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#Vancouver

161 posts
Bookmarks · 2 min

2026-March Brain Dump

Bookmarks from March 2026

#Bookmark#Art#Fabric#Code#Maps#Vancouver
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Projects · 9 min

PCB Metro maps retrospective

Retrospective of the Vancouver skytrain and Washinton Metro PCB maps

#PCB#JLCPCB#LED#Soldering#ESP32#Code
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Year of Ideas · 5 min

Idea 100 - Lavender Farm

Plans for a Gulf Islands lavender farm with distillery, beehives, chickens, and a hillside field for retirement.

#Flowers#Ideas#Art#Vancouver#Photo#Video
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Year of Ideas · 4 min

Idea 085 - Carved wooden postcards

Sending a Baltic birch plywood postcard via the Canadian post of every mammal in BC

#Paper#Art#CNC#Wood#Ideas#Laser Cut
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Year of Ideas · 2 min

Idea 082 - Classic video games maps posters

A poster of level maps for classic 80s and 90s video games nostalgia

#Paper#Art#Ideas#Laser Cut#Maps#Vancouver
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Year of Ideas · 3 min

Idea 076 - The Vancouver Tone

Give Vancouver its own unique tone by installing wind chime like devices in the trees across the city

#Art#Ideas#Wood#Maps#Vancouver
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Year of Ideas · 4 min

Idea 063 - RootedIn

A generated a social media platform for trees in a city

#Art#AI#Ideas#Vancouver#Photo
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Year of Ideas · 8 min

Idea 058 - In a million parts

A series of small artworks, one per quotable line from a book, movie, or album, built and shared on a steady schedule.

#Art#Painting#Ideas#Wood#Paper#PCB
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Year of Ideas · 4 min

Idea 052 - Landscape Table

A coffee table with a CNC topographical map with contour and elevation lines

#Maps#CNC#Furniture#Ideas#Wood#Glass
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Year of Ideas · 2 min

Idea 024 - Call to Adventure

A mystery letter is delivered filled with puzzles that need to be solved in order to give directions to a meeting place for the start of an adventure.

#Ideas#Security#Coins#Vancouver
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Year of Ideas · 2 min

Idea 022 - Translink map PCB

A live interactive translink metro map of Vancouver using LEDs on a PCB

#Vancouver#PCB#LED#Ideas#Metal#Maps
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Year of Ideas · 2 min

Idea 020 - Many styles of Vancouver

A photo of Vancouver’s skyline with each building painted over in a different artistic style

#Art#Ideas#Painting#Vancouver#Photo
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Year of Ideas · 4 min

Idea 003 - PCB Art of Every Mammal in BC

A series of PCB art badges, one for each of the 130 mammals in BC, with LED eyes and an SAO connector for an art show display.

#PCB#Ideas#LED#Art#Furniture#Vancouver
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Uncategorized · 8 min

FlockingAI - Eastside Culture Crawl 2022 post mortem

Post mortem from showing the Flocking AI bird gallery at Maker Labs during Eastside Culture Crawl 2022: pitch, sales, and what to fix.

#Art#AI#Vancouver#Metal#Paper#Robots
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Reviews · 13 min

Year in review 2021

Year in review 2021: 31,893 bird photos, 363 species, moving from Vancouver to Burnaby, and a year of working from home stats.

#Birds#Review#Video#Furniture#Flowers#Vancouver
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Self · 1 min

Birding in Vancouver

Beginner birding resources for Vancouver: intro videos, local birding sites, and notes from making the Birds of Play card deck.

#Birds#Vancouver#Journal#Photo
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Rants · 9 min

Do not buy from Dell

Why I will not buy from Dell again: a saga of failed cancellations, lost rewards, wrong shipping addresses, and useless chat support.

#Vancouver#Canada#Review#Journal
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Projects · 28 min

Panels - Stained glass windows project

Walkthrough of every panel in the digital stained glass window series: beehive, mountains, stars, hexagon weave, heart, sun, and more.

#Paper#Glass#LED#Laser Cut#Stained Glass#Code
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Projects · 3 min

Digital stained glass workshop

A workshop at MakerLabs Vancouver where attendees design a 9x9 inch illuminated stained glass window with WS2811 LEDs and CNC-cut foam.

