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Victoria Day is marked as a public holiday. May Long Weekend has always been the unofficial start of Canada’s summer. Welcome the warmer weather, and get outside on the open road! So you're looking for something fun to do during the May long weekend, but the prospect of Vancouver's crowded streets, patios and beaches diminishes your enthusiasm?
Why ...
Posted by Sukhi Kang
on May 17, 2013
Vancouver parks and pools may soon see unisex washrooms.
The model of separate men’s and ladies’ rooms doesn’t suit many in the transgender and gender-variant communities, so park board commissioner Trevor Loke has floated the idea of changing washroom configurations, signage and some pool programming to suit this community and others.
Loke, who is the parks board liaison with ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 15, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who did a high-intensity aquatic workout for six months increased their strength and suffered fewer falls, in a new study that suggests bone- and muscle-building resistance can be achieved with the right kinds of water exercises.
"What we did was to test the model for muscle training in the gyms and put it inside the pools," said lead author Linda Moreira, a researcher ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on April 12, 2013
Sometimes timing is everything. I have driven down Steveston Highway countless times...but tonight I caught the sky at sunset just as the world was turning pink. How lucky that my last appointment was so close to the dyke at the west end of Steveston Highway that I could see the panoramic version.
On the dyke at the west end of Steveston Highway
Posted by Michele Joller
on October 1, 2011
Olas de Viento or "Wind Waves" sits overlooking the beach in Richmond's Garry Point Park. Artist Yvonne Domenge was chosen by the Director of the Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City to represent Mexico and created the piece specifically for the Vancouver Biennale and a beach promontory. Its nametag in the park describes the painted bronze piece: "This intense red circular form of rhythmic ...
Posted by Michele Joller
on February 1, 2011