by Kurt Heinrich | Dec 25, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Who are you? Santa Claus, Saint Nick, Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, the big fat guy that breaks into houses – I have many names and all of them tend to be true. I’m a long time giver committed to spreading joy to good children through the mass...
by Kurt Heinrich | Dec 24, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
As you can imagine, it’s an interesting time in the BC Liberal world. Five leadership candidates spanning the Conservative/Liberal spectrum. As campaigns rev up, we can watch the promises fly. To try to keep track of everything, I’ve tried to mount the...
by Kurt Heinrich | Dec 15, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Ok. So I was going to write something pithy about he current BC Liberal leadership race. But then my lovely redheaded partner pointed me on to this amazing site called Flowing Data.com. It’s all about data visualization and there I saw an amazing example of how...
by Kurt Heinrich | Dec 12, 2010 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? Melissa Orozco, a publicist by day, an aspiring cook by night and a New Yorker at heart. What do you do for fun? Shop for antiques, paint, dog watch, try new restaurants, look at old photographs of my parents and imagine how I’ll turn out one of these...
by Kurt Heinrich | Nov 22, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
Buying a home for the first time is a particularly intimidating prospect. But it’s also one that gives you a good opportunity to evaluate your priorities. Is it to have a lot of space (two bathrooms + den)? How about scenery? Are you looking for somewhere in a hip and...