#Wood#Metal#Paper#Glass#LED#CNC
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Bookmarks · 3 min

May 2018 brain dump

May 2018 grab bag of links: pen plotters, ESPEasy firmware, the TWANG dungeon crawler, and a wooden lego planter.

#Robots#ESP8266#ESP32#Art#Wood#Code
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Vancouver · 2 min

Vancouver Maker Faire 2017

What I brought to Vancouver Maker Faire 2017: the LED Pillar rhythm game, laser kaleidoscope, fox mask, thunderstorm cloud, and more.

#LED#Motor#Code#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Bookmarks · 3 min

Notes from May 2017

May 2017 links: ESP32 sniffers, a giant laser-cut Bulbasaur, an 8-bit computer from scratch, Big Poop Data, and the BLACK 2.0 paint.

#Paper#LED#Laser Cut#ESP32#ESP8266#Sensor
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Vancouver · 4 min

Earthquake Kits for Vancouver

What I put in my Vancouver earthquake kit for under $30, parts list, and the personal items I tell people to add themselves.

#Metal#Paper#Vancouver#Canada#Tutorial#Journal
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Vancouver · 2 min

Renting to the vancouver hackspace

Notes for any landlord considering renting to Vancouver Hackspace: unpermitted electrical, absentee board, garbage, fumes, missed rent.

#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace#Photo
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Bookmarks · 4 min

Notes from March 2017

March 2017 links: a laser kaleidoscope, Lixie nixie alternatives, Vancouver crime maps, Eruv wires above Manhattan, and PBF comics.

#3D Printing#Art#Maps#Robots#Vancouver#Photo
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Vancouver · 4 min

Wood working in vancouver

Where to do woodworking in Vancouver: rentable shops, intro courses at the Round House and Maker Labs, plus where to buy wood and tools.

#Wood#Furniture#Vancouver#Hackspace#Tutorial
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Projects · 3 min

3D printing in vancouver

A guide to 3D printing in Vancouver: where to get prints done, what printer to buy, where to find models, and which shop to skip.

#3D Printing#VHS#Vancouver#Conference#Hackspace#Tutorial
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Bookmarks · 4 min

Notes from February 2017

February 2017 links: laser-cut art from 1000 Errors, paper beetle kits, Mongoose OS, the USB Killer V3, and the CIA cartography map drops.

#Paper#LED#Laser Cut#CNC#Art#Maps
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Self · 3 min

Mushroom growing kit and automation

Growing an oyster mushroom kit and over-engineering it with an ESP8266, DS18B20 sensors, MQTT, and Twilio alerts.

#ESP8266#Sensor#Code#Flowers#Vancouver#Photo
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Projects · 6 min

CNC Zen Garden - Vancouver Maker Faire 2016 Post Mortem

Post mortem of the CNC zen garden at Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2016: shorts, skipped steps, and fixes that worked.

#Plastic#Glass#CNC#Arduino#Motor#Code
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Year of Making · 1 min

Day 69 - Installing fairy door two

A photo set of bad spots where fairy doors do not work, the counterpoint to the good locations post.

#Wood#Vancouver#Art#Photo
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Year of Making · 1 min

Day 68 - Installing fairy door

A photo set of good spots around Vancouver to install tiny magic fairy doors.

#Wood#Vancouver#Art#Photo
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Projects · 1 min

Laser cut spray paint stencils

Cutting spray paint stencils on the VHS laser cutter in 15 minutes instead of 2-3 hours by hand, including Cthulhu and Hypnotoad.

#Laser Cut#Painting#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Self · 2 min

Life tracking Jan 2014

January 2014 self-tracking dump: RescueTime hours, Moves step counts, Google location maps, BC Hydro usage, and sleep stats.

#Maps#Vancouver#Furniture#Journal
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Projects · 2 min

Life tracking Dec 2013

December 2013 life-tracking dump: app usage, Vancouver movement map, steps, sleep, house temperature, and BC Hydro use.

#Maps#Vancouver#Sensor#Journal
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Vancouver · 2 min

Intro to Making Puppets workshop on Saturday, December 7, 2013

Intro to Making Puppets workshop at VHS on December 7, 2013: finger, sock, sock-monkey, and muppet-style builds.

#Fabric#Sewing#Puppets#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Rants · 1 min

How a Greyhound employee stole alcohol from my checked luggage.

