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  • Front Porch Step Two

    Step Two of the front-porch steps rebuild process involved traveling out to Sunbury Cedar on River Road in Delta, BC to get the lumber. There is an interesting observation I have made in this front-porch steps rebuild project so far. Let me back up a minute to explain my observation. I recently bought a little…

  • Front Porch; Step One

    The first and most important step in any home renovation job is to go a Big Box Retailer and buy as many massive power tools as you can reasonably rationalize. That was exactly what I did this morning. I went to the local Home Depot and bought myself a cordless drill like device. Next up…

  • Front Porch Stairs Replacement

    I am psychologically and emotionally preparing myself for the job of replacing the stairs that lead to the front-door of our home. Although I have never done a job like this before, I’m thinking, how difficult could this be? Really how hard could it be to build a set of stairs? I was a master at Lego…

  • Toronto Hotel View

    You know the check-in people at your hotel do not know what a blogger is when you are assigned a room with this view…    

  • The Burr Theatre Becomes The Columbia

    Wondering why the people who bought the Burr Theatre are changing the name to The Columbia? Well, they are changing the name back to what the theatre’s name was before it was the Burr Theatre; The Columbia. Today I saw Doug, one of the crew working on The Columbia’s renovation. He informed me that the carpet is…

  • The Columbia nee the Burr Theatre

    Here are the newest photos from inside what was formerly known as the Burr Theatre which is now known as The Columbia. This picture is of what they are calling The Grand Room. This is the room that can be configured in many different ways for any number of events: wedding receptions, business seminars, musical…

  • The Burr Theatre Becomes The Columbia

    A couple of weeks ago I was cruising along Columbia Street through downtown New Westminster and noticed a flurry of work going on around the Burr Theatre. I have long wondered what was happening with this iconic New West landmark so I wheeled into a parking spot, grabbed my camera and headed inside. As soon…

  • “As You Like It” for Bard on the Beach

    Although you wouldn’t be able to guess as much when looking at the muddy construction site at Vanier Park, Bard on the Beach will soon be open. The Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will open their 22nd season with the light-hearted romantic comedy As You Like It. The play is staged Tuesdays through Sundays,…

  • Two More Performances of La Traviata in Vancouver

    As an FYI, you should know that there are only two more performances of La Traviata scheduled to take place in Vancouver, one on May 10th and the other on the 12th. After that the Vancouver Opera, season, unlike the Canuck’s, season is over. As my regular followers will know, I attended the opening night…

  • Lafflines at The Columbia (nee the Burr) Theatre

    I was cruising along Columbia Street in New Westminster this afternoon when I saw a flurry of work going on around the entrance to what I have always known as the Burr Theatre. I have seen the “Lafflines Coming Soon” sign out front of the theatre and have been wondering what was going on inside…