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Rapid Transit Rapid Transition – 1984 SkyTrain promo video

Rapid Transit Rapid Transition – 1984 SkyTrain promo video

Here's another gem of an 80's video appropriated from The Buzzer Blog today (check videos 1 and 2 that we recently yanked from them). It's from 1984 and it talks about rapid transit and Vancouver's Future with a capital F.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles rode the Skytrain

Princess Diana and Prince Charles rode the Skytrain

Princess Diana and Prince Charles rode the Skytrain. Oh yes they did.

Another Skytrain film from the 80's!

THIS VIDEO about the Skytrain, originally released in the 80's, was a pretty big hit last week so I figured you'd also enjoy this one below! Produced a couple of years before that one we shared last week, it's also quite the gem. http://www.youtube.

"Goin' to town" - 1985 documentary about the Skytrain

Enjoy this 30 minute peek back into Vancouver in the 80's. It's tells the story of the Skytrain but surrounding it is just... just... 80's visuals.
Rudolph's back!

Rudolph's back!

Last year Gerald Belmont was the first to SPOT this guy rolling around. Christine spotted him again yesterday at Granville and 14th. Did you ride this guy today? Tis the season... photo: Christine McAvoy
"Snow it begins" - @MayorGregor

"Snow it begins" - @MayorGregor

The mayor made a tweet this morning that the city has released it's revised gameplan for snow removal in 2010/2011, so I poked over to the LINK he provided and had a look at what to expect as well as what they're expecting of us (shovel your walk bef
John's Jukes got a new van!

John's Jukes got a new van!

About a year ago a made THIS POST about the sweet van that the guys at John's Jukes on Main street have been running for some years now.
Mini Minivan

Mini Minivan

I saw this mini minivan just off of Main Street not long ago (see the scooter parked in front for size reference), and it was FOR SALE! It's not as great as the classic 90's Nautica Minivan we shared with you awhile back, so I'm holding back from buy
Salt Spring Air - Reason #5

Salt Spring Air - Reason #5

This past weekend the kind folks at Salt Spring Air flew us over to Salt Spring Island to visit one of the V.I.A. not-for-profit's board of directors for an amazing weekend trip.
Salt Spring Air - Reason #4

Salt Spring Air - Reason #4

This past weekend the kind folks at Salt Spring Air flew us over to Salt Spring Island to visit one of the V.I.A. not-for-profit's board of directors for an amazing weekend trip.