Open letter to Greyhound after a Seattle baggage checker confiscated two bottles of 12-year scotch from my checked luggage.

#Vancouver#Journal
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Projects · 3 min

Introduction to Home automation with the Raspberry Pi - Sunday November 24th 2013

VHS workshop on Raspberry Pi home automation: read temperature, motion, and door sensors, log them, and switch relays.

#Raspberry Pi#Sensor#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace#Tutorial
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Projects · 1 min

Star-wars engraving with a laser cutter

Star Wars scenes etched into wood on the VHS laser cutter as a birthday gift for a friend.

#Laser Cut#Wood#VHS#Vancouver
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Media · 1 min

Getting started with Raspberry PI - Wednesday Sep 11th, 2013 @VHS

Intro to Raspberry Pi night at VHS: install the OS, SSH in, blink an LED from Python using the GPIO pins.

#LED#Raspberry Pi#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Media · 1 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Time Lapes

Time-lapse video of the Giant Claw Game being assembled at VHS.

#Robots#Video#VHS#Vancouver
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Projects · 5 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Problems

Status check on the Giant Claw one week before Maker Faire: claw and joystick done, gantry pulleys still slipping.

#Wood#Arduino#Motor#Robots#Furniture#Maker Faire
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Vancouver · 1 min

Breaker Faire - May 25th 10am-5pm

Breaker Faire at VHS on May 25, 2013: smash a car, eat pancakes, play the giant claw game, proceeds to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire.

#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Projects · 3 min

The Giant Claw Game! - The Controls System

Fighting mismatched salvaged drill motors, undersized L298 drivers, and slippery pulleys to get the claw gantry moving.

#Motor#Robots#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Arduino
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Projects · 1 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Controller

Laser-cut controller box for the Giant Claw Game with an arcade joystick, a fire button, and an RJ45 pigtail.

#Laser Cut#Robots#Vancouver#Wood#Maker Faire
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Projects · 2 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Vancouver Maker Faire 2013 project

Kicking off a giant claw crane game for Vancouver Maker Faire 2013, with research notes on cable rigs and XY tables.

#Robots#Furniture#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Hackspace#Video
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Development · 2 min

RaspberryPI - Find the MAC address and change the host name

How to find your Raspberry Pi's MAC address and rename its hostname so you can pick it out on a shared network.

#Code#Raspberry Pi#CNC#Arduino#Security#VHS
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Projects · 1 min

Space ship mobile

A laser-cut spaceship mobile made at VHS as a baby gift, with painted rings and pre-cut string holes.

#Laser Cut#Wood#Painting#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Projects · 2 min

Raspberry PI and the GPIO pins

Setting up a Raspberry Pi headless, wiring the GPIO pins to an LED and a magnetic door switch, and pushing readings to COSM.

#Arduino#Sensor#Code#Raspberry Pi#LED#Security
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Vancouver · 1 min

Board members on B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB)

Asking the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch who sets their policy, and what they wrote back.

#Vancouver#Canada#Journal
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Development · 3 min

Working with Open Data, Maps and data.gov.bc.ca

Building a bathymetric map of the Salish Sea in TileMill from BC and US open data, planned as stacked plywood layers.

#Maps#Canada#Code#Vancouver
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Self · 1 min

2013 Goals and Resolutions

Goals for 2013: weekly blog posts, 300 geocaches, learn Rails, build a card game, and add more home sensors.

#PHP#Vancouver#Journal
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Projects · 1 min

Lasers and Vancouver OpenData

A laser-cut wooden map of Vancouver's roads and parks made from TileMill and city open data.

#Wood#Code#Maps#Vancouver#Hackspace#Laser Cut
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Self · 1 min

This has been a great year.

Year-end notes on VHS hitting 110 members, board work, Maker Faire prep, and house hunting in Vancouver.

#Maker Faire#VHS#Vancouver#Tutorial#Journal
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Projects · 2 min

VHS Lighting Talk Challenge coins - Super Happy Hacker House

Laser-cut acrylic challenge coins for VHS members who give a lightning talk at Super Happy Hacker House.

#Coins#Laser Cut#Vancouver#VHS#Hackspace#Plastic
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Development · 2 min

Programming Competition Prisoners Dilemma

A Prisoner's Dilemma tournament in C with bots like Snitch, Copy Cat, and Forgives, built for a VHS hack night.

