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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=213602&hubname= I remember watching Ferguson with the old Montreal Canadiens. He is arguably one of the toughest guys to ever lace up the skates, though he's probably best known for his fight with Bobby Hull where Hull got the better of him while wearing...

Imagine if this group could be co-ordinated to utilize its vast array of individual expertise for a consulting business. The diversity of knowledge and expertise around here is pretty strong. There aren't too many 'everday' problems in life that couldn't be resolved by someone who is a member...

The season is shaping up to be a good one. I'm a BC Lions fan so no disappointment in seeing them start 3-0. It was a bit of a weird game last night with Saskatchewan. The Roughies knocked out Dickensen and Pierce, and the Lions survived with their #3 QB Jackson. Jackson could be a starter on...

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/07/11/global-solar.html Sun did not cause recent climate change: U.K. study Solar radiation is not the cause of recent global warming, two scientists say in a report published by Britain's Royal Society, the country's science organization. The study...

Are you two swapping identites for a while, or is this a sign of solidarity..a little Gdansk shipyard-arity?

http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wmicrosoft0705/BNStory/robNews/home Microsoft to open doors in Vancouver ROMA LUCIW Globe and Mail Update July 5, 2007 at 11:47 AM EDT U.S. technology giant Microsoft Corp. [MSFT-Q] will skirt Washington's tough stance on...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/06/27/bc-bedbugs.html Bedbugs spreading across Vancouver Bedbugs are spreading across Vancouver. And the city's chief medical health officer is blaming promiscuity for the itchy problem. "People occasionally go to the Downtown Eastside...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/bigfoot.ap/index.html 'Bigfoot' expedition planned in Michigan MANISTIQUE, Michigan (AP) -- Researchers will visit Michigan's Upper Peninsula next month to search for evidence of the legendary creature known as "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch." The expedition...

This is a pretty cool video. Like it says, no wonder our sense of beauty can be distorted. Even supermodels can't live up to the images.

My wife and I had a $100 gift certificate to the April Point Resort Restaurant. It's owned by the same group that own Painters Lodge in Campbell River. The restaurant is on Quadra Island. To get to it we took a water taxi from Painters Lodge. This is not a cheap place. It's a good thing we had a...

Group therapy sessions here.

She's turning 6. Although she can't play guitar, yet, she does like to make noise. I was going to get her a very cheap pink guitar but anything really cheap isn't playable.

Not exactly national news but a pretty exciting time for our community. The first cruise ship docked today. Too bad the weather was the pits.

Have you seen this man?

Does Bigfoot exist? If you believe it does is it human, an animal or an alien?

Got a news story that borders on comedy or insanity, or a bit of both. It has a home. Drop it in the Odd News section.

Holy Schmoly

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail May 30, 2007 at 4:44 AM EDT CALGARY — — A boycott is brewing at Canada's iconic coffee and doughnuts chain after a sign that declared "No Drunken Indians Allowed" was taped to a drive-through window at a Tim Hortons [THI-T] outlet in Southern Alberta...

For some time now the politicians in BC and Vancouver have been promoting the idea that the extreme downsizing of Riverview in the 70's/80's was a mistake, and that some of the street people on the Vancouver Eastside would be better off in such a facility. I think they are wrong. What is...

It seems that this is the time of the year to get them at a good price. Does anyone own one and use it?