Vancouver General Discussion Thread

[s211]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Opinion: Coronavirus is scaring Burnaby residents into staying home
Chris Campbell / Burnaby Now
FEBRUARY 6, 2020


https://www.burnabynow.com/opinion/b...egvYEAWi9fP33M

Pacific Centre seems it's usual busy self.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by s211

Pacific Centre seems it's usual busy self.

yea, I was thinking that particular saturday was a beautiful sunny day after a week of crappy and heavy rain, I think most people were happy to do something outside instead of inside the mall.

But I did notice the last week I was home there were a lot more people wearing masks and I went to Hannam market in Surrey and they had a sign at the door that said something about due to the current situation... they were taking measures to ensure there products were properly wiped down and all the staff was wearing gloves and masks.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by s211

Pacific Centre seems it's usual busy self.

That's my beef with the reporting going on lately, with a lot of insinuated blame on "whitey" for avoiding Chinese restaurants. It's Chinese people avoiding Chinese restaurants (and malls)!!!

[scryer]

Originally Posted by whatnext

That's my beef with the reporting going on lately, with a lot of insinuated blame on "whitey" for avoiding Chinese restaurants. It's Chinese people avoiding Chinese restaurants (and malls)!!!

Lol, have you been awake for the last 5 years?

[Tetsuo]

Originally Posted by whatnext

That's my beef with the reporting going on lately, with a lot of insinuated blame on "whitey" for avoiding Chinese restaurants. It's Chinese people avoiding Chinese restaurants (and malls)!!!

Because the CBC loves the clickbait that comes from dividing based on race relations, both sides Anger from camps that disagree and agree with their reporting.

[SpongeG]

this looks neat

40-metre high Malahat Skywalk will offer stunning views of Vancouver Island in 2021

Construction already underway on road access to where new lookout tower will be built north of Victoria
CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2020



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...2021-1.5455708

Video Link

[Klazu]

Isn't that observation deck almost identical to the one opening at Sea to Sky Gondola?

[SFUVancouver]

Reminds me of 'The Vessel' in the New York Hudson Yards development.


Source

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Isn't that observation deck almost identical to the one opening at Sea to Sky Gondola?

Same company behind both projects, so perhaps it's the same engineer/designers.

[CivicBlues]

Originally Posted by whatnext

That's my beef with the reporting going on lately, with a lot of insinuated blame on "whitey" for avoiding Chinese restaurants. It's Chinese people avoiding Chinese restaurants (and malls)!!!

There's plenty of blame for whitey to go around (and for yellowy and browny, but at least they're usually not dumb enough to conflate all other Asians as being from China)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoph...virus_outbreak

[SpongeG]

wow its been 10 years, a decade since the Olympics

Where were you 10 years ago?

Vancouver 2010: Olympics legacy - INTERACTIVE MAP
February 12, 2020



It has been 10 years since Vancouver hosted the world at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Where were you 10 years ago? How many of the sites did you visit? This interactive map breaks down the major venues of all the events. Click on each number tag to learn more about how the site contributed to Vancouver's Olympics legacy and to see photos of this memorable time.

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https://biv.com/article/2020/02/vanc...HLZ6gXkjMwdavo

[SpongeG]

Richmond temple closes to public over novel coronavirus concerns

“May our sincere prayers bring peace and protection to everyone and an expeditious eradication of this virus outbreak."

Feb. 13, 2020By: Richmond News

By Kirsten Clarke and Nono Shen

A Buddhist temple on Richmond’s Highway to Heaven has closed its doors for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus concerns.

Lingyen Mountain Temple, at No. 5 and Williams roads, closed Tuesday night, according to a notice posted to the temple’s website and Facebook page.

According to the temple, it’s unknown when it will reopen.


Lingyen Mountain Temple, on Richmond's Highway to Heaven on No. 5 Road, has closed to the public for the foreseeable future over novel coronavirus concerns. Photo: Lingyen Mountain Temple/Facebook



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https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/v...avirus-2091650

[SpongeG]

Burnaby’s biggest Asian mall ‘suffering’ due to coronavirus rumour

Chris Campbell / Burnaby Now
FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Members of Burnaby council are set to make a “goodwill” visit to the city’s biggest Asian business centre to counter a false coronavirus rumour that is damaging business for merchants.

Crystal Mall, which is located just west of Metropolis at Metrotown says that Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and members of council will visit the mall on Friday morning to “show their support to our merchants,” according to a statement by mall management, as well as “battle the rumours.”

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https://www.burnabynow.com/news/burn...2ZZSkmPUsze-MU

[misher]

Two very annoying incidents I witnessed in BC over the weekend.

One man walking his dog flicked his cigarette into a dry brush and started a fire outside my office then kept walking while I ran out with the extinguisher.

A couple at ICBC were kicked out as they were discovered to be breaching the mandatory two week quarantine for new arrivals.

Honestly if humanity fails I won’t be surprised.

[Galaxy]

Nice to see Darwinism is alive and well even in the age of a pandemic. I must say Misher I have seen so many similar situations over the last little while. Lol!

[dreambrother808]

Well a certain percentage of stupid people have always existed and always will. Better get used to it.

[Feathered Friend]

City Duo Posts To Pause Due To Family Tragedy
1950 – 2020
With the current events in the world today, it’s hard to find someone who’s life has not been touched by a personal tragedy. Hannah and I are deeply sorry to say that reality has hit home in our immediate family, with the loss of a close loved one.

City Duo has always been a project of passion for us. Despite stressful nights, and far too much time consumed with writing and seemingly endless editing, we feel fortunate that so many value our efforts. To know that we help more people know about and understand what changes our city is experiencing is an extremely rewarding feeling, and is why we take joy in it.

Unfortunately, we’re only human. This loss is too great to pretend we can continue as normal, and we will have many deeply personal matters to attend to for the next couple weeks. That said, our hope is to still publish some posts, as frankly, our writing has always provided a welcome distraction from life’s challenges.

Still, that may not be possible. Rather than leaving you, our dear readers, wondering what happened to one of your favourite Duos, or conversely, the one who’s perspective you love to hate, we felt we owed you all an explanation. Rest assured, we will be back.

In the meantime, please, be good to each other. We know times are stressful, and passions can quickly flare, but life is so beautiful and fragile that we owe it to ourselves to put more good into the world than bad. At least, take the time to express your love to your parents, siblings, children and all others you hold dear whenever you can, because ultimately life is too short to do anything else.

In our moment of loss and heartache, we ask you to please consider donating your time or resources to:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
https://www.heartandstroke.ca/get-involved

The Royal Canadian Legion
https://legion.ca/remembrance/the-po...the-poppy-fund

The Last Post Fund
http://www.lastpostfund.ca/EN/donate.php

Canadian Veteran Service Dog Unit
https://cvsdu.ca/?page_id=193

BC Cancer Foundation
https://bccancerfoundation.com/

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2020/0...amily-tragedy/

[officedweller]

So sorry to hear of your loss.
You have my condolences, take care.

[WarrenC12]

Very sorry to hear, take care!

[Galaxy]

My deepest condolences you two! Thanks for being so open and I look forward to future posts. Love you two and sending a virtual hug your way!