MegaBytes
Jul 18th, 2010
Carbon Chaos is a fun and free iPhone game designed to raise environmental awareness.
The Scene
Jun 23rd, 2010
At a meeting this week, Vancouver city council unanimously agreed upon a number of amended guidelines, including reducing emissions and cost-effectiveness, to direct the planning of a rapid...
Books
May 25th, 2010
Kurt Hoelting, a fisherman, wilderness guide and meditation teacher from Puget Sound, abandoned his car and foreswore jet travel for a year. Concerned about his carbon footprint, he confined his...
Olympics
Esther Chetner and Linda Solomon
Feb 17th, 2010
On a frigid morning in Dawson Creek, BC, Senator Larry Campbell took his turn running with the Olympic Torch. To cheers of "Go, Canada, Go," he carried the flame forward towards Vancouver, a journey...
City
Jan 27th, 2010
Not all Vancouver cab companies have the same level of quality control in the leadup to the Olympics. Last week's CTV story on the lack of knowledge on Olympic venue locations by cabbies was...
Unauthorized
Jan 20th, 2010
When we criticize the city or the Olympics for certain inanities (curtailing of civil liberties, washing away 'graffiti' because city officials don't know what art is, or using military-grade...
Uncle Weed's Dossier
Dec 30th, 2009
1977 was a stellar year for culture. The Ramones, The Clash and Bob Marley with classic albums, Elvis for a half-year, plus Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever and the launch of the SeaBus. Since that...
Olympics Updates for Locals Only
Dec 2nd, 2009
With so much information to get across this week’s post is a collection of news, spectator information and interesting facts about the 2010 Olympic Games period… 1. If you are attending an...
Olympics
Nov 26th, 2009
They’re lasting – and useful – souvenirs of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – and make great stocking stuffers for Christmas. TransLink’s six-week Games Transit Passes go on sale...
VANOC Reports
Nov 19th, 2009
The board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) received a comprehensive update on Games-time planning today, including the need...
