by mvboronowski | Nov 12, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
One of the guidelines issued to new Gumbooters when we are coerced happily volunteer to write for this publication is to always play nice: while we don’t typically down a valium-vodka cocktail and proclaim that everything is sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows (we save...
by mvboronowski | Nov 11, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
This year Grandview Park, home to our community cenotaph, is under construction as the city works to rejuvenate this space. Our Remembrance Day ceremony was moved to the much smaller courtyard outside the Britannia Community Centre. The master of ceremonies explained...
by mvboronowski | Nov 10, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. For many, this somber day is uncomplicated and direct. Wake up. Put on dapper attire (perhaps medals). Place poppy over heart. Attend parade. Sing at concert. Educate a young person. Be silent for a moment. Now. Some might say that...
by mvboronowski | Nov 9, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Coronation Street is turning 50. That makes it the longest running TV soap opera currently in production. For those of you who only know me through the Gumboot (and maybe even some of you that know me beyond the Gumboot), it might surprise you to know that I’m a fan...
by mvboronowski | Nov 8, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
This weekend fiance Theodora and I took a trip to Galiano Island. In the late fall, early winter the island sharply contrasted with the Galiano of early summer that we had known and loved. In the summer, Galiano Island is flush with tourists. Located between Vancouver...
by mvboronowski | Nov 5, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
“The ship spotters are alive to some of the most astonishing aspects of our time. Standing beside a docked ship, their heads thrown back to gaze at its steel turrets disappearing into the sky, they enter into a state of silent, satisfied wonder.” Alain de Botton I...
