by potential | Jul 25, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Well, the calendar tells us that it’s summer…and the fact that I have a vicious full-body sunburn because we had 12 hours of warmish sunshine yesterday tells me that this city is ready to cut loose with outdoor fun! Luckily, this weekend is one of Vancouver’s most...
by potential | Jul 21, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
What are the first words that jump into your mind when you think of a collaboration between Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA and the World Bank? If you’re like me, the first few words that entered your mind aren’t publishable on such a mild-mannered blog, and the...
by potential | Jul 19, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Over the weekend Jim and I went canoe camping with a group of friends, which included an 18 month old. Summers over the past 5 years for us have been centered on weddings so it isn’t surprising that there are an increasing number of infants and toddlers in our...
by potential | Jul 13, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
A few years ago, I taught history in a Cegep (for those not familiar with the concept, Cegeps are Québec educational institutions that regroup technical formations with pre-university ones, more or less the equivalent of 12th grade and first year of university put...
by potential | Jul 12, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
This past weekend, John and I went on an awesome hike in Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. After parking our car at the trailhead, we hiked 5.5 kilometers and about 250 vertical meters to Greendrop Lake. We encountered many different types of terrain and many different...
