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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The No Joke Joke: Llandegley International Airport Closes After 20 Years

What do you do when you used to write copy for a former member of the British comedic Monty Python…
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Oct. 26, 2022 / Gordon Price

(West) Vancouver is Dying

You may have seen “Vancouver is Dying”:   Here’s the West Vancouver version.  (Warning: This is not a parody.)  …
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Aug. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Return to Pleasantville: Photographer Ken Ohrn Documents The Barge Bidding Adieu to English Bay

Our very own Ken Ohrn is a remarkable photographer and storyteller. He has been following the saga of Vancouver’s largest…
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Jun. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Solstice: Where is Your Favourite Summer Sidewalk?

Throughout Vancouver there are some remarkable sidewalk vistas that completely embrace the fact this place was originally a rainforest. Take…
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Mar. 31, 2022 / Gordon Price

Puzzle Pic: Where is this?

Can you name the street?…
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Mar. 02, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Nesting on Vancouver’s Westside with Dr. Bourgelat

The westside walker and scientist, Dr. Bourgelat has reported on a train that runs in the back lane of Dunbar…
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Feb. 11, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File: Dunbar Discoveries & The Back Lane Train

Our Viewpoint Vancouver scientist, “Dr. Bourgelat”  has been walking the back lanes of the westside of the city, and made…
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Feb. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

English Bay Interloper, Barge on the Beach Becomes Must-Have Lego Toy

We’ve written before how the English Bay Barge on the Beach is not washed up at all and how much…
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Jan. 30, 2022 / Gordon Price

Time Lapse: Surrey in the Fog

Morning Fog from vancouver…
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Jan. 24, 2022 / Gordon Price

Things will happen in the future

Don’t know any details about this, other than it’s a TikTok complication from a Chinese site called @VFXHD that does…
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Jan. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

City of Toronto Regulation #608: Grammar Going to the Dogs?

Probably the most awkward thing that passed spell check, but not the grammar police. This appears to be part of…
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Jan. 10, 2022 / Gordon Price

Life in Kitsilano c. 2022

John Graham asks: When future archeologists find this stratum in our garbage dumps, will they understand how coffee and neatly…
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Jan. 07, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Wind on Lost Lagoon

The powerful winds that hit Metro had become paint brushes by the time they reached Lost Lagoon:…
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Jan. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Pepperoni and Seagulls: Worst Hotel Guest in British Columbia Receives Reprieve

When this story first came out, it seemed to be highly improbable, but as it turns out, it is true.…

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