Olympic Windsurfing: Nikola Girke

Olympic windsurfer Nikola Girke discusses training and the Beijing Olympics.

Olympic Windsurfing: Zac Plavsic

Olympic windsurfer Zac Plavsic discusses his training and the challenges windsurfers face in Beijing.

Olympic Sailing: Mike Leigh

Olympic sailor Mike Leigh discusses the challenges of the Beijing Olympics

Olympic Trap Shooter Susan Nattrass

Canada’s Susan Nattrass, the oldest woman trap shooter in Olympic history, takes a bead on her sixth Olympics in Beijing.

Come Walk with Me – UBC Botanical Gardens

Come Walk with Me in a Garden: The fifth in a series of personal tours by Steve Whysall of the best gardens in Metro Vancouver, featuring the University of B.C. Botanical Garden.

Fire at Woodland school in New Westminster

A fire has broken out at the site of Woodlands school in New Westminster, the city’s fire department said.

Housing starts improved by condos

Housing starts over the first half of 2008 are up over the same period of 2007, thanks entirely to a boost in condominium construction, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp reported Wednesday.

Hells Angels anniversay has Police on alert

The White Rock Chapter of the Hells Angels based out of Langley is hosting the 25th anniversary party for the Vancouver, Nanaimo and White Rock chapters at the Hells Angels clubhouse located in Langley, according to an RCMP news release.

Nickleback signs on with Live Nation

The Nickelback deal is the latest in a string of high profile, multifaceted deals that the Los Angeles-based company has signed with major artists including Madonna, Jay-Z, U2 and Shakira.

DBC Sound Inc, involved with a summer movie

But their latest project is the one that will elevate Bill Sheppard, Dean Giammarco and dbc sound to the big leagues. The east Vancouver facility did all the audio post-production for Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, one of this summer’s big movies and the title that launches the new digital 3D movement.