by mvboronowski | Aug 3, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
We’ve all heard Vancouver’s bike lanes have caused a bit of “stir” recently. But all the opponents out there should remember it could be a lot worse. Don’t believe me? Check out what Arturas Zoukas, mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania recently...
by mvboronowski | Aug 2, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
July was the hottest month on record for Ontario. While many parts of Canada have had to deal with lacklustre summer-weather, we’ve had the opposite. We’re just coming off the 6th heat alert of the season and on July 21st Toronto’s temperatures peaked at 37 C with a...
by mvboronowski | Aug 1, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Last week my friend, Dr. Jim Clifford, shared an article by William Pannapacker on Slate.com that painted a pretty grim picture about the plight of graduate students. First, you should watch this video montage, which is brilliant: Second, the above video is only...
by mvboronowski | Jul 31, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
This weekend the West End’s streets were jammed with an estimated 600,000 people. Despite a crazy rainstorm hours before (that hit me while I was riding through Strathcona), this year’s Pride Parade enjoyed huge crowds and a beautiful sunny Vancouver day....
by mvboronowski | Jul 29, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
It was bound to happen. When you have a superawesome Father-in-Law who lives in Maple Ridge and you on Main Street in Vancouver, well, sooner or later you’re going to have to live the life of a commuter. View Larger Map During our 97 kilometer, three-and-a-half...