#C#Code#VHS#Robots#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Projects · 1 min

Making of Timelapes - Tender Threads €” Bloodshots Canada 2012

Timelapse of building the puppets and sets for our Tender Threads entry in Bloodshots Canada 2012.

#Canada#Video#Puppets#Vancouver
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Projects · 1 min

VHS raven cache

My first geocache, a magnetic waterproof box hidden in a crow-mural alley near the Vancouver Hackspace.

#Coins#Vancouver#VHS#Birds#Hackspace
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Media · 1 min

Tender Threads -- Bloodshots Canada 2012

Team Failure's puppet horror short Tender Threads, made in 48 hours for the Bloodshots Canada 2012 competition.

#Canada#Video#Puppets#Vancouver#Fabric
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Projects · 1 min

The 9th Annual Hot One Inch Action - Teeth

Accepted into the 9th Annual Hot One Inch Action in Vancouver with a button design called Teeth, shown at Hot Art Wet City.

#Art#Canada#Vancouver#Photo
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Projects · 2 min

Geo Caching with Wooden nickles

Trying to seed laser-cut wooden nickel geocoins across New York and Toronto caches, with mixed results and a stop at Adventure Box.

#Coins#Laser Cut#VHS#Wood#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Projects · 2 min

First test of making GeoCoins with the laser cuter

First laser-cutter tests for homemade geocoins at VHS, with acrylic QR codes failing and wooden nickels reading just fine.

#Coins#Laser Cut#VHS#Wood#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Projects · 3 min

Thing tracking system and GeoCaching

Building my own thing-tracking web app to use on laser-cut geocoins after the official GeoCaching tracking codes priced me out.

#Code#Coins#Vancouver#Wood#Markdown#Maps
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Development · 2 min

I got a RaspberryPI (a few months ago)

First impressions of the Raspberry Pi a few months after getting it, plus thoughts on the 35 dollar price point and case options.

#Arduino#Raspberry Pi#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Review
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Projects · 1 min

Look what I made - Compass table

A Vancouver Maker Faire build using a thrift store table, two sheets of acrylic, and 1000 ten-cent compasses from Alibaba.

#Plastic#Furniture#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Wood
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Projects · 1 min

Look what I made - Acrylic chess set

An acrylic chess set cut on the new VHS laser cutter from a Thingiverse design, my first laser cutter project.

#Plastic#Chess#Laser Cut#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Rants · 1 min

Translink sucks in Vancouver

Complaint number 25 to TransLink this year after the 2568 bus rolled past stop 58125 with riders waving at it.

#Canada#Vancouver#Journal
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Rants · 1 min

Rental Guide are bad people, and suck.

A warning about Vancouver's Rental Guide, who advertise fake listings and sell a craigslist-rescraping service.

#Vancouver#Tutorial#Journal
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Development · 3 min

How do you talk to someone over a common, instant message client (Gtalk, MSN) securely, with encryption

How to set up Pidgin with the Off the Record plugin to hold encrypted, verified chats over MSN or Gtalk.

#Security#Code#Tutorial#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver Maker Faire - Call for Makers

Vancouver Maker Faire opens its call for makers, with 48,000 square feet at the PNE Forum on June 23 and 24.

#Web#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Projects · 1 min

Making a Gear Heart

An eight-hour MakerBot print of a multi-gear heart for a friend's birthday, made at Vancouver Hackspace.

#3D Printing#Plastic#Photo#VHS#Video#Vancouver
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Media · 1 min

Making puppets

A first attempt at sock puppets made with friends at Vancouver Hackspace as a warm-up for Muppet-style builds.

#Puppets#Vancouver#Hackspace#Fabric
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver floating dining room using plastic 2-Liter bottles

A floating dining room built on 1,672 plastic 2-liter bottles and reclaimed pine for the School of Fish Foundation.

#Canada#Plastic#Vancouver
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Projects · 1 min

Crowdfund the Rygo

A crowdfunding push for the Rygo, a Bathsheba Grossman sculpture aiming to be the biggest 3D print in North America.

#3D Printing#Art#Vancouver
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver Scavenger Hunts

A walking and transit-only scavenger hunt list built for exploring Vancouver with friends and family.

