Here is another local (for Vancouverites) great local group dedicated to
preserving, sustaining and educating about our highly esteemed, yet,
highly vulnerable local environments.
They are called the PACIFIC SPIRIT PARK SOCIETY and they are a community-
based volunteer organization. They act as public stewards of the park and
they…”hold a vision of an urban forest and [...]

We all love trees. And we need to continue to love trees. Trees are our lungs.
I have had and have many great relationships with trees. Planting trees, climbing
trees, building forts in trees, resting in the shade of a tree, watching squirrels
chase each other, and falling asleep next to a warm fire of fresh [...]

Yes, you are reading that right. Gogo Bonkers has made their awesome album
LOVE THE LAND free for downloads. This album was just nominated for
Children’s Album of the Year at the West Coast Music Awards (WCMA) which
was in Kelowna. Kids Songs for free!!!!!!!
Now, you may ask, what is the catch? Well, to [...]

I was walking down Main Street here in Vancouver, with my amazing mom
and my adventurous nephew, enjoying a light rain and a pleasant conversation
about the importance of good friends……when I just had to stop for there in the
window of BIRKELAND BROS WOOL SHOP were these amazing creatures
dancing and signing about all things wooly. They [...]

Well, you have all heard of the November Moustache – or MOVEMBER –
the great duty of all blessed with hefty hair follicles on the upper lip
banned together to bring more attention to PROSTATE CANCER.
Well, while stroking the fine stubble, on my equally fine face, and pondering
on the benefits of bringing attention to important issues with [...]

Yes, it is raining today here in Vancouver. I love it. Its wet.
A nice steady example of how gravity works. Rain makes puddles
that children splash in with their rubber boots. I love to splash
puddles too. Especially on my bike. The deeper the puddle the better.
Here is Vancouver there is [...]

Gabriel Dawe has created some amazing art. He has constructed huge
sculptures out of thread. He grew up in Mexico and he was unable to practise
embroidery or textiles because he was a boy. Many years later, and now living
in Canada, he is able to explore his desire to create “social constructions” which
are inspired by [...]

The Galapagos islands are 973 km off the the west coast of South America. The islands
closest neighbour is Ecuador. There are 18 main islands (that are 1 square km in size or
more), and three smaller islands. The islands were discovered by a Spaniard named Fray
Tomás de Berlanga, March 10, 1535. The Galapagos [...]

Peter Puffin is – well, Peter Puffin. He is a great children’s entertainer and educator
based just outside of Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Gogo Bonkers had the pleasure
of meeting him at the West Coast Music Awards 2010 in Kelowna. We were both
nominated for children’s album of the year. We hung out and talked [...]

World Toilet Day. Yes there is such a day and it is November 19th, every year.
And it is no joke. World Toilet Day is a day designated to bring awareness
to the billions, yes billions, of people who do not have access to a toilet. World
Toilet Day also reminds us of how the [...]