The Ridge Theatre closed its doors last night after 63 years of screening movies. Its fate? Demolition, and then condos. Welcome to Vancouver. On Thursday I saw my last-ever movie at the Ridge: My American Cousin, a film starring Shawn’s …
Chris Hadfield’s photos of Vancouver from the International Space Station
Last week, January 13th to be exact, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was tweeting live photos of British Columbia from the International Space Station. A few from the West Coast. Here’s Victoria, BC. Have tea at the Empress and take time …
North Pacific Cannery, Prince Rupert
As somebody who grew up in Steveston surrounded by canneries, I knew that I had to visit the North Pacific Cannery when I was in Prince Rupert. This National Historic Site is located in Port Edward, about a 25 minute drive south of …
Steveston Historic Photos
Last week I was browsing through the Richmond Archives online trying to find Christmas-y photos of Richmond past. I didn’t know what I was looking for exactly, but I was hoping to uncover a photo of the Santa Claus parade …
A Very Steveston Boxing Day
While some people wake up at 5am to brave the malls on Boxing Day, my day after Christmas tradition seems rather low key. I’ll sleep in late (10-ish), enjoy a morning coffee with my parents while reading the Vancouver Sun. We’ll then …
My first moments in Prince Rupert
I first visited Prince Rupert in September 2010. I surprisingly never wrote a blog post about it, despite the trip being one of my favourites. I blame it on trying to navigate a new job at the time. Nevertheless, this …
Before you devour that sunchoke soup…
This evening I went to The Acorn, a new vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver which is considered one of the best new restaurants to have opened in 2012 . Unlike Vancouver’s other exclusive vegetarian restaurants, The Acorn provides top notch service, …