#Vancouver#Ideas#Journal
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Vancouver · 2 min

Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011

Notes from Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011: sign posts, a spin-art box, the milk jug dragon, and the Mondo Spider.

#LED#Art#Robots#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Video
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Media · 1 min

Driving from Vancouver to Burningman 2011

A Canon S90 timelapse of the drive from Vancouver to Burning Man 2011, one frame every 60 seconds.

#Vancouver#Video#Photo
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver Mini Make Faire 2011 - Timelaps

A one-frame-per-minute timelapse of Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011 shot on a Canon S90.

#Vancouver#Maker Faire#Video#Photo
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Media · 2 min

Spin Art - Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011

Rebuilt the giant spin art box with a belt drive and splash guard three days before Maker Faire, then ran out of paper by noon day two.

#Paper#Plastic#Painting#Motor#Art#Maker Faire
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Vancouver · 1 min

Sign Posts - Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011

150 hand-painted directional signs mounted on four posts for Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2011.

#Wood#Painting#Art#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Development · 6 min

RGB LED POV Globe - Status update and mechanical issues

Twelve days before Maker Faire the 6-foot POV ring bent under stress, so the build shrank to a bicycle rim.

#LED#Arduino#Motor#Jewelry#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Self · 2 min

Status update May 12, 2011

May 2011 update covering a burned out spin art motor, a DC trip to HacDC, and progress on the POV globe.

#Motor#Art#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Hackspace#Journal
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Projects · 1 min

Giant spin art - Maker Faire 2011 Vancouver

A giant spin art box built in a weekend from a junkyard washing machine motor for Maker Faire Vancouver.

#Motor#Art#Maker Faire#Vancouver
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Vancouver · 1 min

Upcoming events for this summer

List of Vancouver events through spring 2011, ending with Mini Maker Faire on June 25-26.

#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Journal
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Media · 1 min

Super Happy Hacker House 0E

An invite to Super Happy Hacker House 0E at Vancouver Hack Space on March 19, with lightning talks and project bring-alongs.

#Vancouver#VHS#Hackspace#Video
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Projects · 5 min

RGB LED POV Globe - Research

Research notes for a 64 RGB LED persistence-of-vision globe big enough to stand inside, with shift registers and motor planning.

#Arduino#Code#LED#Maker Faire#VHS#Vancouver
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Vancouver · 1 min

Super Happy Crafter House 1.0

A short time-lapse from Super Happy Crafter House 1.0, an open night for sewing, papercraft, soldering, and felting at VHS.

#Fabric#Sewing#Video#Vancouver
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Development · 3 min

Status update Feb 15

Mid-February update: Ray Gun Revival launched, a Maker Faire spin-art rig in planning, and the outdoor sensor logging sunrises.

#Arduino#Code#Vancouver#Sensor#Art#Maker Faire
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Self · 9 min

What I did in 2010, Year end review

Year-end review of 2010: lockpicking, QR tags, GPS tracking, wheatpaste Marios around Vancouver, time-lapse videos, and SkyZoo.

#Paper#Painting#Arduino#Sensor#PHP#Security
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Vancouver · 1 min

Solstice Lunar Eclipse! Dec 20th 2010

Plans to watch the Dec 20 2010 total lunar eclipse from Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver on winter solstice night.

#Vancouver#Canada#Journal
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Vancouver · 3 min

VPSN Stick it to the Streets, Vancouver Car free day 2010

Notes on VPSN's Stick It to the Streets, the East Van Chili Cook Off, and a timelapse from Vancouver Car Free Day 2010.

#Vancouver#Video#Photo#Journal
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Vancouver · 1 min

Free fishing on fathers day weekend.

BC gives out free freshwater fishing licences for Father's Day weekend to get people into the sport.

#Vancouver#Canada
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Projects · 3 min

Arduino Infrared, Blue Robot challenge, Burning man and superman

Working on the VHS Blue Robot IR beacon challenge, plus notes on WordPress 3.0, Burning Man, and upcoming Vancouver events.

#Arduino#Vancouver#Motor#Web#PHP#Robots
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Vancouver · 3 min

Interesting Friday

Friday roundup of Vancouver events, science talks, an Arduino-Android toolkit, and other links from the week.

