Get to Know Your Community

Kelly Anne White

Who are you? I am Kelly Anne Elizabeth White and I'm full of surprises. Allow me to explain. One could assume, ...

Get To Know Your Community – Virginia Weiler

1) Who are you? my name is virginia weiler. i'm a stay-at-home mom to a 3 year old light of my ...

Baldur Sveinbjörnsson

1.Who are you? Baldur Sveinbjörnsson. I am the only African-Icelandic player on the Icelandic Olympic team for the Vancouver 2010 Games. ...

Tomiko Marton-Collins

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to an ongoing segment here at The Daily Gumboot. It’s called “Get to ...

Local

The Last Olympic Neighbourhood – Merville

Merville is a mysterious and secret neighbourhood that exists between the West End and Stanley Park. Few Vancouverites have ever truly found this hidden gem of a community. Unfortunately, it is unreachable by public transit, although a quick hike or bike ride through some of Merville’s amazing trails will get you into the community’s heart in no time at all!

Regional

mukmuk wakes up

walking around downtown vancouver on march 1st smelt and tasted like waking up in your house after a party during which you’d ended the evening being carried off to bed while strangers enjoyed the contents of your refrigerator and cupboards.   the feeling had to be expressed.
where are Mukmuk and the gang now?  is there some [...]

National

“Canada vs. The Colbert Nation”

This article was written several months ago by Editor-in-Controversy, Kurt Heinrich. And, since Stephen Colbert is arriving in Vancouver tomorrow (Tuesday, February 17), we thought this would present a solid reminder of what’s really at stake during the Olympics. That’s right: whose community is better?
It’s starting to look like a bit of a pitched battle [...]

Global

Fashion Hangover a la Vancouver 2010

These Olympics can and should be remembered as a pageant of funky spandex designs, nifty parkas and everything in between. So, while i’m not sorry to see our speed skaters’ saran-wrapped thighs go, there were plenty of designs which i’ll remember fondly.

Galactic

Smack-that She Spot: Connecting Community One Woman at a Time

“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the [...]