Category: Getting Outside
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Coquitlam Day Camps
On Thursday, June 5, 2014 all School District 43 students will be out of school due to the teachers’ rotating strike. So on that date, the City of Coquitlam will be offering full day camps to offer kids activities to keep them thinking and learning on the day when they aren’t in school. The first…
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Rick Hansen Foundation Helping Farmers
Seeing as some of my fondest childhood memories are related to time spent on a farm, I felt inclined to share the following Facebook-Twitter campaign with you. Farm Credit Canada (FCC), the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) are asking Canadians to help farmers and agricultural workers who have experienced a…
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Coquitlam Hosts Neighbourhood Swap Meet & Shredding Event
In an effort to help you with your spring cleaning, the City of Coquitlam is hosting a swap meet and paper shredding event Saturday, May 31, 2014. Spring is a good time to clean out your closets and find a new home for items that are no longer needed. It’s also a great time to organize and…
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A Rethink on the Southern Girl Soapery Smokehouse
Some time ago I wrote about the Southern Girl Soapery Smokehouse (smoke and bacon scented) shave soap. At the time I was pretty clear in the fact that I found the soap to be all smoke and no bacon and that I would not be purchasing more. That being said about the scent of the…
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Cultural and Music Events Information
Now that our kidlets are a little bit older and a tiny bit less needy, Sweetheart and I are able to get out of the house a little more often and take in cultural events. Of course we love our lazy Sunday summer afternoon matinees at Vanier Park taking in the Bard on the Beach…
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The Shaving Yeti – Shore Leave Shave Soap
When I have a tough day I like to retreat to my shave cave and lather up a bowl of my favourite shave soap – the Shaving Yeti’s Shore Leave shave soap. It doesn’t matter what I have done or faced, the sweet and spicy citrus aroma blended with the Bay Rum the guys at…
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My Newest Leather Accessories
I am working my way through my writer’s block by simply sitting down at the desk and starting to write about the things I like to write. Today it will be the additions to my leather collection. First, Josh from Koch Leather put together a very cool set of coffee cozies for me. In…
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Community to Participate in Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Planning
From the City of Coquitlam – The City of Coquitlam is inviting residents, local businesses and property owners, as well as community organizations to join a Public Advisory Group that will help develop a combined Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan (BLNP) to shape new growth and development in that area over the next 20 to 25 years.…
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Changes Coming to Coquitlam’s Waste Collection System
Beginning July 1, 2014, the City of Coquitlam will be moving to an automated waste collection system similar to the systems used in New Westminster and Burnaby. The new waste collection plan will result in a 20% savings to the garbage utility rate for residents. As of July 1st here’s what Coquitlam residents can expect:…
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Southern Girl Soapery Smokehouse and Weeds
I recently found a new shave soap company, the Southern Girl Soapery and I could not resist one of their offerings – Smokehouse shave soap. Smokehouse, on the label is described as a blend of burning wood and bacon. Well, I simply had to try a soap that claims to have bacon scent in it!…