#Arduino#Sensor#Vancouver#Video#Journal
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Media · 1 min

Every Night Erotica

Vancouver-based Every Night Erotica online magazine opens submissions ahead of its May 1, 2010 launch.

#Vancouver#Canada#Web
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Vancouver · 1 min

Super Mario Medley by Tasty Animals

Tasty Animals playing a Super Mario medley at Nyala Restaurant in Vancouver, February 2010.

#Video#Vancouver
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Development · 1 min

What time is it

A PHP script that auto-generates 79,206 timezone-comparison pages for cities like Vancouver, Paris, and New York.

#Code#Vancouver#Web#PHP
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Media · 3 min

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement = BAD

A 2008 rant against ACTA and what it would mean for Canadian travellers, ripped CDs, and border laptop searches.

#Security#Vancouver#Canada#Video
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Vancouver · 1 min

Travel 4 km in just 3 hours, 41 minutes!

Google Transit launches for Vancouver via TransLink, and promptly routes a 4 km trip as six transfers in 3 hours 41 minutes.

#Maps#Vancouver#Canada#Web
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Vancouver · 1 min

Origami Masters Exhibition

Origami Masters Exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery in Vancouver, with work by 25 paperfolders from nine countries.

#Paper#Photo#Vancouver
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Vancouver · 1 min

BAXBEAR Release party Nov10 2007

BAXBEAR vinyl toy release party at EL Kartel on Robson Street, November 10th 2007.

#Vancouver#Canada#Art
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Vancouver · 1 min

Board Game design challenge

A board game design challenge happening in Vancouver, open to anyone who wants to prototype a game from scratch.

#Vancouver#Canada#Ideas
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Vancouver · 1 min

House hunting in vancouver

A list of rental sites for hunting an apartment in Vancouver during the September crunch when vacancy sits under 1 percent.

#Vancouver#Canada#Web#Bookmark
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Vancouver · 1 min

OK to talk to

Ordering an OK Social button for Vancouver, a wearable signal that says strangers are welcome to start a conversation.

#Ideas#Vancouver#Journal
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Bookmarks · 2 min

Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-05-04 - 2007-05-15

Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-05-04 - 2007-05-15

#Paper#Web#PHP#Art#Vancouver#Bookmark
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Bookmarks · 3 min

Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-24 - 2007-05-04

Weekly del.icio.us dump: RSS tips, a Vancouver clean-up event, the TeRK robot kit, and a WordPress theme generator.

#Web#PHP#Robots#Vancouver#Tutorial#Bookmark
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Media · 1 min

Two foot James bond

A short video clip of a two-foot-nine James Bond impersonator, found via thevancouverite.com.

#Video#Vancouver#Bookmark
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Bookmarks · 3 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-24

Weekly del.icio.us link dump covering Paint.NET, freebase pancake photos, a DIY Digg button, and Vancouver oddities.

#Painting#Art#Vancouver#Bookmark#Recipe#Photo
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Vancouver · 2 min

VIVO Media arts - upcoming workshops

Picks from VIVO Media Arts' upcoming workshop list: circuit bending, reverse animation, and digital photography.

#Tutorial#Photo#Video#Vancouver
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Bookmarks · 1 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-20

Weekly del.icio.us bookmarks: the Digg button kit, room-colour psychology, Doktor Sleepless, Manhunt, and a CSS optimiser.

#Web#Vancouver#Bookmark
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Bookmarks · 2 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-17

Weekly del.icio.us bookmarks: a CSS optimiser, GVTV, Canada Post address rules, SIW, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

#Web#Art#Vancouver#Canada#Bookmark#Photo
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Vancouver · 1 min

Manhunt

Rules and meet-up info for Manhunt, a hide-and-seek game starting at Waterfront Station on April 25.

#Vancouver
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Vancouver · 1 min

Review - The End Cafe

A short review of The End Cafe on Commercial Drive: good live Spanish band, fun crowd, badly mixed Amaretto Sour.

#Vancouver#Maps#Review
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver Public Library - Book sale

Dates and hours for the Vancouver Public Library's annual book sale, with paperbacks from 55 cents to $2.25.

#Vancouver#Maps
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Vancouver · 1 min

Stephos Greek Taverna - The artificial line

A rant on why Stepho's and The Naam have permanent lineups, and the artificial-line effect that keeps them packed.

