Vancouver

Poster by Vancouver design student shows the person behind “the homeless guy”

March 2, 2010
By Susan Main

Update: Mar. 7, 2010 – Due to concerns re: permission to use Jeff’s image for this poster, Jesi asked me to remove the image. A redesign is in the works… Emily Carr design student Jesi Carson had a school project to create a poster commenting on an issue facing Vancouver. She emailed me last...

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Security fences coming down in Vancouver

March 1, 2010
By Susan Main

This worker is taking down the big fence around Trout Lake – and this is happy news for the people in our neighbourhood! The southwest corner of Trout Lake park has been inaccessible since before the Olympics. Now the big fence is coming down and it looks so good. The kids and dogs can...

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Vancouver is freaking out after Canada wins gold medal against U.S. in Olympic hockey

February 28, 2010
By Susan Main

People are screaming as they drive by on the busy street outside my house in East Vancouver. Wooooo! Honk honk honk! Yeahhhhhhhhhhh! Ship horns blow in the harbour. And a wind has blown up in the air. The crows are cawing. Even 20 minutes after Canada beat the U.S. 3 – 2 in overtime...

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Cafe Deux Soleils: breakfast meetup spot for families

February 21, 2010
By Susan Main

This is a photo of Charles the cook at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive. I wrote about my favorite meal there in my Super Citizen blog last spring. My son and I are heading down there to meet up with our friends from the Island. Kids can hang out on the big stage...

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