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A couple of weeks ago we attended the CBC open house where they unveiled their new Vancouver building to the city, inviting everybody to come down and check it out, listen to some bands play for free, etc.

We give a lot of love to the Peak 100.5 FM and CBC Radio 3 here at V.I.A.. I wonder if in 20 years or so we'll still be coming across awesome, vintage relics from their past marketing campaigns on windows of apartment buildings...

The first time I ever met now-longtime V.I.A. contributor, Calen Knauf , he went off on a tangent about the beauty of hard candy.

I know it's hard to think about riding on the hills when it's sunny out, but this deal is enough to wake anyone up from their summer hibernation! Seriously, $259 ride pass for Cypress is awesome...

Tune in to The Peak 100.5 FM this Sunday at noon and 6pm to listen to our new weekly feature, appropriately entitled "Vancouver Is Awesome"!

Another great thing about Vancouver is the quality of used cars compared to other Canadian cities. It is true that Vancouver's used cars are more expensive but you will unlikely find wheel rust or other rusted parts.

A couple of days ago it was announced that "YVR is the first major Canadian airport to offer free wireless internet access (WiFi) throughout the terminal buildings.