Sandra Thomas
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Reporter at the Coast Reporter on the Sunshine Coast. Travel/lifestyle writer/editor. Vice-chair @TravelMediaCA BC.
Vancouver, B.C.
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Friend's brother owns restaurant in Vernon & young staffer refuses to get vaccinated, threatens to sue if they don't rehire her. WCB tells him if she wears mask all is well. Yesterday she tested positive. Ripple effect includes staff, customers & cancelled trip to see dying dad.
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1/2 Ripple effect also includes lost revenue from long weekend & beyond, and the cancellation (for them) for a long-awaited family reunion in Whistler this weekend, which means hotel cancellation, etc.
#COVIDIOTS
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So, this is what 20 years
@VanCourierNews
looks like as it comes to an end. Due to
#covid
, the Courier has closed permanently after 112 years, but what a privilege it's been to write about this city and the people who live in it for the past two decades.
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Just saw a job posting for a reporter in Metro Vancouver and under "benefits," instead of listing, oh, say, health and dental, it listed "casual dress" and "discounted or free food."
#partylikeajournalist
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@vegasstarfish
Been at Park MGM since Monday & it’s a bit of a gong show — moving to Aria on Friday, which is the same I hear. Biggest issue for us is we can’t use our $350 food and beverage credit or hubby’s $250 free play.
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In the end, there were no speeches, cake or, sadly, due to covid-19, not a single embrace. Instead, we gathered at 6-feet apart to share stories, remember lost colleagues & mourn the loss of
@VanCourierNews
after 112 years.
#localnewsmatters
#savelocalnews
#vanpoli
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@jimgoddard3
I suggested the same, or at least the threat of a law suit to make her squirm a little.
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This is the same neighbourhood where residents got so bent out of shape re a proposed dog park years ago, I sat through a dozen
@ParkBoard
meetings where people were crying & yelling. It was so bad, someone wrote a play for the Fringe Festival about it called, The Dog Park. 1/2
Column: City of Vancouver board said no to a daycare for eight kids, after area residents mobilize to oppose it.
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Today would have been my mom's birthday. This photo was pretty classic mom. As a war bride from Glasgow, she never left the city behind even after following my dad to Canada & Chilliwack. I believe she was showing off the new cupboards in our old house in this photo.
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@RichDalMonte
@Tarnjitkparmar
@CheeziesHawkins
Do you remember there was a fire at their plant a few years ago, and Canadians across the nation panicked.
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I am so sorry you had to go through all of this
@jodyvance
I experienced some death threats, but only two of them really scared me. I also assumed it was part of the job. Good for you for following this through.
Broadcaster Jody Vance feels relief after suspect charged following years of online harassment
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Anyone else have this happen with
@TELUS
? I was travelling from Victoria to Vancouver on the ferry & I received this message, followed up by an email alerting me that someone on my plan is travelling within the US.
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I wrote a eulogy about the end of my
#journalism
career for
@Slate
magazine. I had imagined many ways my career might end, but a pandemic was never on that list.
#savelocalnews
(Also, their style is not quite CP.)
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Things you do on a rainy day, show cat videos to your neighbour’s cat.
#notmycat
#CatsOfTwitter
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It's also been an absolute honour to work with some of the most talented journalists in this country, including
@MidlifeMan1
@Naoibh
@Howellings
@JohnKurucz
photographer Dan Toulgoet
@blinkwriter
@HughesFiona
@JessicaEKerr
whom I'm proud to call friends.
#savelocalnews
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@LasVegasLocally
We’re watching the action from our room at
#NoMad
@parkmgm
& are glad we’re not driving.
#StanleyCupPlayoffs
#hockey
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So, just got the AstraZeneca vaccine at Shopper's River District and felt even better when I saw our regular pharmacist from SaveOn getting his as well. He's done a great job of keeping us alive for the past 10 years, so we trust him a lot.
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Also, while I know how ripe the job market is for opinionated, white women of a certain age, I'm a great journalist, copy editor, content specialist, special sections editor, magazine editor, in case anyone's looking.
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@weischoice
House sitting for a friend 25-years ago & was outside watering the pond when her neighbour climbed over the fence carrying a bottle of wine. Ride or die ever since.
@SusanCrabbe
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Again, anything to avoid the metric system.
The world’s largest kidney stone has been removed from a patient in Sri Lanka – and it’s about the size of a grapefuit, as long as a banana and as heavy as four hamsters
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Sat through one heated meeting seated next to the great Allen Garr & one woman stood up & tearfully said her neighbour called her the "C word" because she was for the park. Garr staged whispered, "Cowboy, why would he call her a cowboy?"
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Inagural
@AlaskaAir
flight from
#Bellingham
to
#Kona
. Arrived to leis, hula, music & Miss Kona Coffee.