#Vancouver#Photo#Review
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Bookmarks · 4 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-09

Weekly del.icio.us bookmarks covering art, DIY electronics, Mobius chess, photo forgery detection, and a CSS list gallery.

#Painting#Web#Art#Chess#Vancouver#Bookmark
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancovuer report a crime online

Vancouver Police now take small-crime reports online for thefts under $5000 instead of the non-emergency phone line.

#Vancouver#Web
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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouvers Restaurants review site - Dinehere.ca

A tiny utility that picks a random Vancouver restaurant on Dinehere.ca by rewriting the restaurant ID in the URL.

#Web#Code#Vancouver#Maps#Review
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Vancouver · 2 min

What is there to do in Vancouver?

A long link dump of Vancouver event listings, restaurant review sites, and local blogs for finding something to do.

#Web#Vancouver#Bookmark#Review
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Vancouver · 1 min

Camilla dErrico - One of my favorite Vancouver artists

Notes on Vancouver artist Camilla d'Errico, her helmet-head paintings, and where to find her prints and gallery shows.

#Web#Art#Vancouver#Photo#Painting#Review
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Bookmarks · 3 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 2007-04-02

Weekly del.icio.us dump on guitar stompboxes, an RGB mood lamp, ferrofluid Morpho Towers, Game of Life, and the Translink bus-stop hack.

#Web#PHP#Art#Chess#Vancouver#Tutorial
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Vancouver · 1 min

Translink schedules via bus stop ID

Mytxt.ca let Vancouver riders text a bus stop number and get schedules back, until the running costs killed the SFU student project.

#Vancouver#Canada#Web#Bookmark
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Bookmarks · 6 min

This Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 03/28/2007

Weekly del.icio.us dump covering a Van de Graaff generator, an LED sequence learner, GPS loggers, password crackers, and more.

#LED#Web#PHP#Security#Art#Maps
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Vancouver · 1 min

Arroy-d - Best Thai in vancouver

Arroy-d on Cambie serves cheap Thai lunches under $6 with floor seating on pillows, worth the trip across town.

#Maps#Vancouver#Review
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Games · 1 min

Design Competition - Board Game Design Challenge

A Vancouver IGDA board game design contest to build a 2-4 player tabletop game based on Robotron, Joust, or Space Invaders.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Vancouver (GVRD) Taxi Numbers

Phone numbers for the main Vancouver and GVRD cab companies, plus a note that drivers cannot refuse credit card payment.

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Vancouver · 1 min

House Hunting in Vancouver

A list of Vancouver rental sites and tips for standing out when 50 other people are replying to the same Craigslist ad.

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Vancouver · 3 min

Things to do in vancouver

A personal running list of Vancouver spots and events, from Treetops Adventure and La Casa Gelato to the Parade of Lost Souls.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Tool at GM place Review

Tool at GM Place opened with Stinkfist and closed with Vicarious, backed by projector visuals, rotating overhead light rings, and mirror-bounced lasers.

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Vancouver · 1 min

1 Free Grande Iced Cap from Starbucks

Starbucks is giving away one free Grande Iced Cap per day with a printable coupon through September 30, 2006.

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Media · 1 min

DEEP COVE DAZE 2006

Deep Cove Daze on August 27 fills Panorama Park with local bands, a midway, martial arts demos, and a beer garden, free admission.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Portobello West Fashion and Art Market

Portobello West opens August 27 at Plaza of Nations with up to 100 local clothing designers, jewelers, and potters, free to the public.

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Vancouver · 1 min

5th Annual BURNABY LAKE ANTIQUES FAIR

The 5th Burnaby Lake Antiques Fair packs 250 tables of jewelry, furniture, pottery, books, and toys on August 26 and 27.

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Vancouver · 1 min

City Square Heritage Walks

John Atkin leads a two-hour Fairview Slopes heritage walk on August 26 starting at the City Square Mall food court for $10.

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Vancouver · 1 min

HO-HAI-YAN TAIWANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL

The Ho-Hai-Yan Taiwanese Cultural Festival runs September 2 to 4 at Plaza of Nations with dragon boat races, a cooking contest, and food fairs.

