To my surprise this week I see that a new
Feb
17
Olympic Medal Ceremony
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Don was lucky enough to get free tickets to the Olympic Medal Ceremony tonight held at BC Place. There were 5 medal ceremonies include Gold for the Canadian and US teams [source: Vancouver Sun]. After the ceremony was a small concert by Alberta country singer Paul Brandt (who we had never heard of before!!). Click [...]
Feb
15
US Lesbian and Gay Immigration Update
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There has been quite a lot of news over the past couple of weeks regarding same sex immigration in the US. Letter to Obama and Congress A letter from 60 members of congress has been sent to Obama and Congressional Leaders to encourage the passing of legislation that would end discrimination in immigration law against [...]
Feb
14
Today we experienced our first Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver. It was a low key affair compared to last year due to the Olympics, it started at 9.30, the parade took 45 minutes to pass, and was supposed to have completed it’s route by 11.00. It was a very colourful and noisy event, the [...]
Feb
14
Olympic Protests
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As much as I am interested in the festivities of the Olympics its worth finding out why people are protesting it too. Protesting the Olympics here, as we have seen in London, are a good opportunity to publicize the cause and to also motivate its followers. So what are they protesting about? The main organization [...]
Feb
13
The Winter Olympics Begin
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Today was the official opening of the Winter Olympics here in Vancouver. The craziness that everyone expected to see I didn’t experience, everyone was in great spirits with people talking to strangers, taking pictures of just about everyone & everyone and generally having fun. The public transport was kind of crazy but not in a [...]