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I didn't get through the whole paper yesterday and as I was up before the kids this morning (don't ask) I was looking through my favourite sections of the paper. There at the back of the At Home section was a story about the 3000 square foot roof deck of False Creek resident Patra DeSilva. The garden sounds remarkable not only for ...

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Over the weekend the crane at the 61 story Shangri-la condo and hotel tower came down. Personally I am suprised how little an impact it has had on the city skyline. What do you think of it? Matthew Collinge: Vancouver REALTOR®

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You probably heard about this already, but just in case you haven't I thought I'd better mention in. There is a lot of poo, err fecal coliform (learn more about fecal coliforms on wikipedia) in False Creek, especially at the east end of the creek. The Vancouver Sun was all over this yesterday with the story on the front page of the West ...

Well Friday is almost over, but I like this series so here is a little something from Canada Day, on the fourth of July. Get all the latest posts from the False Creek Comet in your inbox. Subscribe by email, or if you use a feed reader you can subscribe in the feed reader of your choice.

Mountain Equipment Co-op is hosting Paddlefest this Sunday at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. As a lifelong kayaker this event caught my eye. Assuming the weather is nice, and what  big assumptoin that is these days, this sounds like a great day at the beach for all ages from singles to families with kids. MEC says: This is a ...

My wife has reported, well actually I just found them in the fridge, that local strawberries are now available at the Public Market. They won't be around for long. She has been buying from an older East Indian lady who has trouble working the scale, but sells delicious, "no spray" strawberries and raspberries. They also ...

The Zip Trek experience in Whistler has been very popular since it opened some years ago and now you can try a zipline adventure right in Metro Vancouver with the opening tomorrow of Grouse Mountain's Air Grouse ziplines. They are starting with 3 and will be expanding the operation in the Fall of 2008. The weather is supposed to be great ...

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