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Here's another great Kickstarter project out of Vancouver: YodelUp! It's a new product developed by two brothers who love snowboarding and music, and it allows you to control the music playing on your phone as well as acting as a walkie talkie.

I came across an interesting pilot project that Vancouver-based Binners' Project recently launched.

A couple years ago I decided to publish 500 Coffees over the next few years, introducing you to people who are doing interesting stuff in and for the city you live in. This is COFFEE #79.

Over the last few months while researching for our upcoming BC WAS Awesome history book I've gained an even greater appreciation for British Columbia and all of its weird and wonderful stories than I had before.

Amar Chebib from Luminus Films send in this great video portrait of Katie Stockford, the "fierce and fun-loving owner/mechanic of East Vancouver's Neighbourhood Auto Shop".

2015 was a pretty amazing year for Vancouver Is Awesome.

Photos: If you've ever been into the offices of Hootsuite (or spent time with the #hootsuitelife hashtag on Instagram) then you've probably noticed their patented (not actually patented) Ikea hack shown in the photos above. They've applied a $6.

Here's another interesting Kickstarter project out of Vancouver.

If you're one of those people who avoids the crowds of Boxing Week sales but that money you got for Christmas is burning a hole in your pocket, then this is for you. Three local Kickstarter projects that you can browse in your pajamas.

Last week I brought you THIS GUIDE of 15 gifts for the techie on your list, put together by myself and the 13 other Team TELUS advocates from across Canada. Shortly thereafter a package arrived with a card and a teeny tiny sweater in it.