by John Horn | Feb 13, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Editor’s note: I must begin this article with a sincere apology to Mike and my teammates who play on our awesome team in the UBC Rec Tier 1 Mens Basketball. Last Thursday I missed our game and it wasn’t for a particularly awesome reason – I missed...
by John Horn | Feb 10, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
With General-Manager-Coach-Director-of-Public-Relations-Starting-Centre-Defenseman Kurt Heinrich away at an undisclosed honeymoon location, an under-staffed Octopi Vancouver squad called in some favours and called up some enthusiastic talent from the team’s...
by John Horn | Feb 8, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Former Vancouver Canuck, Rick Rypien, stuggled against depression for years, and sadly passed away in August 2011. The NHLer was touted as a “a quiet hero” who “confided in those he knew best of his plans to support others and help alleviate the...
by potential | Feb 7, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A bit over a year ago, Potentiality correspondent Katie Burns wrote a great post about the rise of resilience planning in emergency management, focussing on some great work being done in Australian cities. I remember reading it and feeling pretty stoked to be part of...
by Kurt Heinrich | Feb 3, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
It was a cool day on Wednesday out at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium. Octopi was taking on Multiple Sportosis in its third Urban Rec soccer game this season. The stakes were high. The past two games had been crushing defeats. The first game against top-ranked Nomads...
by potential | Feb 1, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Last spring, I wrote a post on the Potentiality following the federal elections, trying to explain Quebec’s unexpected vote for the NDP. I thought a conservative majority could help sovereignist parties, such as the PQ, so far it has not been the case. Since then,...