by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 18, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Who are you? A guy who loves being around his family. Psychiatry is a passion of mine, and I am fortunate to practice and teach at both Saint Paul’s Hospital and UBC Hospital; also, I combine my clinical work with research on mental health. What do you do for fun? I...
by John Horn | Mar 12, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Editors’ note: Kurt and John are firm believers that Vancouver can and should be the Canadian epicenter for growing the sport and culture of soccer football soccer. This is a self-described healthy community. We can play outside year-round, as fields are rarely...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 9, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
After a unsatisfying victory last week, the Octopi squad were hungry for a cleaner and more decisive win this Wednesday when they took the field against Right Back on the Bench (RBOTB). It was a cool evening at Thunderbird. Although the Octopi was missing star...
by John Horn | Mar 2, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Nobody left the pitch happy on Wednesday night. Not the Turfinators (they lost 2-1). Not Octopi Vancouver (they/we should’ve won 8-0). Not the UrbanRec official (Octopi may have lost its sportsmanship award). Many of the Octopi team members – except Jen, Jess...
by Kurt Heinrich | Feb 24, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
It was a big night for Octopi Vancouver. After a disappointing tie game the week before, the team was raring to snatch back some momentum. Indeed, Octopi’s Facebook page said it all: attendees were there to win, not tie. With that it mind, it wasn’t...
