Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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The Evergreen Cultural Centre Celebrates 20 Years
Here is the TLDR for this blog post: The Evergreen Cultural Centre presents their 20th anniversary as the premiere theatre and entertainment venue in the Tri-Cities. Come celebrate this milestone and kick off our new season with a dance party featuring SweetPea Swing Band and rock/blues/R&B masters Brickhouse. Celebrating 20 years as the premiere theatre and entertainment venue in…
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Keith Langergraber at the Burnaby Art Gallery
Burnaby Art Gallery (BAG) present Betrayal at Babylon, a new installation by Vancouver-based mixed media artist Keith Langergraber that will be held at the gallery from September 9 to October 23, 2016. Investigating the impermanence of language and the complexity of human myth-making, the exhibition merges historical and fictionalized narratives set in British Columbia and beyond. Reinterpreting the biblical Tower…
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Ten Things to Know About BC’s New Curriculum
Here are the 10 things you need to know about B.C.’s new curriculum: The basics of reading, writing and math remain at the heart of the education system. Students will learn – and be tested – on these core skills needed to succeed in university, in the workforce and in life. Tomorrow’s skills today – collaboration,…
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Meat Craft Urban Butchery; Geldermans Pork
I took off to the cabin with my daughters for one last long weekend before the “back to school” frenzy took hold of everyone and as usual, I stopped in to see Greg the Butcher at Meat Craft Urban Butchery in Port Moody for my meat fix. Seeing as I was going with both daughters,…
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Lunch at New West’s Rivermarket
Last week I was in New Westminster so I took the opportunity to stop at the Rivermarket (formerly the New West Quay) for lunch. To begin I had the Free Bird Chicken Shack Banh Mi – a Vietnamese sub sandwich. An awesome combination of pickled veggies, fresh cilantro, and that succulent roast chicken all inside…
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Google Classroom Without Student Email
How does your use of Google Classroom change if your district, like mine, has not activated the email part of students’ Google apps for education? http://alicekeeler.com/2015/03/06/google-classroom-no-student-email/
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Connecting a Chromebook to the Internet
Chromebooks are dandy devices but they work most effectively if you have Wi-Fi. However, the reality is that not all classrooms in all schools have total Wi-Fi coverage. If you want to connect a Chromebook to the Internet and you do not have Wi-Fi coverage you can still “hardwire” the Chromebook into your school network. …
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Langley’s Hilltop Diner
This summer I am making a point of exploring some of the classic eateries in Metro Vancouver. First was the Ovaltine Cafe, and now I can say that I have also visited another classic, the Hilltop Diner in Langley. Hilltop Diner I can also say that although it felt like I was on a very…
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Summer for a Parent
This summer there have been three phrases that I have heard from my kids approximately 17,375,869 times. Not that I was keeping a precise count. Actually, I I was. The first phrase I heard the most frequently, from the earliest time of the morning was, “Papa, can you get me …” The next phrase quickly…
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