Wetcoaster

Apparently no tour but a single was just released titled "Where Are We Now?". David Bowie is celebrating his birthday by releasing new music. The English singer announced Tuesday, his 66th birthday, that he has released his first song in 10 years titled "Where Are We Now?" A new album, "The Next Day," will be out March 11 and 12 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The slow groove was released on iTunes and in 119 countries. It was produced by longtime collaborator Tony Visconti. Bowie's last album was 2003's "Reality." The fashion forward singer debuted in the 1960s, releasing multiple successful albums with sounds that range from rock to pop to glam rock to soul and funk. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's hits include "Let's Dance," ''China Girl," ''Fame" and "Dancing In the Street." http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/David+Bowie+releases+single+announces+plans+first/7789278/story.html#ixzz2HP935wvo

Here are 76 upcoming movies to watch for in 2013: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/76-movies-to-anticipate-or-avoid-your-guide-to-2013-cinema/article6756009/?page=all Coming to this thread near you...

Several hours of light snow in Burnaby (Kingsway/Edmonds area) this morning. It has now stopped.

Check out the Swedish original movie - Låt den rätte komma in (Let The Right One In) - even better. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/ The book is even better than the movies. And way more disturbing when you learn the back story of how she became a vampire. http://www.amazon.ca/Let-Right-One-In-Novel/dp/0312355297/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356941232&sr=1-1

Sleet here in Kingsway/Edmonds area.

Always remember this advice from Dino Paul Crocetti...

September 2007 Goodbye GVRD, hello Metro Vancouver The GVRD is about to get a more metropolitan flavour. BY VANCOUVER SUN AUGUST 2, 2007 The GVRD is about to get a more metropolitan flavour. After 40 years of being known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District, board members voted unanimously Friday to change the name of the region, and its government body, to Metro Vancouver. The move still requires approval from the province, and won’t be officially unveiled until September, but municipal politicians are already heralding the change as long overdue. “I think it’s a great idea,” said GVRD vice-chair and Vancouver city Coun. Peter Ladner. “I think that the name Metro Vancouver is a better way to describe who we are and what we do.” Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini said the name GVRD was too confusing because the term “regional district” is often used to describe non-urban areas. He said he’s attended national and international conferences on the GVRD’s behalf and had people assume he represents a rural area, not an urban metropolis of two million people. “If you’re representing Metro Vancouver, then you have a much easier task in being recognized and it carries a certain clout,” said Trasolini. The cost of the name change hasn’t been worked out, said Ladner, but he expects it will be relatively modest. “There will be a bit of stationery and signage expenses, but I’m sure we can do it gradually,” he said. Toronto had a regional government, known as Metro Toronto, for 40 years before it became a single megacity in 1997. And while Metro Vancouver is nothing more than a new name, Ladner said it’s possible it could make people more receptive to the megacity idea here. “It may cause people to start thinking about that,” he said. “And there’s no harm in that.” However, Trasolini disagreed — saying the name change will do little to shake people’s attachment to their own municipality. Tim Silk, an expert in branding at the Sauder School of Business at the University of B.C., said he thinks the name change is a good idea. And he should know. When he moved to Vancouver from New York a year ago and began reading the newspaper, he couldn’t figure out what the GVRD was. “I would never have guessed that the GVRD was a political entity,” he said. “Certainly anyone outside of Vancouver doesn’t know what the acronym means.” In contrast, said Silk, “metro” is a fairly universal term to describe a large urban area around a central city. The only real drawback, said Silk, is the possibility for brand confusion -- since Metro Vancouver is also the name of one of the region’s free commuter newspapers. “There is a possibility for confusion if people say `Why did they pick the name of a newspaper?’” he said. “There is [also] a potential there for the newspaper to gain exposure because people make the link.” Indeed, the region’s first marketing challenge may be trying to knock the paper from its top spot on Google’s search results. While the GVRD’s website is the top link on a Google search for “Greater Vancouver,” the paper, for now at least, comes out on top in a search for “Metro Vancouver.” No one from the Metro Vancouver paper was available for comment today.

Like this one:

Years ago my cousin who grew up in the Hand Hills area of Alberta (my father's birthplace before he got smart and moved to the WetCoast) arrived around Christmas as he had been posted to BC with the RCMP. It began to snow and he was laughing at the drivers slip sliding away. My father said do not mistke this for the snow he was used to in Alberta. He laughed it off, jumped in his new 1972 Dodge Charger to go to the liquor store... and promptly introduced it to a telephone pole at the bottom of our street. He was heard to exclaim as he slid out of sight this is not snow - it is ######## grease.

