Category Archives: Events

Josh Dueck Breaks the Guinness World Record

Posted on August 29, 2010 by GusF

Yesterday at about 6pm Pacific Time, Paralympian Josh Dueck broke the previous Guinness World Record for the most high fives in a 24 hour period of 3131. Hell he broke it only after the first 5 hours, as part of … Continue reading →

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Raise Your Hand

Posted on August 13, 2010 by GusF

In just 2 weeks time from today, Paralympic medallist Josh Deuck will begin a world record attempt at “the most High Fives by an individual in 24 hours” to raise awareness for WorkSafeBC Raise Your Hand campaign. This campaign is … Continue reading →

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Happy Canada Day

Posted on July 1, 2010 by GusF

143 years ago today, Canada became a country with the uniting the Province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec), with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with the enactment of the British North America Act on 1867 (now known as the Constitution … Continue reading →

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The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army – Toronto

Posted on June 30, 2010 by GusF

From June 26 until December 2010 January 2, 2011, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), will play host to the largest collection of artifacts from the Warrior Emperor that has ever been displayed in North America and I got a chance … Continue reading →

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Convergence 2010 Vancouver

Posted on May 29, 2010 by GusF

This past week I attended Convergence 2010 which is a full day conference that bring together savvy marketers into one building sharing thought provoking ideas in the marketing field. This was my third year of attending and each year I … Continue reading →

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FIFA World Cup – 2 Weeks Away

Posted on May 27, 2010 by GusF

With the FIFA World Cup in South Africa only 2 weeks away from today, I’m surprised that I haven’t been that excited about it. I’m not sure if it has to do with my current busy schedule, but I wanted … Continue reading →

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Northern Voice 2010 – In Photos

Posted on May 8, 2010 by GusF

I had a great time this past couple of days at Northern Voice. I’m still digesting the content that I attended and hoping to view some of the sessions online of those that I missed. In the interim, here are … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Twestival 2010

Posted on March 22, 2010 by GusF

With the work of Rebecca Bollwitt and help from the many volunteers and Sponsors including Marc Smith from Amuse Consulting and CBC Vancouver for the venue this years Vancouver Twestival is looking to be bigger and better. Twestival is a … Continue reading →

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Vancouver 2010 – Olympic Size Lines

Posted on February 19, 2010 by GusF

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are well underway now and the excitement throughout the city has been amazing. With the amount of people that are constantly in the downtown core and all the free venues, pavilions and concerts, line ups have … Continue reading →

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World AIDS Day 2009

Posted on December 1, 2009 by GusF

Today is World AIDS Day. It’s the day we mark to help raise awareness, change attitudes and stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS. The first World AIDS Day was held on December 1, 1988. I have never known anyone personally who … Continue reading →

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