by mvboronowski | Mar 14, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Most of us “pinkos” are familiar with Fox News, American conservative talk radio and all the angry boomers that comprise the Tea Party movement. In fact, these days, it’s hard to not see their revolutionary impact splattered across the television...
by mvboronowski | Mar 13, 2011 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? So many ways to answer such a short question… My name is Yassaman Nouri and I am compassionate about helping people in anyway I can. I love life and love to spread happiness to the people around me. I believe that every single person in the world has...
by mvboronowski | Mar 11, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
I am in mourning – bereft to learn that the 2011 Victoria Tall Ships Festival has been cancelled due to “Tough economic times.” Maybe a corporate saviour will pull the festival off its economic sandbank? It happened with English Bay’s...
by mvboronowski | Mar 10, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
On Tuesday night I had the pleasure of attending a book launch for Timothy Taylor’s new book, The Blue Light Project. For someone who professes to love books as much as I do (and I do), I was a bit embarrassed that this was my first time attending a book launch, and...
by mvboronowski | Mar 9, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver reduced vehicle traffic by 36%. Translink’s TravelSmart program aims to re-achieve such success by showing the Metro Vancouver Region that “we have options when it comes to the way we travel.” True story....