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Feb 22, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

A Weekend in Whistler During the Olympics

We headed into the mountains last weekend to catch a couple of events at Whistler. The town of Whistler is designated a “resort municipality”, which means it’s a resort first and foremost. The centre of town is the Whistler Village, which is also where you catch the gondolas up the twin ski mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb. There are only around 10,000 residents of Whistler, but a... read more

Feb 15, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

An Afternoon in Downtown Vancouver During the Olympics

Kids, my city is a giant party. We went Downtown yesterday afternoon to see what Vancouver’s like during the Olympics. (We live in the city of Vancouver, but about a half-hour from Downtown by bus or about a fifteen-minute drive. I wrote more about my neighbourhood for the Raincoast Books blog series 5 Things Vancouver.) Most interested in people-watching and experiencing the general vibe, we chose... read more

Feb 12, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

When the Torch Came to Town

Where Vanoc (the Vancouver [Olympics] Organizing Committee) has done an utterly terrible job of engaging the people of Vancouver leading up to the Olympics, there is one thing that’s made people feel included and excited: the torch relay. Last night the torch went through the University of British Columbia (some hockey events will be held there, including the Canada-Switzerland women’s game... read more

Dec 24, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Game Knitting!

Dude. Game knitting. You have to try this. Lee Meredith’s ebook about it is worth the download. I printed the relevant pages and brought them with me on a wee trip we took last weekend, and I’m not sure I’ll ever be without a game-knitting project whenever I travel from now on. The gist of game knitting is that, while following a base pattern of your choosing, you perform some specific... read more

Nov 24, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker