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Questions for Vancouver-Burrard Candidates

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

11sharesAs previously noted, there will be a by-election in BC in the Vancouver-Burrard and Vancouver-Fairview provincial ridings on October 29th. I am currently lining up interviews with some of the candidates for Vancouver-Burrard and was wondering what my readers would like me to ask them. A few key points:

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Ladies Laptop Bags, the Hunt

Comments 16 by Rebecca Bollwitt

16sharesIs it just me or are the only laptop bags available for women absolutely huge, or covered in silly retina-burning patterns? (I’ve found the same thing with iPhone cases as well). Last year when I was on the hunt for a new bag to suit my MacBook it took me ages to find something that […]

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World of the Weird at the Vancouver Aquarium

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesI completely forgot about a special event this morning that my niece and nephews probably would have loved to attend, luckily – it was just a preview of what the Vancouver Aquarium has in store for this Halloween season so there will be many more chances to check it out. World of the Weird at […]

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Ideas on Tap Returns to Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesLast night at Yaletown Brewing, 6s Marketing revived Ideas on Tap after a decade-long hiatus (you can read more about the history of the event over on the sixty4media blog). Ideas on Tap, an evening of networking that celebrates business n’ beer, saw five people from five seperate companies have one minute to pitch ideas […]

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My Face on a Bus

Comments 23 by Rebecca Bollwitt

23sharesIf you hang out around downtown you can probably spot me at a meetup, an event, a party, in Stanley Park, at a coffee shop or out for a stroll. However, you can now spot my face driving around the city, even though I may not actually be in the area. Photo credit: JMV on […]

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Vancouver Film and Television Blogging

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

8sharesEver since the days of 21 Jump Street, I knew that shows were filmed and produced in Vancouver. In my more formative years, the X-Files was represented the pinnacle of Vancouver television production and after I ran into Arnold at TGIFriday’s on Robson and Burrard (that is now Red Robin) I finally understood that the […]

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New Canucks Third Jersey – Rumoured

Comments 13 by Rebecca Bollwitt

16sharesUpdate: According to the TEAM1040am the third jersey will be unveiled tonight (November 13th) at 5:00pm Pacific time. [via icethetics] Update: It was true, the third jersey was launched tonight, you can view the announcement on Canucks.com and watch the following video for more details. I’m just glad they mentioned Denman Arena. Before I start […]

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Online Fundraising for Social Change at Net Tuesday

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

4sharesUnfortunately I will not be in attendance tonight for the monthly Net Squared / Net Tuesday event so I won’t be able to provide a live blog. However, the subject matter is of such importance that I must share some of the details regardless.

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New MacBook and MacBook Pro from Apple

Comments 13 by Rebecca Bollwitt

16sharesI’ve had my MacBook since early 2007 and although switching wasn’t easy (for someone who grew up on Microsoft… and who doesn’t do well with change) I shut down my Frankenbox PC that very day and it hasn’t been fired up since. Today Apple announced their new 13 inch MacBook and 15 inch MacBook Pro, […]

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Voting in Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesIt’s the first of three times I’ll be hitting the polls this fall and even though I didn’t receive my voter card, I called to make sure a) I’m registered b) I know where I need to go. In case you’re looking to find out where to go, what you need to bring to vote […]

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