Beyond the Rhetoric

I’ve been meaning to get around to this blog post for a little while now, but the last month has been understandably quite busy. In any case, we ventured out to Steveston Village in Richmond, BC in early September to embark on a whale watching tour. Whale watching wasn’t really on my Vancouver area bucket [...]

We tend to take things for granted when they’re in our own backyards. As I was born and raised in Vancouver, I’ve come to know this city quite well, but I know that there is always more to see and explore. It’s because I know that it (whatever “it” may be) will still be there [...]

One of the biggest reasons why I love Vancouver is that we really do celebrate our multiculturalism in this city. You can come from nearly any part of the world and there is likely a community of people here that can relate. Better still, we host all sorts of festivals and community events that celebrate [...]

Most months, I try my best to dedicate at least one post a month to the top thinkers on this site. These are the wonderful people who come by to share their comments, adding to the discussion and providing their insight. For that, I am very thankful. For the month of October 2010, I see [...]

Who said that Vancouver was a no fun city? Even though I make my living as a freelance writer and I work primarily from home, I still need to take a break from time to time to calm the monkeys in the brain (so to speak). While this past weekend, it does show some of [...]