March 2010
71 posts
Crosby’s Golden Goal Grabs GOLD!! →
Wow! What a way to end a phenomenal and memorable two week period of world-class winter sport and partying! In a “heart-in-your-throat” climax to the men’s ice hockey competition, Team Canada…
February 2010
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Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Molson Hockey... →
QUESTION: What’s better than taking the day off work to watch 4 top quality games of quarter final Olympic Ice Hockey?
ANSWER: Experiencing said dream scenario from the comfort and craziness of…
One down, one to go: Canadian Women’s Hockey GOLD! →
With Sidney Crosby, Roberto Luongo and other members of the Canadian men’s ice hockey team in the stands watching on, the ladies tonight stepped up and took the women’s ice hockey Olympic gold with…
Some great posts from Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic... →
Shortly before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics kicked off in a spectacular display at BC Place which has only been bettered by some of the incredible sporting displays we have witnessed so…
Canadian Golden boy John Montgomery →
There’s been some pretty exciting moments in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics so far, and some great champions that have emerged along the way. By far one of my favourites to date is Canada’s own…
Alex Bilodeau visits Japadog →
So I was just wandering around downtown just now and, as luck would have it, bumped into gold medalist (Men’s Moguls) and Canada’s favourite son right now, Alex Bilodeau.
Making a quick…
Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: LiveCity... →
Every night during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, at the end of the headlining act performing at the LiveCity Yaletown venue, the skies light up over False Creek as the “Closing Show…
AUSSIE OLYMPIC GOLD: Torah Bright rules the pipe! →
We’ve hit Day 6 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Canadians have had quite a bit to get excited about, so far bagging seven pieces of twisted metal, including 3 of those special golden ones!…
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Maëlle Ricker becomes Canada’s golden girl →
In what has undoubtedly become Canada’s most successful so far, Day 5 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics saw 31 year old West Coaster, Maëlle Ricker become the second Canadian gold medalist and…
Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Jets Overhead →
Ok, so I know the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are all about sport and amazing achievements on both snow and ice, but there’s no doubt that the city of Vancouver is benefiting in a BIG way with…
Silver to Aussie Dale Begg-Smith →
Just as Gold eluded Canadian women’s mogul skier Jenn Heil by a whisker last night, so too it was for men’s Australian mogul skier Dale Begg-Smith tonight. If the former Olympic champion…
Silver to Canada’s Jenn Heil →
Missed it by “that much”. In what all Canadians thought was going to be the first Winter Olympic Gold medal to be won by a Canadian on Canadian soil, Albertan Jenn Heil last night was beaten by US…
2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony →
A hearty congratulations to Aussie David Atkins (Producer) and the entire team responsible for putting on that incredible spectacle we witnessed last night at the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics…
Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: The Torch,... →
So I decided to take a wander down town after work today to see what was going on around the place. There’s a real energy to the city right now which I’ve never felt before in the roughly 5 years…
A HUGE Day Tomorrow: 2010 Vancouver Olympics are... →
My new buddies, Quatchi, Miga, Sumi and little Mukmuk all wanted to say goodnight. They’re heading off to bed to get a good night’s sleep ahead of the HUGE day tomorrow.
There’s now…
Toy Story 3: Official Trailer Released →
All things Olympics aside for a moment, I just need to share with you what made me have a small giddy moment today. Yes, it was the learning of and subsequent viewing and drooling over the brand new…
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Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: “I Believe” →
Ok, so while the ultra catchy, hip hop flavoured, “Oh… Canada” has nestled itself permanently on my iPod, there’s another track out there that is fighting for top spot in my 2010 Vancouver Winter…
2010 Vancouver Olympics: Bloggers to watch →
Many people have asked me over the past week, “where can I find out about what’s going on around town during the Olympics?” Well, in the age of Blogs, Twitter and other social media updates, it’s…
My brush with the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch →
Well if I wasn’t excited about the pending 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics leading up to this morning, then I sure as hell am now after seeing the Olympic Torch pass through North Vancouver today….
Official Vancouver Canucks iPhone App →
Hot on the heals of the release of the official 2010 Vancouver Spectator Guide, local NHL team, the Vancouver Canucks have themselves launched an iPhone application onto the Apple iTunes Store.
Molson Canadian – Made from Canada →
Well there’s no secret that I have a love of beer commercials, so when I spied this new distinctly “made for 2010 Vancouver Olympics exposure” ad from Molson Canadian this afternoon. While the…
Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Ignite the... →
Ventured back out into down town tonight after dinner to catch a light and music presentation called “Ignite the Dream”, that I read about during the day.
Billed as being “A spectacular and…
Sights & Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Vectorial... →
Kicked my Olympic activities off with a couple of overpriced ($9 a can) beers at the “Irish House” opening last night. Ran into some friends like Cole and Jakob from Nordica Photography, met…
Official 2010 Vancouver Spectator Guide for iPhone →
With so much going on in Vancouver in the coming few weeks, it’s hard to keep up with all the sporting and entertainment options on offer. Sure, there’s a number of summarized guides being offered…
My 2010 Olympics Schedule & Highlights →
There’s no doubt about it, after an arguably slow start, there’s now a real buzz about Vancouver that I don’t think I have felt in the five years since I arrived on the shores back in 2005. Sure, if…
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WatchNow here’s an example of an amazing public service announcement (PSA) that really hits home.
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