Could be worse... it could be Torontonians.

Bad memories of Christina Lake. Many years ago (early 1970's) I was in the area coming back from skiing Red Mountain, when a semi jacknifed and I barely managed to steer around it before ending up in a snow bank. Luckily I nor my girlfriend at the time were injured and no serious damage to my car.

Nope. And if it did lots of people who may have it listed do not update the location if they move.

Always useful to say where "around here" may be located.

Also in Burnaby (Kingsway/Edmonds) for the past couple of hours and it is continuing. Wet snow but it is sticking on the ground but not the roads.

Forecast of lows for Burnaby: -8 on Tuesday November 13 -14 on Wednesday November 14 -15 on Thursday November 15 http://www.theweathe...abs_14day_table

And the loss of the hot springs might also mean the loss of birthing habitat for an endangered species of bat that is redlisted: http://env.gov.bc.ca.../keenmyot_s.pdf An endangered species of bat may have lost its birthing ground after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast of Haida Gwaii caused one of island's hot springs to disappear. About 40 Keen's(long eared) myotis bats roost at Hot Spring Island in Gwaii Haanas National Park. "These bats come to the island every summer to have their babies and the roosts at hot springs are one of only two maternal colonies that’s right now known in the entire range of the species," said Carey Bergman, an ecologist in Gwaii Haanas. It’s uncertain whether the bats will return to Gwaii Hanaas now that the hot springs are gone. "The roosts that they choose are quite special. They're actually heated up above ambient temperature by the water that flows under the island," Bergman said "I've got my fingers crossed that once the geology settles down and the aftershocks taper off that maybe the hot water will come back." She says the full impact of the earthquake on the bats won't be known until next summer. http://www.cbc.ca/ne...earthquake.html

One of my favourite spots in the the Queen Charlotte Islands (aka Haida Gwai) the hot springs in Haida Gwaii's national park have been shut off and drained by the earthquake. Before: And now: Gwaii Haanas National Park superintendent Ernie Gladstone stands in the empty cliff pool after earthquake. (Parks Canada) The recent West Coast earthquake appears to have shut off the water at the popular hot springs in Haida Gwaii's national park, but there is hope they could reappear someday. After Saturday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake, Parks Canada workers went to check the springs and found they had run dry, according to Barb Rowsell, who owns Anvil Cove Charters. "Three people went down to check it out, and sure enough there is no hot water and the rocks are dry and cold," said Rowsell, who has been ferrying visitors to Hotspring Island for years. The park's superintendent Ernie Gladstone said the springs were still steaming last week, but now, to his dismay, there is not even a puddle left. "We did have staff on site on Thursday before Saturday's events, and now less than a week later the water's not flowing so we have to assume it's a result of Saturday's earthquakes or one of the many aftershocks since then," said Gladstone. http://www.cbc.ca/ne...aida-gwaii.html

A 6.4-magnitude aftershock struck off the coast of B.C.'s Haida Gwaii islands Sunday morning — less than 24 hours after Canada's strongest earthquake in more than 60 years hit the same area. Officials said the temblor hit 64 kilometres southwest of Sandspit at a depth of 19 kilometres just before noon Sunday. A tweet from Emergency Information B.C. said indicated that no tsunami alerts were issued. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/28/bc-quake.html

Light snow in the Metrotown area.

Light snow falling in South Burnaby and it is covering the roads.

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. And he is from Rigel VII?

According to what he has posted in the past, perhaps not so "little".

