A last look at the Games. Vectorial Elevation and Robson and Granville following Canada’s victory over the USA. Photos courtesy of Vaska037 and Van Felt.

1) Who are you?
my name is virginia weiler. i’m a stay-at-home mom to a 3 year old light of my life, wife to the most patient man i know, and sort of a social entrepreneur involved in discreet rabble rousing for issues i care deeply about. i love the outdoors – and once spent 3 [...]

Good times at Robson Square – an Olympic flash mob lights up downtown Vancouver.

Off we went down to North False Creek to check out Sochi House (where there be Russians), Maison du Quebec, Saskatchewan House and to generally gawk at the thousands of red and white-clad Canadian zealots as they plied there way from exhibition to exhibition.

1.Who are you?
Baldur Sveinbjörnsson. I am the only African-Icelandic player on the Icelandic Olympic team for the Vancouver 2010 Games. My sport is biathlon. I achieved a personal best by finishing in last place in the men’s 20 kilometer biathlon on Thursday, February 18. My mother thinks I am a star. My father – rest [...]

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 [...]

If you haven’t seen it yet, watch Matt travel the world and unite communities through a goofy dance. Amazing!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to an ongoing segment here at The Daily Gumboot. It’s called “Get to Know Your Community” and, basically, it goes like this: each and every Sunday we will profile someone from a community somewhere. Each person is asked the same five questions (see below as well as in the “Ideas from Everywhere” page). At the end of the profile, the Gumbooteer (member of this blog’s Editorial Board) who found the person will list their three favourite things about the highlighted community member. Savvy?

An amazing video shot by two CTV cameramen.

Daily Gumboot Editor-in-Chief, John Horn, has been on assignment in Ottawa, taking on the role of “key negotiator” in the proroguing of parliament. He is at the table with Canadian and Quebecois leaders – so far they are agreeing to eat poutine and beaver tails – and, unfortunately, cannot add a full scope to this [...]