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New Design for Dave.ca

By on July 3, 2009 in Newsbits

Yes, after two years I have put a new design up for Dave.ca. Fancier graphics, more of website layout as opposed to a blog and hopefully easier navigation. What do you think?  Good / bad / meh?  Let me know your comments. UPDATE POLL RESULTS: Love it – good work! – 77% What new site [...]

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Never let a cool slogan get in the way of facts

By on June 18, 2009 in What the...?

QUESTION: How much will you pay for the “Toonie Tuesday” special at KFC?
ANSWER: More than a toonie…almost 40% more for a total of $2.79.

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Church vs Community

By on June 12, 2009 in How Did They Vote?, Videos

Our Lady Of Assumption Catholic Church is expanding.  An issue which came before the Smart Growth Committee last month was the height of the bell tower.  No big deal, it went through with very little discussion. What was surprising was a couple of community members who expressed concerns with a number of issues surrounding the [...]

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The Irony of Onni

By on June 12, 2009 in How Did They Vote?

Yesterday’s Smart Growth Meeting saw the return of the future Shaughnessy speed bump – the 26 story condo on the former Shell Station site just before the underpass. You remember all about this ridiculous plan I am sure. So, Onni was looking for a one year extension on their development permit, taking them to the [...]

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Stop the Scott Clock!

By on March 26, 2009 in Election Notes

Disgraced former Port Coquitlam Mayor Scott Young FINALLY submitted his financial disclosure papers today!  A mere 9 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds late (give or take a couple of hours). Here is a link to his filing and a link to a piece in the Tri-City News. More commentary from me to [...]

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Twouble with Twitter

By on March 25, 2009 in Videos, What the...?

This video is 100% true.  The buzz is this video is based on a certain local radio “personality” and his obsessive and annoying Twittering. Enjoy!

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Stephen Colbert rap battle

By on March 22, 2009 in Videos

Jon Stewart from the Daily Show and Stephen Colbert from the Colbert Report are a couple of the funniest and informative sources of US political happenings on TV. I saw this video the other day where Stephen Colbert takes part in a rap battle with Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Through the [...]

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The Matt Dance

By on March 14, 2009 in Videos

I was completely hypnotized by this video and could not stop smiling.  Read more about Matt and his travels after watching the video.  Be sure to watch in high def by clicking the HD button at the bottom of the video window after you starting playing the video.

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