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Little bits of news, tads and such over life in Kitsilano, Vancouver's easy-going bit of paradise by the sea. Greetings from Vancouver, BC, a nuclear-free weapons zone.
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Mayne Island getaway
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
A couple of weeks back we had the chance to escape for a long weekend to Mayne Island, a sweet little Gulf Island just one stop past much larger cousin Galiano Island. We found an old Victorian B&B to stay in (Fairview Farm B&B) situated on a cliff a...
11 views | aggregated: 6 weeks 3 days ago
topics: baker, farm, salmon
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Back From the Interior
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Well, a lot can be said about British Columbia: its nature, wildlife, mountains, lakes and coastline. After having spent 10 days touring from Vancouver to Banff, Alberta, I can honestly say that there's no town quite like Vancouver that comes close i...
46 views | aggregated: 25 weeks 10 hours ago
topics: downtown, false-creek, kamloops, skiing
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Rent a Car to Chip vs. Leaving the Tree in the Alley
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Ah, what to do, what do to! After having rented a CAN car to pick out a Christmas tree this year, we're now faced with either renting again to bring the tree down to Kits Beach for chipping, or leave it in the alleyway for someone to somehow remove. ...
20 views | aggregated: 45 weeks 4 days ago
topics: beach, kitsilano
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Shore Bird Invasion!
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Has anyone been down to Kits Beach over the last couple of days? There's an abundance of shore birds hanging right near the stairway down to the water. And thousands, I might add! Here's a few photos taken this morning (in the rain), of the lovely Go...
14 views | aggregated: 1 year 2 weeks ago
topics: beach, surf
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Lost in Space
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Haven't written much here lately. Why, you may ask? I too have entered the vortex that is Facebook last month, and since then, have been writing friends, lost contacts, potential clients, you name it, over at that end of the e-way. This Facebook is c...
16 views | aggregated: 1 year 14 weeks ago
topics: kitsilano
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Spot the Prawn
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Only three more weeks to get your hands on these lovely, locally (Sechelt, Sunshine Coast) caught spot prawns. Find the boat on the dock, just opposite Go Fish; they're still coming in every afternoon until end of June, at which time they'll have the...
14 views | aggregated: 1 year 23 weeks ago
topics: fish, prawns
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O.W.L. Visit and Centennial Beachlife
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
This weekend is the Annual Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL)'s Open House. For one weekend, the public gets an up-close view of the many raptors, owls, eagles, hawks and vultures taken in from the wild, sheltered and brought back to life...
14 views | aggregated: 1 year 29 weeks ago
topics: beach, park
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Tasty Tomato
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
I've been enjoying Kitsilano Typepad's newest and grooviest restaurant opening alerts for some time now. They may or may not have yet seen the newest great add to come to our 'hood, Tomato Fresh Food Caf , opening this summer, taking over Mark's Fia...
20 views | aggregated: 1 year 32 weeks ago
topics: kitsilano
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Stroller Jogging
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
Kitspace is back from a restful visit to the Pacific Rim of the world Now it's been a while since I've been at the beach during midday, but today my eyes greeted me with quite the sight: about 15 women with strollers jogging along Kits Seawall near...
14 views | aggregated: 1 year 33 weeks ago
topics: beach
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Ah, Back in the Sea
| aggregated from: Ariane Kitspace |
With mild temperatures and dry weather (for now), I headed to Granville Island this morning to get back into the Telkwa Sport model kayak I so much missed these past couple of months. Many cormorants back from their migration and an eagle hovering ab...
13 views | aggregated: 1 year 39 weeks ago
topics: downtown, kayaking
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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jumpfilm
active: 12 hours 43 min ago |
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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tovah-paglaro
active: 11 hours 17 min ago |
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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 Kristin
active: 4 hours 18 min ago |
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