#lethawaiihappen
#Hawaii
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Dear diary, it’s day 2 of our stay
@parkmgm
We survived the loss of charging to our room & slot machines not letting us cash out or collecting points, but the loss of TV might drive us to unholy acts.
@VitalVegas
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These guys. 👇
On Monday, a hiker had slipped on some rock and fell into the Lower Falls a Golden Ears Provincial Park in BC
While search crews were called, a group of 5 Sikh hikers spotted the man and used their turbans and extra clothes to make a rope, and help rescue the man. 🙏🙏
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@steeletalk
I agree about the news, but also like Twitter because after reading a breaking story, I can watch a video about a dog playing piano.
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My new
#TV
guilty pleasure for 2017 has got to be
@LetterkennyProb
@CraveTVCanada
@jaredkeeso
#hicks
#skids
#hockeyplayers
#Ostrich
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Wasn’t really paying attention when what I thought was
#notmycat
showed up at our door, so I just let it in. Then took a closer look & realized it was a completely different
#notmycat
but it found the treat bowl right off the bat.
#Caturday
#CatsofTwittter
#hellostranger
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Grandkids are at the airport waiting for the arrival of "Buddy." I'm sure this little guy will bring a lot of joy to them in what has been a super stressful time.
#dogs
#dogsoftwitter
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@intothemelwoods
I just want to hug Xander and quietly lead them away from the entire crew and tell them it's ok to leave now.
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Didn't have enough room to mention
@Cheryl_Rossi
@MHStewart
and all of the incredibly talented interns who passed through onto greater things, including
@bychrischeung
@Thuncher
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Found this
@VanCourierNews
dish in a
#thrift
store today. Guy charged me $5, because “it’s brand new.��
@MidlifeMan1
@blinkwriter
@Howellings
@Naoibh
#localnewsmatters
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When I started we were tasked with writing lengthy feature stories for the cover, which is how I found myself over the years dressed as a sex-trade worker, staking out a porn theatre, meeting with criminals, interviewing seniors, & searching for missing men.
#savelocaljournalism
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Heading to see this guy in a couple of days. Haven't seen/hugged/held my two grandsons since November.
#VaccinesWork
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@rthexton
I remember looking for a rental (quite a few years ago) in Vancouver and I said to the guy showing it, "But there's no floor." It was an unfinished basement suite that literally had a dirt floor.
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@j_mcelroy
Reminds me of the council meetings I sat through in Chilliwack and listened to newcomers complain about the smells from neighbouring farms and could they just make it stop.
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Had to cancel our travel plans for my
#birthday
due to
#COVID19
but who needs drinks by the pool when you can vote.
#ElectionsCanada
#vote
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The cat that doesn't belong to us dropped by (surprisingly in this cold), slept on our bed for a few hours, went to leave & said, "hell no" as he stuck his nose out the door, & came back in for another snooze.
#notmycat
#catsoftwitter
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Hey
@CBSNews
@GlobalBC
@cbcnewsbc
huge fire on Richmond side of the Fraser River just east of the Queensborough Bridge. Big explosions from whatever is on fire.
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Was saddened this morning to read about the passing of tireless
#seniors
advocate Lorna Gibbs, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing many times. I wrote a few words about Lorna & a recap of just one interview we did together.
#vanpoli
@ParkBoard
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When
#journalists
have nightmares. Last night I had a dream I was being chased by something, but saw a farmhouse where I could get help. But then my brain started asking is "farmhouse" spelled with one word or two? And then that kept me up for an hour.
#partylikeajournalist
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After doomscrolling on Twitter this am, I decided to say an enthusiastic "good morning" to anyone within earshot at the grocery store. And, it worked. People answered back & smiled (I think) behind their masks, except that one guy who grabbed his kid & walked away in a hurry.
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Feeling a little down? This "pep talk" generator will give you that confidence boost you need. "Just saying, your hair today rains magic, so treat yourself,"
@paulnixey
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Our 12-year-old granddaughter was just named MVP at her hockey tournament in Kamloops today.
#mightygirl
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If only there was a community newspaper left with this kind of institutional knowledge. Oh right. RIP
@VanCourierNews
#localnewsmatters
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@cbcnewsbc
At Zoom meeting this morning one of the women screamed because there was a bird flying around her bedroom and it landed on the windowsill & a cat in the background leaped up & grabbed it. Bird was OK, but most exciting Zoom I've been on to date.
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So, the neighbour’s cat woke me up at 8 am today and, after I let him in, slept next to me until I finished reading the news & has been sleeping on our bed ever since. That’s a 12+ hour record.
