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Mr. PG Fandom

In best of, Prince George, social media on 30 July 2010 tagged art, Mr. PG with 2 comments

Of the social media ventures I’ve undertaken, I think my favourite is the Mr. PG fanpage. I made it two years ago when fan pages were relatively new, basically because it didn’t exist. I sent an invite to a few friends, and left it at that. Within days, there were hundreds of fans, it was [...]

Canadian Death Race 2010

In notebook on 29 July 2010 tagged Canadian Death Race, crazy with Comments Off

I just interviewed someone from Prince George taking part in this. Good lord. Canadian Death Race 2010 Brochure

This American Life: 20 Acts in 60 Minutes

In radio on 27 July 2010 tagged audio, This American Life with 1 comment

I don’t listen to a lot of radio from the States, but after seeing three recommendations for “This American Life” in three days, I decided to give it a go. I visited their website and clicked on “Favorites” and ultimately chose “20 Acts in 60 Minutes.” The gist is simple: in the hour-long show, they [...]

Neighbourhood Golf Course Plan Open House TONIGHT

In Prince George on 26 July 2010 with Comments Off

Remember this? The open house on the issue is tonight:

Weekend Update: Painting the House and Visiting the River

In personal, Prince George on 26 July 2010 with Comments Off

(photo via Opinion250) Interesting weather this weekend. Officially it was about 20-25 degrees, but with a strong wind coming and going and the hot July sun, it felt like it was fluctuating a lot more. On Saturday there was a giant river float in town with hundreds of people jumping on inflatable things and headed [...]

Just painted part of the living room bubblegum pink….

In Uncategorized on 25 July 2010 with 2 comments

More to follow.

I'm a fan of floating down the river, but I doubt I'll be doing it today

In Prince George on 24 July 2010 with Comments Off

RCMP Ready for River Float “RCMP are anticipating thousands of people could turn up for a “tubing” event Saturday in the Miworth area. “With the expected large number of participants, Liquor Control Board regulations will be strictly enforced with the issuing of fines and seizure of liquor. Open liquor and the consumption of liquor in [...]

New Funding for Community and Campus Radio

In radio on 23 July 2010 with Comments Off

“The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) is pleased to announce that the campus and community radio sector will receive vital funding following the decision released today by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on the Review of the Campus and Community Radio Policies. “The Commission approved part of the CRFC’s request for mandatory [...]

The BC Old Time Fiddler's Association and Changing Attitudes About Prince George

In Prince George on 23 July 2010 tagged BC Old Time Fiddler's, cbc with 3 comments

One thing I love about working at CBC is having the onus to contact random people and talk to them about what they do. You never know what you might learn. Take, for example, a story I just did on the 41st Annual BC Old Time Fiddler’s Competition here in Prince George. What sparked my [...]

Undergraduation

In personal on 23 July 2010 with 1 comment

My sister recently completed her undergrad, and we marked the occasion with dinner and cake. Here’s the mandatory photoshoot– I went for a behind-the-scenes look. More on Flickr