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Local Shops Saw Little Profit During Olympics

Beyond the area around Robson Square and Granville Street, it was business as unusual---unusually slow, except for the occasional exception like The Umbrella Shop on Granville Island.

Vancouver Says Final Goodbyes to Olympic Line

After being used by over 500,000 travelers, the Vancouver streetcar will close on March 21.

Tracey Mills of The Beat 94.5 Talks Promotions

Tracey Mills has been serving promotions to the Greater Vancouver Area since 2003.

How Vancouver's Police at the 2010 Winter Games Managed Security Without Repression

People on the streets joked and high-fived with security forces throughout the 2010 Olympic Games, treating the cops like they were part of the celebration. What did the Integrated Security Unit do right? They let the Vancouver Police Department set the tone and in doing so created what some are calling one of the most powerful legacies of the Games: a model of a security force that facilitates rather than disturbs the democracy it serves, according to a police department spokesperson.

Composite and Updated Description Released in February 11th Sexual Assault on Teen

Vancouver Police have released a composite sketch of the suspect in a sexual assault dating back to February 11th, 2010. He is described as a Middle Eastern male, 25–30 years, 5’5” tall, medium skin...

The Warmest City to Host the Winter Olympics Gets Snow in March

After being the warmest city to ever host the Winter Olympics, Vancouver gets snow in March.

Clean Up of LiveCity Site at David Lam Park Underway

The City will sod and restore hills in an effort to bring David Lam Park back to its pre-Olympic state.
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Canucks Defeat Predators with a Sixty Minute Effort

Signs were pointing to danger coming into tonights game against the Predators. Nashville was 6-0-1 in their last seven games and were coming off a stretch of four straight 5+ goal games. The Canucks...

Sedins and Burrows Continue to Shine

With Daniel's return to the lineup, the trio continue to shine as one of the best top lines in the league.

MegaBytes

The internet is one of 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Here's why it shouldn't win.
Gordon Lightfoot is not dead and Zynga isn't keeping 50% of donations for Haitian earthquake relief. Just because it's been tweeted, doesn't make it true.

Just Between Us

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Cynthia Loy Darst knows a lot about roles. Which stands to reason. She used to be a professional actress. In fact, it was when she was studying theatre, that she discovered the seeds of what was to...

Education

On the eve of of the Paralympic opening ceremony in Vancouver, it's worth reflecting on how inclusive we want our society to be.

Real Estate

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December 2009 in Vanouver Real Estate Wow. 2009 ended much differently than it began in Vancouver real estate. We started the year with one of the worst months ever recorded (January 2009) and then...

Life Outside

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My advice to others who want learn: don’t expect too much of yourself. If you aren’t falling then you aren’t trying hard enough. Bring Advil.