tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240365332012-02-16T13:30:34.720-08:00Working to live and living to work in Vancouver BC CanadaIsadoranoreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-88371420710003071812008-12-25T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-25T20:14:55.186-08:00

Greetings from beautiful Vancouver in the winter

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Gregor Robertson could become our next mayor. This could be the best thing for Vancouver. Below is a video of his announcement from last month that he is entering the Mayor's race.

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The mega Vancouver Wedding Show takes place next weekend (January 5th and 6th) at the Bayshore Inn by Stanley Park. This is Vancouver's most hugely attended and successful annual wedding fair. If you are getting married this year, it's very worth checking out.Update: The venue was changed this year for the first time. The 2008 Vancouver Wedding Fair takes place at the Vancouver Convention and

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Someone sent me this note about living in Yaletown. I don't know the original author but it is very funny;The Vancouver poverty scale, by yearly income: $100k-80k: Poor. You can barely afford your studio Yaletown apartment. You have to shop at Choices instead of Urban Fare. Your dog gets groomed at the budget Dog Shoppe. When you meet your friends for lunch, you're embarassed because you have

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Getting married on a boat is one unique way to celebrate your wedding day. There are a few such options available in Vancouver and the local cruising scenery can't be beat. As one example, check out Accent Cruises. They've hosted 2,500 weddings over the past sixteen years. You can expect to pay between $40 to $60 per guest, depending on the yacht size, meal choice and day of the week you'd like

Isadoranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-63407798819923191562007-05-02T09:01:00.000-07:002008-02-23T19:07:36.808-08:00

The wedding season is almost here. This year there will an unusual number of weddings planned for Saturday, July 7, 2007. It's because this Saturday falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year and it's considered lucky. Here's a beautiful overview of the kind of talent available if you hire a wedding videographer in Vancouver. See more wedding demos at Phoenixfilms.ca,

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Here's a very funny video about ignorance in America.

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If you're writing a book and are looking at your options for publishing, check out a Vancouver service called Hardcopys. With them, you'll be able to keep a much greater percentage of the royalties. Here are the main services they offer;Copyright control - Hardcopy authors avoid lengthy and difficult contract negotiations typically experienced with major publishing houses;

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If you love fresh fish you'll be glad to know a wonderful fish store just opened up on the West side of Vancouver. It's called Finest at Sea. Finest at Sea cuts out the middleman, the fish are delivered to them straight off the boats and are redistributed from here to the best restaurants in Vancouver. This is so much more than a fish store. Here you will find the freshest fish at really good

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In Touch Weekly is reporting that James Neate, a Vancouver model with the LizBell Agency is dating Paris Hilton.James Neate is in New York on a series of fashion shoots. His modeling career is taking off quickly. He was on the cover of 10 Men magazine a couple of months ago and is featured in this month's issue of Details.

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Jessica Alba walked down the aisle in Vancouver yesterday. It was a wedding being filmed on the Vancouver set of the Fantastic Four sequel.

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If you've got young children, mark your calendar for this year's Christmas parade downtown. The 'Rogers Santa Claus parade' starts at 1:00pm on Sunday November 19th. A good place to watch it from is by the Robson Square courthouse complex.This is only the third year of the annual parade. This year it will feature sixty different bands and floats. Almost 300,000 people are expected to watch the

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A friend of mine was trying to fly back to the UK today from Vancouver International Airport, but she got derouted to a Richmond hotel instead.There were long delays for departures this morning as departure gates were closed for over two hours and this caused major backlog lineups in the airport. Apparently, it was due to a security guard finding a suspicious object at the security screen

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Lululemon Athletica is a Vancouver retail success story. The yoga apparel company was founded just eight years ago in Kitsilano, Vancouver.They now employ 650 people and manufacture, distribute and retail the clothing through their own forty stores as well as wholesaling to other retail stores internationally.Aside from Vancouver, they already have stores in trendy shopping areas such as Beverly

Isadoranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-1157670475021203252006-09-07T15:52:00.000-07:002006-11-13T15:05:19.683-08:00

There are some beautiful stone works being built around Vancouver, especially on the west side. Here's some gorgeous examples of stone patios, paths and stairs via Stonework in Vancouver. This stoneworker specializes in building patios, stairways and retaining walls and has contributed more than his share to the beautiful landscaping work you see everywhere in Vancouver.

