Free Your Summertime with Ayoudo
Is your growing to-do list keeping you away from perfecting your golf swing? Spending more time cleaning the garage than hitting the beach? Nothing hurts more than an endless list[...]
Category: Vancouver
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Thinking Beyond the Beaver. The Future of Vancouver’s Economy
I’ll be giving a talk on the innovation economy at CREDible Conversations Forum on May 29th. Join us! Tickets here.
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Canadas Radical Prime Minister Harper: Interview with Allan Gregg | DeSmog Canada
Great piece from Desmog Blog: Pollster, political advisor and pundit provocateur Allan Gregg believes Canadians have yet to grasp just how radical Harper and his Conservatives really are. In a[...]
Vancouver’s vacancies point to investors, not residents – The Globe and Mail
The only people who don’t believe that Vancouver has become a city of investors and not local, working residents are the willfully blind For the most part the local[...]
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The Bizarre History Of Vancouver’s Lululemon
The strange story of Vancouver’s Lululemon: “Lululemon’s recall of its sought-after yoga pants — because they’re sheer enough to become see-through — isn’t the first weird event in the company’s history. Lululemon’s[...]
Startup City : Vancouver’s Competition
Vancouver cannot afford to become complacent if we hope to survive and prosper as a digital city.
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Live at GrowLab Demo Day in Vancouver | VentureBeat
Venturebeat reports from Vancouver: “–VANCOUVER Ahh, the chaos, excitement, sheer terror, and sometimes — sadly — ennui of demo day. It’s startup accelerator GrowLab’s demo day tonight in Vancouver, Canada, and I’m live,[...]
BC Pot Industry Vulnerable to Silicon Valley Disruption Too
As far as I can tell, the two pillars of Vancouver commerce are real estate and pot. But now disruptive forces are at work in the US to transform the[...]
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TED headed to Vancouver in 2014
This is great news for Vancouver: TED2014 will be held at the world’s most eco-friendly meeting venue — a convention center positioned directly on Burrard Inlet, which took our breath away[...]
Vancouver Park Board Wants to Transfer Money from West Side Community Centres to the East
You can call it whatever you want but the truth is that the centralization of community center revenue is simply a transfer of money from West to East. Under the[...]
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What Does it Take to be One of Canada’s 1%?
So what does it take to be counted as part of Canada’s 1%? Well if you earned just over $200k you’re in the club. On average, the top 1% of[...]
Vancouver Startup raises 3.1 M$ Without VC’s and Conventional Angels
This news came out a few days ago but what’s interesting abut Jostle’s $3 million round is where the funding came from. Here is their release: “Jostle Corporation revealed today[...]
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Will Smog in Beijing Drive Vancouver Real Estate Prices Up?
Many of the buyers in Vancouver’s current real estate market are from China. Vancouver is seen as a safe, clean and friendly city to raise a family and has attracted[...]
Cops Release Sketch of West Side Sex Assault Suspect
Vancouver Police are releasing a composite sketch and are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault that took place on Vancouver’s west side. At[...]
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Vancouver Beats NYC as Most Expensive City in North America
According to ECA International, Vancouver is North America’s most expensive location for the second year in a row. The city ranks 35th globally and is followed by Manhattan – Yes,[...]
False Alarm for Hazmat Team at Vancouver Cop Shop
Vancouver Police report today that this afternoon, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, police opened a package at a police building located at 1570 Kootenay Street that contained a[...]
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China’s Super-Rich and the Vancouver economy
According to Business Insider: According to the 2011 Private Wealth Report, 27% of Chinese entrepreneurs worth more than 100 million RMB $15.9 million have already emigrated, while another 47% say[...]
Vancouver Takes # 5 spot in 2012 Quality of Living survey
Vancouver is getting some kudos these days. Recently it was deemed one of the top startup cities in the world and it has once again claimed one of the top[...]
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Vancouver Metal Thieves Stealing Sewer Covers Costing Thousands & Endangering the Public
According to the VPD, Metal thieves have opened a gaping hole in the public safety of our streets. Pedestrians face a new danger when they are walking on dark and[...]
Startup Genome Report: Despite World Class Talent, Vancouver Startups Lack Funding
As TechCrunch reported today: Today, the Startup Genome released the first half of its massive 160-page report on the world’s top startup ecosystems. Of the many moving parts of the[...]
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Thinking Beyond The Beaver
Startups and the Search for Canada’s Untapped Mother lode Canada has been a resource-based economy ever since settlers first started shipping beaver pelts to Europe. Since the time of the[...]
Why is Mark Brand Sleeping on the Streets?
Mark Brand is amazing. Apart from being the man behind Save On Meats, he’s on of the city’s great citizens. So why is he out in the streets? Find out here.
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Shields Up! Help us defend the Internet Today
Do you have a question about the future of the Internet? Want to learn more about secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet trap? It’s actually a little scary. According to StopTheTrap the[...]
Brutal! Gen X Is Getting Destroyed by The Great Recession
This is just brutal for people who should be in their prime earning years: “The median net worth of [Gen X] has fallen at a far greater rate than for[...]
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Your Kids Will Have A Better Life If You Move To Canada
Keep it up Canada: Canada was the cheapest place to raise a kid, and it ranked in the top four for safety, education, and childcare. Kids in Canada play more sports[...]
Green Party Leader Warns of Eroding Canada’s Sovereignty
It is hard to know how else to put it. I don’t want to get anyone freaked out or overly alarmed, but are we paying any attention? Read the rest[...]
