Tri-Cities Christmas Tree Recycling 2011



Christmas Tree Recycling Tri-Cities 2011 Port Moody Coquitlam Port Coquitlam

The holiday season is drawing to a close. The kids are headed back to school tomorrow, decorations are being packed up and Christmas lights are coming down. If you’ve opted for a real tree, now is the time when you’ll starting asking yourself what to do with it. Thankfully, there are many ways to dispose… [Continue Reading]



Links – Port Moody Inauguration and ranting about recreation



Port Moody Council Inauguration 2011

Last night I joined a full house at Port Moody City Hall for the inauguration of the newly elected council. After the swearing in, tribute was paid to the outgoing councillors and Joe Trasolini. New Mayor Mike Clay told a great story about Joe asking some kids on bikes why they weren’t using the skateboard… [Continue Reading]



Santa’s Christmas Ships are Coming to the Tri-Cities



Port Moody Christmas Ships

Local boaters from the Tri-Cities and across the Lower Mainland will be lending a warm helping hand to Santa, as they cruise their decorated vessels along our local shorelines. This year Santa will make two special appearances, cruising on the wooden Christmas ship known as the Kona Kai. The annual event is a local favourite,… [Continue Reading]



Where’s the Diversity in Local Government?



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Here at The V3H we’re trying our best to make you aware of the upcoming civic elections, which take place in every community in British Columbia on November 19. You can read up on the candidates at TriCityVotes.com, and you can hear about the issues surrounding this election here on this site, or by following… [Continue Reading]



Links – Announcing TriCityVotes.com



TriCityVotes.com Civic Election 2011 Port Moody Coquitlam Port Coquitlam

OK, I’ve been teasing this for quite a while, so today we’re announcing the launch of TriCityVotes.com. In the past we’ve done email interviews with candidates for elections, this time we wanted to do something a little different for Civic Election 2011. I’m always a little dismayed with the voter turnout at civic elections and… [Continue Reading]



Links – Mayor Joe Moving On



Mayor Joe Trasolini of Port Moody

Last week I enjoyed a little vacation time with the family and took the week off, but we’re back this week with another summer edition of the links. The big news since the last time we spoke is Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini announcing he won’t be seeking reelection in November. Joe has been mayor… [Continue Reading]



Becoming Bear Aware



Bear Aware Port Moody Coquitlam Port Coquitlam

This week two bears were killed in the space of 24 hours on the North Shore. And on the same day the bears were killed in North Vancouver our friend spotted a bear while out for a job along the inlet in Port Moody. The reality is that there are a lot of bears that… [Continue Reading]



Links – Summer Fun, Local Eats, and Nixon’s Coming



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Well the sun seems to come and go, but that’s not going to dampen our summer spirits around Casa theV3H. As we’re heading into Golden Spike and Canada Day, we’ve got stories from around the Tri-Cities and Metro Vancouver. This week we wrote a guest post for Miss604.com on Summer Fun in the Tri-Cities. Thanks… [Continue Reading]



New Lawn Sprinkling Regulations



Photo Courtesy pleeker on Flickr

Lawn sprinkling restrictions come into effect across Metro Vancouver on June 1, and remain in effect through September 30. Restrictions have been effect for years now, and most local residents are probably familiar with them. However, there is a change for 2011. In the past, you were allowed to water your lawn between the hours… [Continue Reading]



Christmas Tree Chipping



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The holiday season is now over. The kids are headed back to school today, decorations are being packed up and Christmas lights are coming down. If you’ve opted for a real tree, this raises the question of what to do with it. Thankfully, there are many ways to dispose of your tree that are convenient… [Continue Reading]

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