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What is global warming? David Suzuki explains in this week's issue of The Street Newspaper that it's not what most of us think it is.It's not about a hole in the ozone layer. Because of the alarm bells that went off about the chemicals we were using in previous decades, their production has been vastly reduced and the ozone layer is gradually healing itself.But global warming is a different issue

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The Vancouver Film Festival begins on September 28 and goes through to October 13. The sneak preview guide is available earlier this year. You can find it at your local cafe, video store, bookstore, in Vancity branches or Starbucks. You can also get a PDF version here. Documentary, non-fiction films are in focus for this 25th anniversary festival. There are about 70 non-fiction films out of the

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Snakes on a Plane is a movie that managed to create an incredible buzz on the Internet before it's release throughout North America this week. It will be interesting what the first week gross will be. The movie was made for under $30 million and filmed at Vancouver's Eagle Creek Studios.Right now it's showing at Oakridge Cinemas, Paramount Vancouver, Park & Tilford, ATNY-Dolphin Cinemas and

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Here's a UBC student's creative visualization of Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit ; White Rabbit LyricsOne pill makes you largerAnd one pill makes you smallAnd the ones that mother gives youDon't do anything at allGo ask AliceWhen she's ten feet tallAnd if you go chasing rabbitsAnd you know you're going to fallTell'em a hookah smoking caterpillarHas given you the callCall AliceWhen she was just

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Smart Cars are getting increasingly popular in Vancouver. They've been available for less than two years here, but they've become extremely popular in Europe over the past eight years. Dollar-wise as well as environment-friendly wise, the smart cars are a much better option than hybrid cars. The smart car runs on diesel fuel and gets about 4.2 liters per 100 kilometers in combined city and

Isadoranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-1155260296700802442006-08-10T18:24:00.000-07:002006-11-13T15:05:18.534-08:00

Expect much longer delays at Vancouver Airport over the next few days. New security measures have been put in place today after the bomb plot was uncovered in England.Would you believe you can no longer bring a water bottle on the plane with you? This ban includes all liquids, and even shampoo or any kind of gel.The above photo is by hibino at Flickr.

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There is a wonderful article about jogging around Stanley Park in today's Globe and Mail. It's written by Alexandra Gill and she obviously has a great love of Stanley Park. Read it to get a description of the kinds of sights you can expect to encounter as you jog the 6 mile route around the perimeter of Stanley Park.The above photo from Stanley Park is by p.m. graham.

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The outdoor swimming season is here! Do you know where to find the outdoor pools in Vancouver? The Vancouver Parks Board maintains six outdoor pools in Vancouver. The Kitsilano pool is probably the best known. It's a heated salt-water pool by Kitsilano Beach - one of the very few salt water pools in the world. It's open from May 20th to September 17th.There are five other outdoor pools worth

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The Dalai Lama will be visiting Vancouver for three days in September, from the 8th to the 10th. He is also opening a centre in Vancouver; the first Dalai Lama centre in the world. Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Vaclav Havel will be amongst those who will serve on the board of advisors for this Vancouver-based Centre.The centre will be an educational facility directed at creating a more just and

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Vancouverites will soon get more choices as to how to fly to San Francisco. Qantas Airways will start flights between San Fran and Vancouver next month and the fares will be cheap!The Quantas flights will be available three times a week from June 14th to August 13th and also from December 1st to January 31st. Introductory prices will be only $99 (USD) one way. These flights will be timed to also

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Vancouver-based 1-800-Got-Junk is an incredibly successful franchise operation.It was founded by Brian Scudamore back in 1989 when he was only 19 years old. He bought a beat-up truck for under $500 and started a junk pickup service.1-800-Got-Junk expects to have $103 million in revenues this year. They have 244 franchises and there are 400 more available across North America.They're on their way

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Tis the season to go sailing in Vancouver! A lot of people don't realize they can rent a sailboat from several locations in Vancouver. And you don't need formal certification to charter a boat with most of the charter companies. Qualification is based on experience.Coopers Boating has a large selection of charter boats on Granville Island. And they say they have the newest yachts of any