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Vancouver · 2 min

2006 DESTINATION FUNNY SHORT FILM CONTEST

The 2006 Destination Funny Shorts contest accepts comedic films 3 to 15 minutes long for screening at the September 18 CanWest Comedyfest event.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Summer Addiction Beach Party

Summer Addiction kicks off August 30 at Tonic Nightclub on Granville with a beach party set including tiki huts, palm trees, and a VIP raft lounge.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Larch Market

Larch Market on August 26 is a one-day community bazaar in Kitsilano with artists, musicians, books, records, antiques, and clothing.

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Vancouver · 3 min

Vancouver Zombie Walk

The Vancouver Zombie Walk on August 19 starts at the VAG, rides SkyTrain to Main Street, and ends at Mountainview Cemetery and QE Park.

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Vancouver · 1 min

The fair at the PNE!

The 2006 PNE Fair at Hastings Park runs August 19 to September 5 with the Superdogs, motocross, the Prize Home, and fair food.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Capilano Canyon Night Run (Midsummer)

A 90-minute night trail run through Capilano Canyon on August 19, with a guided group pace and a competitive category, capped at 50 runners.

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Vancouver · 2 min

Parks - Scavenger Hunt

A BC parks scavenger hunt running July 1 to August 15 with a checklist and a $250 MEC gift certificate for the prize draw.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Red Bull Flugtag Vancouver

Red Bull Flugtag lands at Science World in False Creek on August 19, 2006 with homemade flying machines launched into the water.

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Vancouver · 1 min

28th Annual Vancouver Pride Parade

The 28th Vancouver Pride Parade rolls down Beach Avenue on August 6 with 130 floats and an expected 185,000 spectators.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Wreck Beach

Wreck Beach is a 7.8 km stretch below UBC cliffs and Canada's first and largest legal clothing-optional beach.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth Park sits at the highest point in Vancouver with 360 degree skyline views, gardens, and the Bloedel Conservatory.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Stanley Park

Stanley Park is Vancouver's first park, 400 hectares of cedar, hemlock, and fir near the downtown core.

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Vancouver · 1 min

The Grouse Grind

The Grouse Grind is a 2.9 km trail straight up Grouse Mountain, open daily 6am to 7:30pm with a $5 gondola ride back down.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Anime Evolution 2006

Anime Evolution 2006 takes over SFU Burnaby August 19-21 with panels, cosplay contests, and 24-hour video rooms.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Heritage Hall Comic Con

Heritage Hall Comic Con on August 27, 2006 gathers small-press and alternative comic creators on Main Street in Vancouver.

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Vancouver · 1 min

HSBC Celebration of Light

The 2006 HSBC Celebration of Light fireworks competition runs four nights over English Bay with teams from Italy, China, Czech Republic, and Mexico.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Midnight Mass Bike Ride

Midnight Mass bike ride meets at Grandview Park on the second and fourth Thursdays, rolling at midnight with no set route.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Tool At General Motors Place

The band Tool plays General Motors Place in Vancouver on August 22, 2006 at 8 PM.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Body-Worlds with Dr. Gunther von Hagens

Body Worlds 3 by Dr. Gunther von Hagens runs at Science World from September 14, 2006 to January 14, 2007.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Yaletown 06 Flamin Hot Classic Car Show and Summer Celebration

The free Yaletown Flamin' Hot Classic Car Show runs Saturday July 29, 2006 with vintage cars and live entertainment.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Annual Mad Hatters Tea Party

The 13th Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party brings Alice in Wonderland characters to three Vancouver parks across two weekends in July.

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Media · 1 min

Bard On The Beach - Midsummer night’s dream

Bard on the Beach stages A Midsummer Night's Dream at Vanier Park from June 1 to September 24, 2006.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Illuminares Lantern Procession

The Illuminares Lantern Procession lights up Trout Lake Park on July 29, 2006 with paper lanterns, bands, and fire sculptures.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Harrison Hot Springs Sand Sculpture Tournament of Champions

Past world champions carve sand at Harrison Hot Springs from May through October 9, 2006 for the Tournament of Champions.

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Vancouver · 1 min

7th Vancouver Chinatown Festival

The 7th Vancouver Chinatown Festival runs August 5-6, 2006 with food tours, a youth talent contest, and folk art demos.

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Vancouver · 1 min

Abbotsford International Airshow

Heads-up for the 2006 Abbotsford International Airshow on August 11-13, an hour drive from Vancouver.

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