Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending April 15th)

Jim Green, a well-liked and respected Vancouver City Councillor and social activist, was honoured earlier this year with the Freedom of the City Award presented by Mayor Gregor Robertson. It is most unfortunate that Mr. Green has since left us. If you think of just one of his housing projects, such as Woodward’s for instance, I’m sure [...]

Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Jan 30th)

THIS BURNS ME UP – It’s no great shock to learn that our BC Hydro is bent on rate increases, since they have been talking about it for a while now, and already increased our hydro costs. However, what gets me is their spending of millions of dollars for new meters that will track our usage [...]

Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Jan 16th)

$$ FACEBOOK $$ – The current value of Facebook sits at roughly US$50 Billion thanks to recent investments from Goldman Sachs & Digital Sky Technologies – can you imagine?   GUINNESS RECORD – BONE CHILLING – In China earlier this month, a man, only in his boxers, sat in a container full of ice in [...]

Tidbits for Week Ending Jan 2nd 2011

I just can’t seem to stay away! First of all, I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your New Year’s Celebrations! Now it’s back to work, and reality of our daily routines, both for those that are working, and the unfortunate job seekers out here! To begin my Tidbits, I have a BIG one I want to get off [...]

More Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Dec 19th)

SANTA - He isn’t coming to my house this year, and by the ‘lack’ of Christmas decorations on all the highrises surrounding me, he isn’t going to be visiting a lot of people! What makes it worse in gorgeous Vancouver is the ‘wind & rain’ we will likely have for the ‘big day’, rather than a [...]

Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Dec 19th)

As Tim Allan would say, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO! I know, it is like a cartoon, but sometimes it cracks me up! I just have to talk about the situation in Vancouver with Transit and Taxi’s for ‘late night party goers’. How ridiculous can we get? I mean really, think about it, we open the [...]

More Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Dec 5th)

  BC HEALTH CARE  – WORTH THE WAIT?- According to a 2-yr. study, British Columbian’s are getting fed up with such long wait times for surgeries. Sixty percent of BC citizens give our healthcare system a ‘poor’ but ‘satisfied’ when finally able to see their specialists, and get in for their surgeries. Based on long [...]

Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Dec 5th)

POUR A COLD ONE FOR POOCH - The Dutch have created a ‘beer’ for your ‘best friend’. No kidding! Kwispelbier is a beer suitable for dogs. Australia has also created a doggie beer! Break out the pints, and go for it! Since dogs love the taste of our suds, people just had to some up with something [...]

More Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Nov 21st)

GAS & TAX - The well-debated HST has really cut into the restaurant & bar businesses’ loss of realized profits due to lower customer volumes, thanks to the combined blow of the additional 7%  HST, along with new impaired driving rules. These new rules may save on gas at the pump, but have paralyzed a high number of  Vancouverites that use to [...]

Bi-Weekly Tidbits (Week Ending Nov 21st)

SMART COOKIE - I think this is just too funny not to share with you! A young guy in his twenties had a few too many, and decided to attempt to rob a doughnut shop – only problem is, he stabbed himself with the knife that was in his pocket! LOL! After a short hospital stay, off [...]