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My Five Most Popular Posts of 2011

In Uncategorized on 1 January 2012 with no comments

This is the first full year that I’ve been anywhere near what one could call a proper blogger. After a few years of experimentation, I think I’ve found my blog’s form and my own voice, although it’s still developing. With that, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at what the most [...]

And to all a good night…

In Uncategorized on 24 December 2011 with no comments

Undergoing Upgrade

In Uncategorized on 23 December 2011 with no comments

This is not what my blog normally looks like. I’m currently transferring my blog out of GoDaddy to a new hosting account (I’m going with NearlyFreeSpeech for hosting and NameCheap for domain registration). To find out why, see this thread on Reddit and this post from Good Magazine. Meanwhile, email remains andrew[at]kurjata.ca, and I’m still [...]

Fact Check: Victoria Towers

In Uncategorized on 21 December 2011 tagged Victoria Towers with 4 comments

In today’s issue of the Prince George Citizen, they provide an update on work being done by the Red Cross for displaced residents of the Victoria Towers apartment building that was evacuated after a fire November 3. In it, they talk to Lisa Anne Pierce, the Red Cross’ provincial manager of disaster assistance. From the [...]

Will Prince George's new city hall connect with citizens online?

In politics, Prince George, social media, Uncategorized on 21 November 2011 tagged accessible, Albert Koehler, Brian Skakun, Cameron Stolz, Dave Wilbur, Facebook, Frank Everitt, Garth Frizzell, government, Lyn Hall, Murry Krause, Prince George, shari green, social media, Twitter with 3 comments

Prince George has a new mayor, and a mix of old and new on city council. As has become customary for election campaigns over the past few years, there were a number of candidates running on the idea of re-connecting with voters, being more accessible and transparent, and having a two-way conversation with citizens. I’m [...]

Get alerted when your bus is delayed due to snow (Prince George)

In Uncategorized on 17 November 2011 with no comments

It is snowing out there today, and this morning I got an email telling me that the #91 bus in Prince George was delayed. That means it’s time for me to remind all of you that I created a tool that will email, text or Tweet you all delays and cancellations issued by BC Transit [...]

Fuzzy Pictures for a Good Cause

In Uncategorized on 15 November 2011 with no comments

Yesterday, my wife received a text message. Someone had found two ferrets locked in a cage in an abandoned apartment. The owner had moved out two days earlier. They hadn’t bothered taking the ferrets with them. Today, they were rescued, assessed, and put into the care of a volunteer. In spring of this year, she [...]

Our surprise wedding

In Uncategorized on 26 September 2011 with 7 comments

This past Saturday, on one of the coldest days we’ve had since winter, a small group of family and close friends met me in a picnic shelter beside the Nechako River, about twenty minutes out of town. They’d come for the vague invitation of a potluck/photo session/party, with few other details. At around 2:30 I [...]

lolwhut?

In Uncategorized on 20 July 2011 with no comments

I want a new personal business card. Here’s my first draft:

Call for Submissions: Prince George Nightlife

In Uncategorized on 27 May 2011 with no comments

I’m hoping to do a story on the nightlife (or lack thereof) in Prince George. As I envision in it, I need the voices of residents past and present with their take on what the bar scene is like in the city. I’m not looking for experts, just “average” people for a voice montage. And [...]