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It was a long nine-hour flight from Vancouver to Sydney, Nova Scotia. Although the travel time is supposed to be five hours, the lay over at two airports in the middle made the journey longer. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5th, 2009 UPDATE: Ok I’m stuck at home working today. I don’t mind it as it would have taken at least 2-3x longer to get to my work. Thankfully I have VPN. But I was taking to my colleagues and it took them up to 1.5 hours for their commute which usually takes 30min. And my current boss is stuck in Penticton! He was to come Sunday but is now on house arrest till Wednesday. What are British Columbians to do?
I really hope the snow melts away fully today (it is slowly doing so), if not- as Frances Bula mentions, we’re in trouble… Help us Raymond Louie!
January 4th, 2009 UPDATE: Another 15 cm of snow dumped on Vancouver Sunday.
INTERESTING FACT: Frances Bula reports in 2008, the City spent nearly $940,000 for snow removal (this was spent on the City’s only 47 trucks with ploughing and salting attachments). This was ~$200,000 more than expected due to all that extra white powder we received.
I highly suggest reading her commentary as she discusses why the side streets haven’t been ploughed as well as the main streets.
My only comments are
(a) it was surprising to hear that only 4 people called the City to complain about the snow on the side streets (as if anyone who walks around the streets will know there’s a lot snow!); but more importantly
(b) that when the side streets were attempted to be cleaned in 1993, residents complained about the noise the trucks made!
What is a mayor and council to do!?
Jan. 3, 2009 UPDATE: More snow continues to fall Saturday; an estimated snowfall of 10-15 cm. Residents ask when will it stop?
Main St at Broadway - December 24, 2008
Snowfall Record in Vancouver
This week Vancouver city council is considering a pilot having car-free Sundays this coming summer in various neighbourhoods across Vancouver: including Main St.s very own Punjabi Market (between 49th and 53rd).
Commercial drive already enjoys the car-free days. Having no cars on the street allows people to walk and shop more comfortably. It encourages shoppers to explore the area at leisure, increases the profits of the local merchants and also saves the environment. Overall having car-free Sunday’s will be good for the area socially, economically and environmentally.
