July 2011 Archives

Friday July 15, 2011

Holidays!

I'll be on vacation for the next three weeks, and you'll be hearing guest hosts Chris Walker, Matthew Lazin-Ryder and Karen Burgess on B.C. Almanac.  I plan to be somewhere near a lake in the Cariboo or on a Gulf Island -- weather permitting. Please keep your photos coming for the Listeners' Lens. I'll add them after my return on August 8th. Ciao.

Friday July 15, 2011

Philup the mascot

The folks (and mascot) from Coquitlam's SHARE Food Bank dropped by earlier today with this message:

"On July 21SHARE Family and Community Services Society in partnership with Coquitlam Centre will be hosting the SHARE Food Bank Fill Up.

From 9:00am till 9:00pm come on down to Coquitlam Centre parking lot on the corner of Barnet & Johnson in Coquitlam with non-perishable food donations for SHARE Food Bank; and join in this fun filled day which includes hotdogs, giveaways, and activities for the kids, including meeting Philup, SHARE's Food Bank mascot.

All non-perishable food items and financial contributions will support SHARE Food Bank. Coquitlam Centre is located at 2929 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam, BC."

Thursday July 14, 2011

Summer goes inside

The picnic table in front of CBC tells the story. We're moving today's Musical Nooner performance by Locarno indoors. CBC meteorologist Claire Martin tells us this is pretty much normal for the rain coast - made all the more dreary by that cool, wet spring.

Wednesday July 13, 2011

Hollywood North in the summer

Residents of Fort Langley were doing double-takes on Tuesday evening. The front of the community hall is being transformed into a set for another Hollywood North production, "Trading Christmas." Snowball fight anyone?

Tuesday July 12, 2011

Musical Nooners continue

40 concerts in 40 lunch hours here at CBC on Hamilton Street. T.Nile (right) and her pals warm up before their recent show.

Monday July 11, 2011

Semi-rural commute

One of the few farms remaining on the northern edge of Langley suburbia (I'm partial to herefords as my grandparents used to raise them.) From this morning's cycle commute to the West Coast Express at Maple Meadows.

Friday July 8, 2011

The Barbecue Beckons

 

Chef Jonathan Chovancek whipped up this wonderful new potato salad with grilled vegetables and halibut cheeks on the barbeque. All fresh, all B.C. The owner of Kale and Nori Culinary Arts will have more tips on sustainable cooking in the days ahead. Find the recipes here.

Thursday July 7, 2011

Klahowya = Welcome

George Taylor is the enthusiastic leader of the Le-La-La Dancers from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation on Northern Vancouver Island. He's also part of Klahowya Village at Stanley Park, operated by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C. Jump aboard the Spirit Catcher Train, see live cultural performances, aboriginal crafts and listen to traditional storytelling. With more than 40 different First Nations involved, it's an excellent place to learn more about B.C.'s diverse aboriginal communities. More to come on B.C. Almanac.

Wednesday July 6, 2011

Morning commute

View from aboard the West Coast Express. The Pitt River is a beautiful sight each morning, and running very high with the (late) freshet. A sawmill on the western bank processes the logs waiting in these booms.

Tuesday July 5, 2011

Sojourners at Musical Nooner

Marcus Mosely, Khari McClelland & Will Sanders are The Sojourners and sing gospel music with passion and flair. They'll be performing this lunch hour on the plaza stage here at CBC as part of our Musical Nooners series (40 concerts in 40 days). They're also up for another Western Canadian Music Award.

Monday July 4, 2011

Sunshine. Finally.

Sunshine's here, drawing people outside. This is the lower end of Robson Street directly behind CBC; the $365 million B.C. Place renovation and upgrade continues in the background.

• July 2012
  • Fri., 20 – Kicking back
     
  • Thu., 19 – Surrey Urban Farmers' Market
     
  • Tue., 17 – Urban Agriculture
     
  • Tue., 17 – Musical Nooners
     
  • Fri., 13 – Great Summer Reads
     
  • Tue., 10 – Lighthouse Park Trail
     
  • Wed., 4 – Shutterbug Alert
     
  • Tue., 3 – Canada Day in Parksville
     
• June 2012
  • Fri., 22 – Helmet?
     