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Cosmetic dentistry is a booming business in Vancouver. New technology that wasn't available even a few years ago, aging baby boomers and the dazzling white smiles we see on TV all the time are all contributing to the surge in demand for cosmetic dentistry procedures.The before and after cosmetic dentistry smiles shown here are from The Fine Art of Dentistry website.Almost every dentist in

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Mother's Day falls on a Sunday this year on May 14th.More people order flowers online for Mother's Day than any other holiday of the year including Valentine's. The beautiful floral arrangement shown here is 'splendid hydrangea and more in terra cotta' by Thomas Hobbs Florist in Vancouver.If you're considering getting your mom some flowers and she doesn't live in Vancouver, try to order your

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The world's first taxi driver to switch to a hybrid car was Vancouver's own Andrew Grant. He started driving a Prius in November 2000. Within 25 months he had driven 200,000 miles. The typical American taxi would have cost him $17,000 for gas at that time but the Prius only cost $8,200. And this was before the big run-up in gas prices. Andrew no longer drives a cab. He's now a personal excellence

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If you're getting married this year have you looked into getting a professional wedding video?Vancouver has quite a talent pool in this area. Expect the cost to be around $3,500 for eight hours of recording and many hours of cut and pasting and music synchronization.If you are considering the idea of hiring a professional videographer check out the breath-taking wedding video clips at Phoenix

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If you're planning a wedding in Vancouver this year you might be interested to know there are several local makeup artists who could do your make-up for this very special occasion.One such professional makeup artist is Iris von Schoening. She was initially trained as a biochemist, and later obtained a graduate diploma in Cosmetic Science in London England. She also graduated with honors from the

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Eric Metcalfe (also known as Dr. Brute) is $25,000 richer today after winning the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts. The Audain Prize is an annual $25,000 award for lifetime achievement as a visual artist. All artists living in British Columbia are eligible to be considered for this prize which was donated by Michael Audain, the Chair of Polygon Homes Ltd.See the story at

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If you enjoy the art of flower arrangement you won't want to miss the Ikebana show this weekend at the Oakridge Shopping Centre. Ikebana is the art of Japanese floral arrangement. Ikebana has been growing in popularity in the Western world in recent years. It's a meditative and graceful art.The Vancouver Ikebana Association is putting on this show in the Auditorium at the mall. Hours are 12pm to

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Today Google celebrated the birthday of Spanish surrealist artist Joan Miro by creating a special Google logo for their search engine. They said "Joan Miro made an extraordinary contribution to the world with his art and we want to pay tribute to that.''Joan Miro was born April 20th 1893 and died in 1983.But Joan Miro's family doesn't seem to appreciate the incredibly vast publicity this move by

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Have you given any thought lately to making your next car purchase a hybrid car?This has a lot to do with the answer to the question of whether Vancouver could become the cleanest and greenest city in the world.The Vancouver City Council hopes so. They set targets in 2003 to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by six per cent by 2012.They are trying to encourage Vancouverites to reduce

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Global warming is beginning to have drastic repercussions on the environment around us. There is an excellent article in this week's Georgia Straight about global warming and about how it's already impacted us here in B.C. It's written by Terry Glavin and reviews the new book by Tim Flannery: The Weather Makers. The above is a two-minute movie trailer for a film about global warming to hit

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The CBC reported a couple of days ago that one of the first hotel-flight packages for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics is charging about $1,400 a night for a room that normally costs $289 during the height of the summer season.They report that Tourism Vancouver is urging the city's hotels to charge fair prices during the Olympics._____The above photo at the Vancouver airport was taken by Caterina.

