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Ideas are called for. Lots of them. So I'm pumping them out of my brain.

What’s a good cafe in Nanaimo? I put this question out on Twitter yesterday and was grateful for the suggestions I received. Following a tip from @boutiquemac and @HiredGuns – we visited Mon Petit Choux Bakery & Cafe at 120 Commercial Street (at Wharf) in Nanaimo. And it was great. Tasty drinks, good food,...

I'm serious. Last week some people on Twitter had a big heated argument about poo - after someone requested parents stop sharing scent-evoking details about their kids' diaper mishaps.

Today I took Toby to visit mechanic Brendan Grant at RG Diagnostics in Surrey. This homeschooler’s “field trip” was an important piece of education for my young son who has developed a serious passion for cars during the past few months. Ironically, he was never very interested in cars when he was younger –...

It’s been a great day of stories and ideas at Northern Voice 2010 in Vancouver – and I’m looking forward to more tomorrow. The hour is late, so I will share one story that really sticks with me. It’s the story of blogger Kimli Welsh – creator of Delicious Juice Dot Com – and...

Technically, these two people are “competitors” but they are actually partners in working for fair trade and sustainable agriculture. Blake Hanacek is the founder of Agro Cafe and Emily Sproule is a sales and service manager for the Ethical Bean Coffee Company. Both local companies sell certified organic fair trade coffee, and support many...

My friend Steffani Cameron is a blogger / writer / prolific tweeter I met originally through Twitter. She’s a self-taught gourmet who taunts the Twitterverse with delectable details of what she’s whipping up in the kitchen. Now people 11 and up can sign up for Steff’s one-on-one Cooking For Kids (and Adults). Check out...

Yesterday I received an invitation from Derek Weiss, senior public relations specialist for Union Gospel Mission. UGM is a Christian charity well-known in Vancouver for providing community meals, clothing, emergency shelter, faith-based services, and drug and alcohol recovery programs. Here’s Derek’s invite: Join Vancouver bloggers and UGM staff and volunteers as we chill together...

Concern Worldwide will receive more than $9,000 donated by the 250 people who attended Twestival in Vancouver last night, according to event organizer Miss604 Rebecca Bollwitt. Rob Cottingham is one funny guy. He took the stage and joked about not being at South by Southwest in Austin Texas last week, and how reading everyone’s...

Tonight is Twestival – here in Vancouver and in lots of other places too. “On Thursday 25 March 2010, people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to rally around the important cause of Education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness,” says the About page for...