Island

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesWe stopped off at the Coombs Market this morning before we said goodbye to Vancouver Island. Coombs is just 37 kms north of Nanaimo and the market is a great place to stop during an Island day trip, weekend, or getaway. For those who have heard of, or been to, Coombs you’ll probably associate it […]

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Comox Valley Photowalking

Comments 14 by Rebecca Bollwitt

14sharesWhile John was called away to the Okanagan this weekend, I had to stay behind and finish up some work for our company. Luckily, by the time 4:00pm rolled around I was able to pack up for the weekend and join a certain Island girl for a ferry ride back to her hometown. Today we […]

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Les Miserables at the Arts Club

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesThanks to Susan Boyle, a contestant on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent our local production of Les Misérables has seen a increase in ticket sales. The Arts Club Theatre Company would like to give Susan Boyle her first kiss. Over the past three days, ticket sales have doubled for their production of Les Misérables, […]

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Meet n Tweet Recap

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

9sharesThis evening the Tech Valley Social Club held it’s first tweetup at the Dublin Crossing Pub in Surrey. The Meet n Tweet saw about 60 people gather to talk about social media, technology, Twitter, and business practices. It was fantastic to be a part of it all and to have a chance to speak for […]

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Woodwards: SFU Contemporary Arts and W2

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

4sharesYesterday morning I headed over to the John Fluevog shop on Water Street in Gastown for an announcement from SFU Woodwards about their new space downtown and their inaugural contemporary arts program for 2010. I ended up learning far more about the entire Woodwards project than I previously realized. The Woodwards building is a Vancouver […]

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Provenance Food Culture Series

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

1shareYou may recognize the name Anthony Nicalo if you’re familiar with Farmstead Wines, but he is also the co-founder of the non-profit, FarmFed which encourages people to consider just where their food really comes from. UBC Farm – Photo credit: David Bradbeer on Flickr Over the next few months, they will be hosting a series […]

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NHL Tweetup Vancouver & First Canucks Playoff Game of 2009

Comments 13 by Rebecca Bollwitt

13sharesWhen the Director of Corporate Communications for the NHL starts sending updates about an NHL Tweetup you know it’s legit. But regardless of its official status, a tweetup is basically a get together for those who use Twitter. In many cases it’s because they share a passion for a similar topic and tonight, it was […]

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Next Best Job in the World

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesRemember the competition for the Best Job in the World? Well, elite travel company Mason Horvath is offering up the chance at the Next Best Job in the World and it’s pretty amazing. Mason Horvath is, “a company that was created around people that want extra care and attention in their travel,” said Dean Horvath, […]

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