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If you've got a blog than you may understand the potential thrill of getting linked by an A-List blogger. (The top 100 blogs are considered A-List).Illiad is the creator of what is probably the web's most popular comic strip. And he is based right here in Vancouver. Here's his very funny look at a smaller blogger furtively trying to get a link from one of the top bloggers;Check out Illiad's

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Here's the building we'll be gawking at soon on 1133 West Georgia. The building rotates 45 degrees between its base and its roof. It will have a 5 star hotel of 200 rooms as well as residential units. The top two floors will consist of two-storey penthouses. These will have open balconies as well as access to large private terraces on the roof level.Construction is starting now. See the MCMP

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Are you one of Vancouver's starving artists?If so, it may be worth your while to check out if you qualify for a Canada Council grant.The type of artists eligible for Canada Council grant funding include:writersvisual artistscraft artistsfilm and video artistsdancerschoreographersplaywrightsartistic directorsactorsmusicianssingerscomposersinterdisciplinary and performance artistsSee the previous

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Vancouver has the most professional artists as a percentage of the work force of any city in Canada according to a recent study. There are 7,300 artists in Vancouver according to the data from the 2001 census.Artists make up 2.4% of the total labor force in Vancouver. This is triple the national average.What's the average income for an artist in Vancouver? According to this study artists in North

Isadoranoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-1143706164776032992006-03-29T23:51:00.000-08:002006-11-13T15:05:14.278-08:00

I really admire how Angelina Jolie is going against the grain of the typical Hollywood shopper and designer-crazed celebrity. She's always wearing the same old clothes and handbags. And as a more significant example, she was just spotted leaving her Paris hotel with a copy of Fiona Terry's Condemned to Repeat? The Paradox of Humanitarian Action under her arm.Angelina Jolie is out to make a point.

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Spring is here. The flowers are beautiful. This is usually when I splurge for my first (for no-special-occasion) flower bouquet of the year. My personal favourite florists in Vancouver are Thomas Hobbes in Kerrisdale, The Flower Factory on Main and Garlands Florist in Kitsilano. The Georgia Straight had a great write-up earlier this year about the trends in flowers these days. Check out what's

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Parents are being invited to attend a seminar on ADHD in West Vancouver. You don't need to live in West Van to attend. It's next Wednesday, March 29th. Here are the details;The West Vancouver School District invites parents, teachers, administrators, and members of the medical and mental health communities to join us for a dynamic look at issues facing students struggling with inattention, or

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Today a BC Ferry experienced the same fate as the Titanic. It was the Queen of the North; the same ferry that Prince Charles and Princess Diana traveled on from Nanaimo to Vancouver to open the 1986 Expo World Fair. For some reason the ferry got off course and hit a big rock. There were no serious injuries, but about one hundred people got a serious shock as they were awoken in the middle of the

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The Vancouver Housing Market Blog has a thought-provoking post today concluding that now is the time to rent a home versus buying one in Vancouver. Renting a house is much cheaper these days than buying an equivalent house in the same neighborhood. The real estate market is out of balance. Here's one person's comment on the VHM site that brings the point home;I pay $2,000/month or $24,000/year to

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Somewhere in Canada a government employee has decided he doesn't like his job. In fact his job makes him depressed. He is seeking your help to retire early.He wants to quit but can't afford that luxury. He needs you to help him raise $1,000,000.Here's the reasonable plea at his site;Hi. You don't know me, but there is one thing you should know about me…I'm desperate. Desperate to escape my 9 to 5

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I've been a fan of Yahoo Finance for many years. I've set up a hypothetical portfolio page for stocks there and it's a great way to get the latest company info and stock price changes. However, Yahoo's service is very limited when it comes to information about Canadian stocks. One still has to go to SEDAR to get any information about income statements and revenues.This all changed today with the

Isadoranoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24036533.post-1142895038343574712006-03-20T14:29:00.000-08:002006-11-13T15:05:12.299-08:00

An Oscar-winning visual effects firm is opening offices in Vancouver and plans to employ one hundred people over the next five years according to today's article in the San Francisco Business Times.Giant Killer Robots is a visual effects firm based in San Francisco. They currently employ about 50 people and are ready to expand. Opening a studio in Vancouver will help keep them competitive.

