Pool key #100 was found at the bottom of the pool. Contact Barry if it is yours.
Flowering, Fruiting and Foliage Vines : a Gardener’s Guide
June 1st, 2009 by
Great book on vines … found a copy at the Vancouver Public Library … but also some are for sale on eBay.ca and Amazon.ca.
@YS Nick
AUTHORS:
Chuck Crandall; Barbara Crandall
ISBN:
0806907274 9780806907277
DESCRIPTION:
This guide shows how to use vines to wrap around trellises and arbours, hide unattractive fencing, create a screen for privacy or add interest to a hanging basket. It provides guidelines on care and maintenance, pruning, propagation and pest control, including the use of organic pesticides.
Free Firewood
May 28th, 2009 by
The pine tree in #403′s patio area was removed yesterday. All owners are welcome to the firewood placed near the 400′s visitor parking area.
French Toast Raphael / Breakfast of the Gods :-)
May 23rd, 2009 by
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 6 cups white bread, crusts removed, cut into 1″ cubes
- 6oz cream cheese, cut into small cubes
- 6 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
Initial Preparation (night before):
- Grease 8″ square oven pan.
- Place 1/2 of bread cubes in bottom of pan.
- Dot cheese cubes on top of bread.
- Cover with remaining bread cubes.
- Combine remaining ingridents in bowl.
- Pour evenly over bread.
- Cover pan with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate overnight.
Final Preparation:
- Heat oven to 375 deg F.
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Serve immediately with more syrup …
Yard Trimmings Collection Information
May 7th, 2009 by
FYI, did some reserach into Yard Trimmings collection and thought it was worth sharing.
@YS Nick / 312
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When are Yard Trimmings picked up?
- Yard Trimmings are collected all year in the District of North Vancouver on the same day as your regular Garbage & Recycling collection.
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What is considered Yard Trimmings? / What will be picked up?
- Grass clippings, leaves, weeds, brush and branches.
- Plants and flowers (living or dead/dried).
- Tree / bush prunings less than 7cm diameter / no more than 90cm long.
- Christmas trees cut to fit in container (no tinsel / decorations / stand).
- Pumpkins after Halloween, broken into pieces.
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What is not Yard Trimmings? / What will not be picked up?
- No garbage or food waste (of any kind).
- No rocks, dirt, sod or animal droppings.
- No plastic, glass, cans or paper.
- No painted or treated wood.
- No garden hoses, flowerpots or other non-organic materials.
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How should Yard Trimmings be prepared for pickup?
- (Best Way) Regular garbage cans (77litre capacity or less) with official adhesive “Yard Trimmings” labels (labels are available free of charge at your local Engineering Department counter and at the NSRP Drop-off Depot) and with lids to keep water out in case of rain.
- (Other Option) Tied together bundles less than 90cm in length and tied with garden string or twine (no wire, nylon rope or plastic strapping, please).
- (Other Option) Kraft paper yard bags that can be purchased from many local stores.
- (Other Option) District-supplied 140litre or 360litre / x Schaefer carts, designated as permanent yard trimmings containers with “Yard Trimmings” yard can labels.
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What are the weight limits of Yard / Trimming Cans / Bags / Bundles.
- Cans, bundles and bags need to be 20kg or less.
- Schaefer carts need to be 90kg or less.
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Where should Yard Trimmings be placed for pickup?
- Cans / bags of Yard Trimmings should be placed separate from the recycling and garbage but near the garbage in your circle.
2009 BC Election
April 25th, 2009 by
The 2009 BC Provincial Election is now underway and voting day is Tuesday May 12th 2009.
As a result I did some homework for myself and thought it would be of value to share.
Regardless of your political affiliation, remember to get out and vote and contribute to the democracy that makes Canada the great country that it is.
In particular please check out the info below on the “single transferable vote” referendum that will be part of the vote that you cast on the 12th.
Hope this is of value …
Nick
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WHAT ARE MY VOTING OPTIONS?
Check out http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/election2009/#VOS for voting options if you are not able to vote on the 12th.
And for advance voting locations see:
http://142.36.238.17/bcgeocoder/edfinder_phase5.php?ed=NVS
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WHAT IS THE VOTING HISTORY OF OUR RIDING?
For information on the North Vancouver / Seymour riding check out:
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WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES?
The candidates from the main parties running in NV/S are:
BC Lirberals
BC NDP
BC Green Party
BC Conservatives
And for all other parties information is available at:
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WHAT IS THE “STV” REFERENDUM ABOUT?
BC current uses a system of selecting the winning candidate called “first past the post”. In a nutshell it means that after everyone has voted the person with the most votes wins the seat. The challenge with this is sometimes this means that only a small % of a ridings voters actually end up selecting the winning candidate.
In 2004 the BC government put together a assembly of average citizens to review our voting system and recommend improvements to it. The result was a recommendation to move to a news system of selecting winning candidates called “single transferable vote”. In a nut shell this means that when you vote you indicate who your first and 2nd choices are. Once voting is complete a first count is taken and the candidate with most votes is identified. For any vote that was for another candidate the 2nd choice is then counted and a new tally is taken. The results is that the winning candidate can actually be selected based upon much larger % of the eligible voters. You can see a full copy of the recommendation and a much more detailed description of STV at:
BC Elections has an info page on this as well at:
There are also some great articles debating FPTP vs STV at:
- http://www.canada.com/news/Wheezing+vote+system+needs+cure/1511765/story.html
- http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090415/bc_stv_system_090415/20090417/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
And a great list of all sorts of articles on STV at:
Desk & Chair and Cedar Hope Chest Free to a Good Home
April 4th, 2009 by
1 3ftx6ft desk + chair
and
1 Cedar hopechest
Free to a good home …
Call Ken Jones (Maples, 300′s circle) for more information
604-929-6949
2009 Catch-up Assessment
April 2nd, 2009 by
To accommodate the strata fee increase approved at this year’s AGM, all unit owners are required to send in a one time catch-up amount to cover the fee increase for the first four months of the year. Please see the fee schedule, available on the documents page under the “2009 Catch-up Assessment” link.
Water Use Chart
March 19th, 2009 by
Great chart showing how to reduce water use!
Full size @ http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/trans0309walkthisway.html