  • Thu., 21 – Just in case
     
  • Mon., 18 – Core Connections include a bike commute
     
  • Fri., 15 – Enthralled
     
  • Mon., 11 – Sun Strikes Library Square
     
  • Fri., 8 – Core Connections
     
  • Thu., 7 – Grizzly inspiration
     
• May 2012
  • Tue., 29 – To the summit of Everest
     
  • Mon., 28 – Rude Awakening
     
  • Fri., 25 – Bike to work week
     
  • Tue., 22 – May Day
     
  • Tue., 15 – Mystery Letter
     
  • Mon., 14 – Mount Baker View
     
  • Fri., 11 – Lovin' the lonnnger days
     
  • Mon., 7 – My Fort Langely Super Moon
     
  • Tue., 1 – Happy 150th Birthday Barkerville
     
• April 2012
  • Fri., 27 – Working Fraser
     
  • Thu., 26 – Sow Simple
     
  • Mon., 23 – Mmmmmmossy
     
  • Fri., 20 – Live for the Moment
     
  • Thu., 19 – Greening up
     
  • Tue., 17 – DFO Colours
     
  • Mon., 16 – Abbotsford Farmers' Market
     
  • Fri., 13 – Get the lead out
     
  • Thu., 12 – Noam was here
     
  • Wed., 11 – Chinatown, Vancouver
     
  • Tue., 10 – Foggy Fort
     
  • Thu., 5 – Stop doing this
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 30 – Will the salmon come?
     
  • Wed., 28 – Grounds at Museum of Anthropology
     
  • Tue., 27 – Fraser River, Richmond
     
  • Mon., 26 – Snow locked
     
  • Wed., 21 – Spring appears
     
  • Tue., 6 – The Del Mar Inn
     
  • Mon., 5 – Sunny stroll
     
  • Fri., 2 – Before the rain
     
  • Thu., 1 – Coming up on Friday
     
  • Thu., 1 – Waiting for the bus
     
• February 2012
  • Wed., 29 – Anti-Bullying Day
     
  • Tue., 28 – Sleeping volcano: Mount Baker
     
  • Wed., 22 – Listeners' Lens on photographer Brad Hill
     
  • Tue., 21 – Freda Diesing
     
  • Mon., 20 – Oil on the Water
     
  • Wed., 15 – Rupert Here I Come
     
  • Tue., 14 – Happy Flag Day
     
  • Mon., 13 – Welcome to Canada
     
  • Thu., 9 – The vines of time
     
• January 2012
  • Tue., 31 – Crossing the Pitt
     
  • Mon., 30 – Lunar New Year Parade
     
  • Fri., 27 – Coming up Sunday: Lunar New Year Parade
     
  • Thu., 26 – VPL
     
  • Tue., 24 – Canadian women rock
     
  • Mon., 23 – Silk Road Music
     
  • Mon., 16 – Snow Day
     
  • Fri., 13 – Waiting for the Train
     
  • Wed., 11 – Chinatown Abbey Road?
     
  • Tue., 10 – The Centre
     
  • Thu., 5 – The sun came out
     
  • Wed., 4 – Monsoon Morning
     
  • Tue., 3 – The China Collection
     
• December 2011
  • Wed., 21 – Santa's helpers
     
  • Tue., 20 – International Village
     
  • Mon., 19 – Short Days
     
  • Wed., 14 – Waiting for the Midnight Special
     
  • Mon., 12 – Bear in the city
     
  • Mon., 12 – Seymour Building, 1920
     
  • Fri., 9 – Bread a plenty
     
  • Fri., 9 – The Fort Winter Issue
     
  • Thu., 8 – Seen & heard
     
  • Tue., 6 – Mount Baker sunrise
     
  • Mon., 5 – Surrey's City Centre Library
     
  • Thu., 1 – Steam heat
     
• November 2011
  • Wed., 30 – Last November morning
     
  • Tue., 29 – Keep the pot boiling
     
  • Mon., 28 – B.C.'s Bounty road trip
     
  • Mon., 21 – Douglas Day
     
  • Fri., 18 – Rising from the ashes
     
  • Thu., 17 – Freedom Alley
     
  • Mon., 14 – Taking a ride on a carousel
     
  • Tue., 8 – Chums are here
     
• October 2011
  • Mon., 31 – Nelson in fall camouflage
     
  • Wed., 26 – Cycle home
     
  • Tue., 25 – Deep Bay Research
     
  • Tue., 25 – Today's tree
     
  • Mon., 24 – Fall run
     
  • Fri., 21 – Heritage apple
     
  • Thu., 20 – Searing sumac
     
  • Mon., 17 – Crowsnest Highway
     
  • Tue., 11 – Tart & tangy
     
• September 2011
  • Thu., 29 – B.C.'s Bounty
     
  • Thu., 29 – Fall comes to Big Qualicum River
     
  • Wed., 28 – Happy 75th!
     
