You may have noticed a person selling flowers outside a movie theatre or somewhere else in your neighbourhood. I have bought a pink gerbera from the sweet lady who sells in front of the 5th Avenue Theatre a few times. She participates in the Street Outreach program of the Canadian […] Read More
Despite torrential rain on Saturday, like a true Vancouverite, I ventured out. I headed over to the monthly Beyond the Blue Box recycling event at Britannia Community Centre. I wanted to see the operation, as I’m hoping to help set one up at Kits Community Centre in my neighbourhood. I […] Read More
I attended Carmi Elementary School in Penticton. A wonderful school, full of mostly fabulous teachers. In Grade 7, I had Victor Wilson, father of Canadian filmmaker Sandy Wilson. He was a local historian and had a passion for theatre. He considered the Grade 7 curriculum pretty much a waste of […] Read More
My friend Linda just returned from Germany. She was there for an outsider art exhibit, which you can read all about on her blog called Inside Outsider Art. She sent me some pictures of food vendors in Berlin. Now these vendors are mobile. They actually strap on a grill and […] Read More
Penticton has only one community garden, but it’s a vibrant one. The garden was started 13 years ago atop Vancouver hill. The original site had 26 plots; they have just added another 25, thanks to the City donating another chunk of land. Just like other community gardens, this one had […] Read More
I always thought that my motivation for getting into advertising was the book Subliminal Seduction, but it began earlier. I pulled out some old high school things from the dungeon recently and found this guidance class project we did on the media, including advertising. In my exercise book, I have […] Read More
It was the sign that caught my attention. An urban farmer is not a common sight at the Penticton Farmers Market. The vocation isn’t as prevalent in the Okanagan as it is in the lower mainland. So I decided to chat with the farmer. Glad I did. Peter Kok is […] Read More
New technology will remind people to slow down in at least one school zone in Penticton. This solar powered sign will register your speed and flash it at you. It’s not running yet, but when I was taking a picture of it, I noticed every car that went by slowed […] Read More
As associate producer of the Vancouver Garden Show in 2005, I had a large palette: fifty acres of open green space at VanDusen Gardens with 10,000 visitors streaming in over four days. In addition to handling all the media for the show, I also coordinated the Green Garden exhibit. I worked with architects […] Read More
I’m visiting my family in the Okanagan. Read in the Penticton Herald that the City is asking for the public’s input on a community cycling plan. They have invited Andreas Rohl, the Manager for the City of Copenhagen, to speak here on Thursday night at 6pm at the new convention centre. The […] Read More