#cats
#CatsOfTwitter
#notmycat
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I yelled at him & in my best mom voice said, "There will be no conspiracy-theory, anti-vax videos at the dinner table." Therein lies the difference between covidiots and the rest of us, who should start pulling out our phones & saying, "Have you seen this science video?"
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Always classy. Five-years ago today, we finally said "I do" with
#bluehawaii
ceremony in front of 30 friends at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, complete with world's worst hula dancer & smoke machine that went rogue. Supposed to be in
#Vegas
today to celebrate, but
#covid
.
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Back yard of my Airbnb in Langford comes complete with a hot tub and axe-throwing target. Place is great, with exception of a slight mildew smell when you 1st walk in. $80 a night works out to $425 for 3 nights with fees & taxes.
#travel
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6-years ago today we got married in front of 30 friends & family in a Blue Hawaii
#Elvis
ceremony in
@Vegas
. As you can see, it was a small, dignified affair, complete with “Nancy,” world’s worst hula dancer & yes, that is
@FredAboutTown
photo bombing the video.
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BC Ferries waiting room at Tsawwassen Terminal is full of happy grandparents waiting for spring break grandkids, including me.
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On our flight from Palm Springs last night, Mother Nature was showing off just a little. Also,
@AirCanada
flight left early, had enough room we could move to our own row & had
#Elf
as a movie choice.
#winning
#TravelTuesday
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The
@ValleyTulips
#Chilliwacktulipfestival
is open for business. Time to plan that road trip and what you need to know before you go.
@VanCourierNews
#tulips
#roadtrip
#AprilShowers
#flowers
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I'm guessing a job posting that includes the requirement, "boundless energy" is a red flag?
#WritingLife
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Heading to
#Yarmouth
next week for the annual
@TravelMediaCA
conference & a highlight will be (among many) an exclusive visit to
@SailBluenoseII
.
@VisitNovaScotia
@VisitYAS
#travel
#Canada
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OMG, do you remember when I was recently lamenting I never got a response for the job writing dating profiles & witty responses for Tinder & ? They want to interview me in April! Who's too sarcastic now?
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Took grandson to Happy Lamb Hot Pot in
#Richmondbc
today. You know food is always better when it’s served by a robot.
@MeetRichmondBC
#explorebc
#SpringBreak2023
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@kbolan
@j_mcelroy
@zakvescera
Our journo group has been meeting in Dude Chilling Park since start of Covid. Started out sitting 6-feet away from each other to drink our illegal beer, but now huddle a little closer. The DC Underemployed Writers Club saw me through the loss of my job & have been invaluable.
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Literally 30 seconds out of
@bcferries
Schwartz Bay terminal & 3 alarms sounding. Make that 5. I think they should introduce a fine system.
@BCFerrys
#caralarm
#Ugh
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Living down by
#fraserriver
we hear all kinds of things. Tonight we heard two loud drunk guys, so of course I stepped outside to listen. 1st guy, "Then I added a bunch of ginger." Guy 2, "No, F-ing way." 1st guy, "Yeah and I used coconut oil." Guy 2, "Are you f-ing kidding?'
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Two weeks today since my AZ vaccine, so I celebrated by wearing my mask to the grocery store, using hand sanitizer while I was there, and washing my hands obsessively when I got home.
#COVID19
#VaccinesSaveLives
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Pleased my story about
@visitMONOVA
surviving Covid not only made the
@BCMuseumsAssn
#Roundup
magazine
#bestof2022
edition, it's also the cover story.
#traveltuesday
#travelblogger
#Travel
#museumsmatter
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Knew I needed a haircut but that was confirmed this morning while chatting with a guy from our building I had never met before & he asked if I was "that woman who just moved back here from Salt Spring." That will be rectified next Tuesday.
#youknowifyouknow
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He might not be our cat, but he makes himself right at home as if he is. Some days he’ll sleep here for up to 10 hours. We love him even if he’s just using us as a crash pad.
#NotMyCat
#CatsOfTwitter
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New
@visitMONOVA
Museum of North Vancouver opens Dec. 4, with free admission that day. Here's a link to 20-page feature I was lead on (except some of the headlines) that tells the story of how the museum finally became a reality.
#NorthVanStorie
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I'm at the, just joined the "Disapproving Corgis" Facebook group, time of the pandemic.
#corgis
#dogs
#dontjudgeme
#dogs
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A little Christmas spirit b4 we take flight in search of Santa with
@airtransat
&
@cwfbc
& a plane full of kids!
#Christmas
#santa
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Someone just posted this here and I thought, but we are in the exact same place today as we were last year -- celebrating New Years in our living rooms. And, I didn't even learn how to make sourdough bread.
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This message from
#Earnesthemingway
is found all over
#KeyWest
Thinking I might give it a try & finally get that book written.