  • Wed., 28 – Almost ready
     
  • Tue., 27 – The best minds
     
  • Fri., 23 – Cockpit with a view
     
  • Wed., 21 – Fixer upper
     
  • Mon., 19 – Almost ready
     
  • Fri., 16 – A marathon a day
     
  • Fri., 16 – New memorial to Terry Fox
     
  • Thu., 15 – Grape expectations
     
  • Wed., 14 – Peachy
     
  • Wed., 7 – Our CBC Neighbourhood
     
  • Tue., 6 – Backyard Bounty: Cukes, Zucs & Squash
     
  • Fri., 2 – Pink salmon pleasures
     
  • Thu., 1 – September Song
     
• August 2011
  • Wed., 31 – Eros
     
  • Tue., 30 – Farmland Trail
     
  • Mon., 29 – Artifact or Artifiction
     
  • Thu., 25 – Claire's four-and-a-half-finger-forecast
     
  • Wed., 24 – Jack's Memorial
     
  • Tue., 23 – JouTou featured at today's Musical Nooner
     
  • Mon., 22 – Harrison Lake
     
  • Fri., 19 – Crossing the Pitt
     
  • Thu., 18 – Boy with summer dreams
     
  • Wed., 17 – Fraser River morning
     
  • Tue., 16 – Backyard Bounty
     
  • Mon., 15 –
     
  • Fri., 12 – What's in a name?
     
  • Fri., 12 – Mason bee at work
     
  • Thu., 11 – Big steel rails
     
  • Wed., 10 – Fraser River sockeye opening
     
  • Wed., 10 – Horne Lake Caves
     
  • Tue., 9 – Beneath the Bridge
     
  • Mon., 8 – Time & erosion
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 15 – Holidays!
     
  • Fri., 15 – Philup the mascot
     
  • Thu., 14 – Summer goes inside
     
  • Wed., 13 – Hollywood North in the summer
     
  • Tue., 12 – Musical Nooners continue
     
  • Mon., 11 – Semi-rural commute
     
  • Fri., 8 – The Barbecue Beckons
     
  • Thu., 7 – Klahowya = Welcome
     
  • Wed., 6 – Morning commute
     
  • Tue., 5 – Sojourners at Musical Nooner
     
  • Mon., 4 – Sunshine. Finally.
     
• June 2011
  • Thu., 30 – Coda: So long Gary
     
  • Wed., 29 – Ready for Canada Day
     
  • Tue., 28 – Altered Laws
     
  • Mon., 27 – Free as a bird
     
  • Fri., 24 – Feedback
     
  • Thu., 23 – Two Lindas
     
  • Wed., 22 – 2nd Day of Summer
     
  • Tue., 21 – Summer in THE FORT
     
  • Mon., 20 – Post riot messages
     
  • Tue., 14 – Marine Building
     
  • Mon., 13 – Game 6, here we go.
     
  • Mon., 13 – Abbotsford Farmers' Market
     
  • Fri., 10 – Can never have enough fan photos
     
  • Fri., 10 – (Measured) Canucks Booster
     
  • Thu., 9 – Orchard Veteran
     
  • Wed., 8 – Sockeye & backyard asparagus
     
  • Tue., 7 – Locomotive No. 374
     
  • Fri., 3 – Between Periods
     
  • Wed., 1 – Goal. One down, three to go.
     
  • Wed., 1 – Third Period 0 - 0
     
  • Wed., 1 – Ready for action
     
• May 2011
  • Tue., 31 – Careful
     
  • Mon., 30 – Not a Toronto Fan
     
  • Fri., 27 – Beaver Heaven?
     
  • Wed., 25 – Seeking Stanley
     
  • Tue., 24 – Gentlemen, start your tractors
     
  • Fri., 20 – New Season
     
  • Thu., 19 – A walk through Chinatown
     
• April 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Tenacious
     
  • Thu., 28 – Ready for business
     
  • Wed., 27 – The Morning After
     
  • Tue., 26 – One More Time!!!!
     
  • Thu., 21 – Canucks Fans, Come See Me
     
  • Thu., 21 – Big Smoke in Vansterdam
     
  • Wed., 20 – Powell Street sockeye run
     
  • Tue., 19 – Len McKay
     
  • Mon., 18 – Temptation
     
  • Mon., 18 – The Mostly British Car Show
     
  • Fri., 15 – Zero Emission Mail
     
  • Fri., 15 – Canada Post goes Zero Emission
     
  • Thu., 14 – Hockey Fan Zone
     
  • Wed., 13 – Game #1 Tonight
     
  • Tue., 12 – Cooking Class
     
  • Mon., 11 – Canucks Fever
     
  • Thu., 7 – Listeners' Lens 3
     
  • Thu., 7 – Listeners' Lens 2
     
  • Thu., 7 – Elvis lives?
     
  • Wed., 6 – Coming up
     
  • Wed., 6 – Sweet Magnolia
     
  • Tue., 5 – Listeners' Lens
     
  • Tue., 5 – Weekend trip to Galiano Island
     
• March 2011
  • Tue., 15 – Narrated slideshows