by mvboronowski | Aug 8, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Last week, John and I went on an adventure in the wilderness. After weeks of accumulating supplies, preparing menus, going on test hikes, and becoming far too acquainted with the staff at MEC, we set out on the Juan De Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island’s West Coast....
by mvboronowski | Aug 5, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
We’ve all heard a lot about it these days. It really is doom and gloom as critics point out that the cuts just won’t go deep enough to avert an economic Apocalypse. Raise taxes some say. Cut spending others say. Don’t raise the debt ceiling, said a...
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....