#writing
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"Tap, tap, tap." "Meow, meow, meow." Blinds are closed on French doors, but we know it's the neighbour's cat. Husband: "No, it's too late." Me: "What if he's being chased by a coyote?" Treats & fireplace seat later & he's safe.
#NotMyCat
#CatsOfTwitter
#cats
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So,
@DoritosCanada
launched a street-wear line to honour limited-edition ketchup chips found
#onlyincanada
I like to describe it as
#badass
Modelled by
@FatehDOE
@DavidForteau
&
@MattMogul
photos by
@jayscale
@VanCourierNews
#DoritosKetchupDrop
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@rodmickleburgh
I used to ask park board candidates if they'd ever attended a meeting and, inevitably, the answer was no, with the exception of the incumbents. So many PB candidates simple see it as their 1st step towards being mayor.
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One of my favourite projects when I was in charge of the magazine division
@VanCourierNews
I chose the name, cover image, was lead writer and editor.
#writerslife
#sigh
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@LesliBoldt
@ParkBoard
I remember one woman literally sobbing her eyes out when
@ParkBoard
suggested putting a fence around the dog park. She didn’t want her dog to feel, and I quote, “like it was in prison.” It was an absolute lose- lose for the park board.
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This would make a lot more sense if we actually owned a cat.
#CatsOfChristmas
#notmycat
#CatsOfTwitter
#cats
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Found this in a Value Village today & threw it in a garbage can that’s for sale. Was tempted to light it on fire in the parking lot like a Conservative Albertan protesting a women’s health clinic, but it’s a thrift store so not point of purchase.
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Eavesdropping on two women next to me at
#yvr
. First woman: I think that Will Smith slap was a hoax. Second woman: Really, why? First woman: it hasn’t really been reported in the news and
#mainstreammedia
isn’t talking about it. 😬🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
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So the neighbour's cat, which, might I remind you, does not belong to us, just walked in through the open door on the deck, didn't even look at us, & walked straight to our front door & demanded to be let out. Short cut, I guess.
#NotMyCat
#catsoftwitter
#cats
#jerk
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I paid $4.19 for two nectarines yesterday. I won't be taking questions at this time.
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B4 we moved (just up the road) July 1, we had four
#cats
that hung out a lot, but didn't belong to us. Yesterday, in the middle of
#bcstorm
, I heard this yowl at our patio door & there was Tito, soaking wet waiting to be let in.
#incrediblejourney
#catsoftwitter
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This was an interesting project to head up, including the editing and much of the writing. There are so many fascinating stories about the history of
#Northvancouver
being told
@visitMONOVA
.
Thrilled to be featured on the cover of the latest issue of Vancouver Seabuzz!
Pick up the new issue for 8 pages of editorial coverage on the recent opening of the Museum of North Vancouver.
Now available in our Museum lobby and in select locations across the North Shore.
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Someone hire me so I don't have to read job postings like this. "You thrive in memes, haikus, hashtags, puns, metaphors, and analogies—wordplay is your superpower. When we say TED meets Vox meets The Hustle meets Carl Sagan meets VICE, you know what we mean."
#availableforwork
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My story for
@explore_mag
on the history of mountaineering on the North Shore. The new Museum of North Vancouver
@visitMONOVA
dedicates almost 1/3 of its permanent gallery to stories of the mountains.
#travel
@HelloBC
@MyVancouver
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Community activist Jamie Lee Hamilton has died. This is an ongoing story we'll be updating during the day.
@VanCourierNews
@QueenoftheParks
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Just had some avocado toast. Does that mean I'll never be able to afford to buy a house in Vancouver?
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Great piece about what towns and cities lose when their community newspaper is forced to close.
#localnewsmatters
#journalism
#communitynews
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#andywarhol
painting
@NYRangers
great
@rodgilbert7
&
@WayneGretzky
1st skates
@HockeyHallFame
exhibit
@PNE_Playland
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While I’ve been drinking my coffee, the temp has gone from 24 to 27. The
#FraserRiver
is high & muddy today from all the melt.
#VancouverHeatWave
#Elf
mug to remind me of cooler days.
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The neighbour’s cat, a Bengal named Tito, comes to visit every day & talks to me the entire time he’s here, which makes me wonder if Timmy has fallen down the well again.
#CatsOfTwitter
#cats
#bengalcat
#notmycat
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Politics aside, my stay at
#Trump
#Waikiki
. Pool not
#POTUS
on mind of holidaying guests.
#TravelTuesday
#hawaii
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@paulnixey
A kraken of Karens. Kraken described as a multi-armed, "aggressive cephalopod-like creature, secretive and capable of sudden attack," especially after driving their SUV over a bridge or through a tunnel.
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This
#mom
at Canadian Tire is so done with everything, she can’t even.
#covidwall
#momlife
#WineWednesday
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