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by @bsainsbury Even at Myriam Laroche’s Eco Fashion Show on Friday night, Olympic red was evident. Red has taken over the city. Today on the 4th Avenue bus there were two very well dressed women wearing their homage to patriotic red. Puffy quilted designer vests, a red silk scarves paired with Rock & Republic jeans...
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Hasn't this been a party? Everyone I speak to says the same thing. The Olympic experience is so far above anything they could have imagined. Yes, there are long line-ups and packed skytrains, endless security checks and people everywhere you go. It's an opportunity to be meet new folks and to renew old friendships...
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by @bsainsbury I’m Canadian, but I wasn’t a hockey fan until tonight. My friend Barbara came in from White Rock and we’d originally agreed to go to Heineken House in Richmond. She arrived at Waterfront Station a little later than she’d planned. It’s 45 minutes before the Canada-Russia hockey game – we made the decision...
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How did you get involved with the Metro Blenz News Squad? I had actually planned on spending this time in Palm Springs avoiding the Olympics. That's where I was when I received a call from Adam Schelle, a professional photographer I have known for some time. I have some background as a Photojournalist...
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by Marilyn Anderson, Duet-Media Here I sit, on the verge of Canadian hockey hysteria, thinking back to the ONE other Russia/Canada game etched into my memory. I was in a popular Robson Street watering hole, surrounded by a mess of friends who “just happened” to be having a brew while the game was shown on a...
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Teddy was hoovering up muffin crumbs near the CBC building when I noticed him. Who can resist a cute dog? And he’s wearing a patriotic neckerchief. Not quite the Canadian flag photo I was looking for but I can’t resist petting a dog. I asked if I could take Teddy’s photo and his mom told...
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by @bsainsbury I checked out the Surrey 2010 Celebration Site today. It was rainy and cold, but several hundred brave souls braved the weather. The 3PM RCMP Musical Ride was sold out. The voluteer told me folks line up for the 11AM opening for the free tickets. The site is family orented, interactive with pleasant...
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Text by Marilyn Anderson, Photos by Toby Snelgrove It was dark, crisp, and crowded when I got off the bus at the corner of Georgia and Denman Streets this morning.  People were moving toward their "best guess" vantage points, many heading towards Stanley Park past the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club  looking for the waterfront stretch...
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Okay, it’s not really a dime, but it’s a catchy title. Tickets to opening games can cost over a thousand dollars each and tickets to popular events such as hockey cost just as much. What economic slump? As I was commenting on the cost of Olympic tickets, a friend of mine told me...
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The two streetcars are on loan from Belgium Transport Company spotlight Bombardier technology. The track runs from Granville Island to Cambie Station. Trips are free and run 18 hours a day. Using the existing Downtown Historic Railway, these 100% low-floor modern streetcars will operate on the 1.8-km of upgraded rail infrastructure. The upgrade is the...
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