Abbotsford experienced blizzard and white-out conditions with temperatures dropping to -20 and that was not considering the wind chill. School closures as well. Abbotsford police are warning motorists in the municipality, which has been one of the hardest-hit by the winter weather, to stay home and off the roads due to extremely poor road conditions. “In a general sense we are suggesting that people stay home today, with the winds and the cold out there ... if there is a discretionary choice to stay home we suggest they exercise it,” said Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald. White-out conditions have led to road and school closures in Abbotsford. “We understand that parents are going to have to get their kids to and from school and get to work, but we are suggesting that if your car isn’t winter-ready with snow tires ... that it’s a better day to sit at home and stay warm,” the officer said. “If people were looking for an opportunity to call in for a snow day, I think this week presents people with a few shots at it.” MacDonald said there were reports of temperatures dropping to -20 with wind chill in some corridors. He said police had all dozen or so of its four-wheel-drive vehicles out patrolling the roads and helping motorists, including the department’s anti-gang Hummer. Police closed a section of Whatcom Road Wednesday morning after an accident near Upper Suman Elementary school at around 9 a.m. involving two cars, one reportedly with summer tires. They also issued an alert for blowing snow and white-out conditions on Vye Road and Highway 11. Three schools in the area, including Upper Sumas, were ordered shut at about 10 a.m., following police concerns about the viability of surrounding roads. “The roads arond those schools were basically not passable. [Police] wanted the schools closed because they were going to close the roads, due to severe driving and weather conditions,” said Dave Stephen, spokesman for the Abbotsford School District. Stephen said that few students had shown up for school anyway. Of those who were dropped off in the morning, most were picked up again by mid-morning. About 20 students whose parents couldn’t make it back were moved to R.W.A. Fraser middle school. He could not say in advance whether the schools would be closed Thursday, but urged parents to check the district’s website at about 6 a.m. It is the first time the district has closed schools this winter. Several private schools in the municipality were also closed. Meanwhile, homeless shelters in the Fraser Valley have been seeing an uptick in people seeking emergency shelter due to the weather, and are making plans to let people stay indoors longer as temperatures plunge.http://www.theprovince.com/news/shivers+through+cold+snap+snow+wallops+eastern+Fraser+Valley/6010716/story.html#ixzz1jr2c9kwt

The heavy snowfall warning has been lifted for Greater Victoria. Environment Canada has lifted its snowfall warning after a storm pounding the capital region since early this morning shut down schools and libraries and made road travel treacherous. Planes and ferries continue to shuttle people off the Island while a majority of bus routes remain in operation. Police say abandoned vehicles dot roadsides but traffic volumes are way down, making it easier for those who must drive. "A significant amount of people are making it a snow day, which is quite helpful," said Saanich Staff Sgt. Mike Barkley. "There's no real traffic issues we have to worry about," Barkley said at 10:30 a.m. "I'm not saying there isn't a few cars off the road or abandoned, but we'll wait for safer conditions before doing any tow-outs." Victoria police are warning mototorists to stay off the treacherous and unpredictably slippery roads unless it's "absolutely necessary" to travel, said Const. Mike Russell.http://www.timescolonist.com/Snowfall+warning+lifted+Greater+Victoria+after+storm+shuts+schools+makes+travel+treacherous/6014065/story.html#ixzz1jqsO3KwN

In Greater Victoria (Colwood) two kids were injured when their toboggan slid into the road and under a BC Transit bus. Two children were hit by a B.C. Transit bus on Stornoway Drive in Colwood today at 9:02 a.m., apparently after their toboggan flew down a steep driveway and onto the road. Paramedics, Colwood Fire and West Shore RCMP rushed to 586 Stornoway Dr. after reports that one boy was trapped under the bus and the other was injured, said fire chief Russ Cameron. “We had a report that a bus struck two children and one was under the bus and another was struck and injured,” Cameron said. Six firefighters were on scene by 9:06 a.m. and found one boy pinned under the front axle of a full-sized bus, Cameron said. Firefighters used air bags to hoist the bus and rescue the child by 9:11 a.m. “The child remained conscious and alert the whole time but did sustain some injuries,” Cameron said. B.C. Ambulance took both children to Victoria General Hospital with non-threatening injuries. One neighbour, Austin Derks, 15, said he was sitting down to play X-Box in his living room when he saw the kids fly down on their toboggan into the path of the slow-moving bus. One boy tumbled out the back path of the bus and the other became pinned, he said. Derks said the boys involved were named Sam, 11, who lives at 587 Stornoway Dr., and eight-year-old Lucas, who also lives in the neighbourhood. Derks said he jumped up and ran out to the street. He saw a female passenger get off the bus and crawl down to the axle and comfort the trapped boy, who said he couldn’t breathe. Neighbours brought out blankets and alerted the boys’ parents. Transit spokeswoman Maureen Sheehan said the 52 Wishart bus was heading down Stornoway toward Cairndale Road in the residential area when two children tobogganing from their driveway entered the road. The driver applied brakes but couldn’t avoid them, she said. Sheehan said the bus was in good working order and was being operated by an experienced driver with a good driving record. She did not know how many passengers were on the bus. Sheehan said B.C. Transit will co-operate with the West Shore RCMP investigation and conduct its own investigation into the incident. The road was cordoned off for about an hour but cleared by 10 a.m. Stornoway Drive is in a residential subdivision near Ocean View Park near the Veterans Memorial Parkway.http://www.timescolonist.com/health/children+toboggan+Victoria/6014626/story.html#ixzz1jqaPsxA6