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Summer Indigenous Artisans Market at the Bill Reid Gallery

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Explore a wide range of work by Indigenous artists and makers, including handcrafted jewelry, beadwork, cedar weaving, artwork, apparel, home goods, handmade soaps, teas, accessories, and more at the Bill Reid Gallery’s Summer Indigenous Artisans Market on June 20th.

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BC Liquor Store Opens on Robson

by Rebecca Bollwitt

I remember the original liquor store that closed down on Robson, between Bidwell and Denman. It was supposed to re-open with the rebuilding of a Safeway but due to delays in that project, the liquor store building lay vacant for years. When the new Safeway was finally built on Denman and Robson, welcoming ground-floor tenants […]

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The New Robson Street Safeway

Comments 29 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Update December 19, 2008: The new Robson Safeway is now open. It’s been just over a year since the Safeway on Robson and Denman closed down. People have started to get excited about its re-opening as signage is put in place, windows are being set and polished, and there’s a career ad on Craigslist for […]

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Funds for Local Non-Profits from The Metropolis Express

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The last time I was at Metrotown it was to sit on Santa’s knee with Keira that also happened to be when first I noticed the little train carting young ones and their parents around the ground floor of the mall. It wasn’t until recently that I discovered that the train provides more than mid-mall […]

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