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The Vancouver Marathon takes place on May 7th this year. It's the 35th year for the Vancouver International Marathon.The Marathon starts early in the morning at BC Place, continues around False Creek, through Gastown, than around Stanley Park, over the Burrard Bridge and through Kitsilano and back to BC Place for the finish.Last year the marathon attracted over 50,000 spectators. Almost 5,000

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Hotel Vancouver is one of downtown Vancouver's central and beloved landmarks. It's a five star luxurious hotel located at the corner of Georgia and Burrard Street. It was Vancouver's tallest building between 1939-1957.The hotel was built during the Great Depression and opened in 1939. In the mid 1990's it was restored at a cost of $70 million. Although locals know it just as "Hotel Vancouver",

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The City of Vancouver created a short promotional video last year to introduce people to Vancouver's highlights and scenery.If you are a tourist you can view it from their web page specifically for tourists at City of Vancouver: Information for Tourists. Or you can see a lesser resolution of the same Vancouver video right here:To see more about Vancouver British Columbia Canada check out their

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The highest-paid people in B.C.'s school system are the superintendants and the secretary-treasurers. These people will join the teachers in seeking a pay hike in the current contract negotiations.According to a recent article by Janet Steffenhagen at Can West News Service superintenents have a salary of between $92,000 to $163,000 and secretary-treasurers earn between $84,000 and $142,000.How

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If you're looking for a good free place to buy or sell your car in Vancouver, give Craigslist.org a try. There are a few thousand Vancouver cars on the market at any given time here. You can narrow your search by typing in the car type or year. I'm in the market for a used Audi, and there are 49 Audies currently listed at Craigslist in Vancouver.The one shown here is a 1998 Audi A6 2.8 L Quattro

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Here's some facts about the University Professor profession in Vancouver.The median salaries of professors at the University of British Columbia in 1998/1999 were $95,000 for a full professor, $75,000 for an associate professor and $63,000 for an assistant professor.According to the ubysseey, the highest paid professors at UBC in 2001 were two pathology professors earning $288,795 and $253,902

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Looking for a Kareoke night on Main?This is not trendy Yaletown. This is a little legion pub which is very much under the radar. But the place is jam packed for Kareoke nights on Wednesdays. It's a real mixture of ages and people. One of my super cool Norwegian friends told me about it, I was initially surprised he would hang out there.And the cost of a beer is the lowest you will find in any pub

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Vancouver's best Indian food restaurant is located at Granville and 11th Avenue. A New York Times Review said it is "easily one of the best Indian food restaurants in the world". Check out their beautiful website at Vij's.The prices seem really reasonable too.Found via Knife-Skills, A Chef-in-Training

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Here is some interesting advice (including salary estimates) I found for people who are considering becoming a lawyer in Vancouver:"I'm a lawyer and I will say the profession has its moments but is not for everyone. One nice point about law as a career is that the type of work varies greatly: a criminal lawyer will have a completely different working experience from say a real estate solicitor,

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Botox injections have become the most popular minimally invasive cosmetic procedure being performed in Vancouver. Some Vancouver doctors are performing over fifty Botox treatments per week.The cost of a Botox injection is typically at least $300 and can be as high as $500. The first treatment will only last three or four months. After you've had several treatments, the effect will last for up to

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Here are the salaries for the top Vancouver Canucks players in the 2003-2004 season.2003-04 / Vancouver Canucks Player Total Salary Bertuzzi, Todd $ 6,800,000Naslund, Markus $ 5,225,000Jovanovski, Ed $ 4,500,000Ohlund, Mattias $ 2,750,000Cloutier, Dan $ 2,500,000Morrison, Brendan $ 2,450,000Linden, Trevor $ 2,000,000Salo, Sami $ 1,675,000Malik, Marek $

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What kind of salary do Vancouver teachers make these days?According to a recent report by BCTF, a teacher with less than one year of experience, and the minimum professional designation, earns $42,700 per year.A teacher with eleven years experience would earn significantly more, about $63,700 per year.I wondered what kind of salary a Vancouver teacher with a Master's degree would be making these

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What is the minimum wage one would need to be able to afford a bachelor apartment in Vancouver? According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the minimum hourly wage (assuming one actually worked forty hours a week, and 52 weeks a year) would be $13 in order to be able to afford the typical tiny bachelor apartment in Vancouver. A single earner with a family requiring three bedrooms would

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The Vancouver Orchid Society is having their 29th annual orchid show on April 28-30 in Richmond. It's the largest orchid show in Western Canada. Admission is only $7.00.Orchids are back in high fashion these days. I'm seeing them in all the design magazines. Don't miss this show if you are an orchid lover!For more on Vancouver trends in floral arrangments see a great article in the Georgia

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