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Vancouver House guest list: You decide.

14 Feb 2011

After our successful complaint to the OIPC the City releases the full Vancouver House Invitation List Last spring we filed a freedom of information request for the guest lists at the failed Vancouver House venue located at LiveCity Vancouver...

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More coverage on Furlong's slap at Mayor Gregor

7 Feb 2011

GlobalTV BC leads a third newscast in a row on 'Patriot Hearts' – watch video As one person I know who closely follows city politics said to me tonight, "There's no chance now that Gregor can mention the Olympic Village...

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John Furlong lets loose on Mayor Gregor in new biography

5 Feb 2011

GlobalTV covers John Furlong's candid comments about local politicians – see video UPDATE: GlobalTV News Hour Final leads with a report on Furlong's book and a very uncomfortable looking Gregor Robertson (and Kevin "Vancouver Kid" Quinlan) facing media questions.+++John...

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Mark your calendars February 12th for a 2010 Games post-party

13 Jan 2011

One of the famous blue-coated 'traffic lifeguards at Cordova & Howe St. (video) During the lead up to the 2010 Games many wondered why the City of Vancouver didn't put any effort into generating public spirit for the events....

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Royal Canadian Mint to set up store in downtown Vancouver

2 Nov 2010

People love money – that's why the Mint's coming back to Vancouver "You can keep your Marxist ways, but it's only just a phase!" sings Eric Idle in Monty Python's famous Money Song. Of course, he wasn't singing about...

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Happy Canada Day, Vancouver

1 Jul 2010

60 seconds with Vancouver's Olympic cauldron – video shot on March 19, 2010 I love this video of the cauldron burning. Nothing much happens during this sixty seconds I recorded down at the foot of Thurlow Street next to the...

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Let's celebrate Vancouver in song!

15 Jun 2010

Ligia Oancea sings about the city she loves – and we should love her for it Since the Olympics and the thousands of times we heard the I Believe song, there has been a noticeable deflating of the mood...

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Would Quatchi be the best next G-G after MichaÃ«lle Jean?

12 May 2010

Everyone loves Quatchi – but is it enough to get him into Rideau Hall?I'm not sure if it's written down anywhere that the next Governor General of Canada needs to be a flesh and blood human being. Which is why...

Mayor Robertson's Olympic 'thank you' cost you $16,025

9 May 2010

The City should be sending a bill to Vision Vancouver for those election ads Just imagine it's February 19th, 2010. Vancouver, the Province and the whole of Canada are full of pride and thrilling at the 2010 Olympic Games. You're...

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It's time we give cabbies a break

25 Apr 2010

Should taxis be treated the same way as other public transit vehicles? For many of us who live in major urban centres and choose not to own a vehicle (or can't afford one), taxis are an essential form of...

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Canada must build upon the legacy of our "free" Olympics success

13 Apr 2010

It's been dubbed The People's Games but how did it happen? Now that Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games are over many of us wish them back. But it wasn’t so long ago the public had a less generous opinion...

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Who got Vancouver's Olympic perks?

6 Apr 2010

Was it right or wrong for Vision's political pals to get Olympic tickets? With my colleague Daniel Fontaine off on business this morning, CKNW's civic affairs panel stood to be about as fun as a two-wheeled tricycle with everyone...

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Remember when everyone wanted to be in Richmond?

22 Mar 2010

4000 swaying Heineken beer drinkers loving a bit of Dutch fun For the 17 days of Vancouver's 2010 Olympics, one of the more well-planned celebration sites was Richmond's O Zone. It became a showcase for how the city sees...

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Vancouver 2010 Games' success "measured by free"

21 Mar 2010

We filled the streets in celebration & queued for hours to be a part of Vancouver's party Metro Vancouver, our province and our country can be immeasurably proud of the Games we've hosted. Something in the Canadian mojo made...

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Congrats to our sledge hockey ticket winners!

20 Mar 2010

Brad Coupland and Mara Creighton both picked up pairs of tix to Sunday's gold medal match-up!Our latest and last BC Hydro Power Smart Village ticket giveaway for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games has concluded after we drew two...

Vancouver Courier's Games antagonism criticized

5 Mar 2010

The Vancouver Courier got into the Spirit of NO2010 If not for flyers from Rona, Zellers and Canadian Tire tucked within, the latest 32-page edition of the Vancouver Courier would barely make a sound when tossed on my front...

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Bloggers throw down Paralympic-sized challenge

3 Mar 2010

2010 Free Events Guide creators say keep the party going! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – Fresh off their enormously successful campaign to get the public to turn out to the free pavilions and other attractions during the 2010...

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Thank you!

1 Mar 2010

Thanks from Daniel Fontaine & Mike Klassen Many, many thank yous to all of those who helped make our coverage of Vancouver's 2010 celebration a success. We marked the end of February with 2.25 million page views, nearly 1,000,000...

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Canada, you were gold. Letter from America

28 Feb 2010

LA Times writer Bill Plaschke marvels at the spirit of Vancouver during these Games Folks, we don't usually re-post stories from other sources, but this recent story by Bill Plaschke published in the LA Times took our breath away......

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Canada's Northern House focuses on future generations