Groupon founder turns to developing audio-tour app – The Seattle Times The Seattle TimesGroupon founder turns to developing audio-tour appThe Seattle TimesIn 2008, he transformed an online service devoted to social causes into Groupon, which offered steep discounts on everything from restaurant meals to hot-air balloon flights if enough people bought them. By late 2011, […]
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Quadriplegic man stuck without elevator 2:29 – CBC.ca Quadriplegic man stuck without elevator 2:29CBC.caA 57-year-old quadriplegic man is among 20 Vancouver residents with mobility issues, struggling to get by without an elevator in the Portland Hotel social housing facility. The hotel in the … In a statement, BC Housing acknowledges it is aware of the […]
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'Gift' Is Not a Verb – The Atlantic The Atlantic'Gift' Is Not a VerbThe AtlanticMiriam Doerr/Shutterstock. There's "corporate gifting." There's "extreme gifting." There's "man gifting." A recent email from Groupon invited me to "get my gifting on." Sephora, not to be outdone, has made clear its availability to help me become "a … Up To […]
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Daylight saving time: Should it be abolished? – CBC.ca CBC.caDaylight saving time: Should it be abolished?CBC.caIn the fall, clocks are rolled back an hour to switch back to standard time. There are parts of Canada and the U.S. That don't make the switch, including most of Saskatchewan, parts of southeastern and northeastern B.C., and Arizona. […]
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Power restored to thousands after outages across BC – CTV News CTV NewsPower restored to thousands after outages across BCCTV NewsVANCOUVER – The power is back on in homes across British Columbia after harsh weather and strong winds left thousands in the dark. Mora Scott of BC Hydro says 30,000 customers reported an outage at […]
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Vancouver Police arrived at Downtown Eastside hotel to find two men dying of … – CBC.ca CBC.caVancouver Police arrived at Downtown Eastside hotel to find two men dying of …CBC.caTwo men are dead after a double stabbing at a Vancouver Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel Saturday night. Vancouver Police were called to the West Hotel, […]
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Kootenay Rockies, British Columbia: Schussing down Canada's Powder Highway – Toronto Star Toronto StarKootenay Rockies, British Columbia: Schussing down Canada's Powder HighwayToronto StarRiding or skiing all eight resorts has become a right of passage for hardcore snow fiends. Revelstoke Mountain Resort is home to North America's longest vertical, at 1,712 metres (5,620 feet). Whitewater Ski […]
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Orcas size up sea lions for dinner on Victoria whale tour in Strait of Juan de … – OregonLive.com OregonLive.comOrcas size up sea lions for dinner on Victoria whale tour in Strait of Juan de …OregonLive.comIf you go: Whale watch tour brochures are in just about every tourist hotel/visitor center rack in the cities that […]
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Luvo Unveils Study with Hartman Group on the Perception of Healthy Food and … – Business Wire (press release) Luvo Unveils Study with Hartman Group on the Perception of Healthy Food and …Business Wire (press release)VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Luvo Inc., a revolutionary frozen food company that offers great tasting, nutritionally-dense frozen meals made from the […]
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Squamish Festival big boost for Wonderland Valley Resort campground – CBC.ca CBC.caSquamish Festival big boost for Wonderland Valley Resort campgroundCBC.caCraig Davidiuk has lived in Squamish for 13 years and the biggest changes he's seen is the advent of the Squamish Valley Music Festival, which started in 2010. "When I first moved here, the place was […]
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