We’re experiencing the Greater Vancouver Area heatwave June 2021! Yes, it’s hot, hot, hot! FAHRENHEIT VERSUS CELSIUS Imperial or metric measurements? Canada switched to the metric system of measure during the late 1970s. At school, …
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Got my Covid-19 Vaccine at Cloverdale Rec Centre!
Yay! I got my Covid-19 Vaccine at the Cloverdale Rec Centre in Surrey! In British Columbia we have to register online to get our Covid-19 vaccinations. If you’re looking for that link, go here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/register …
Elements Casino in Surrey, BC Blocking Horse Racing Fans
Elements Casino in Surrey, BC is home to the Fraser Downs Standardbred horse racing track. Formerly known as the Cloverdale Raceway. The horse racetrack has been around since 1976. The casino opened in the early …
Smoky Skies from US Wildfires cover Cloverdale, BC on September 14, 2020
A new day. More smoke. The wildfire situation in the Western states continues to bring devastation to so many lives. In the Greater Vancouver Area, we should just be thankful that all we’re dealing with …
Pandemic Update around Cloverdale, BC – September, 2020
Wow September! Back in March who’d have thought we’d still be dealing with a worldwide pandemic? The reports back in March were the coronavirus was flu-like symptoms and once the warm weather hits in the …
The Sad, Empty Cloverdale Fairgrounds Parking Lot
You know how sometimes you take photos that don’t really make a whole lot of sense, but you think to yourself, someday I’ll have a use for those photos. Well that day has come! Covid-19 …
Drenched by the Pineapple Express
The Pineapple Express isn’t all about sunshine, warm weather, and Mai Tais. The Pineapple Express is a weather system that brings moist air from the tropics that drenches the Greater Vancouver Area with torrential …
Cloverdale Santa Parade 2019
Christmas is getting closer and one of the favorite Christmas activities in Cloverdale, Surrey, BC, is the Santa Claus parade. This is no ordinary parade. It has a lot of semi trucks, takes place …
JJ Cafe in Cloverdale
Edited: December, 2019 About five or six months after opening, JJ Cafe in Cloverdale has closed. An Indian restaurant will be opening at this location on 176 Street. I peeked through the windows and there …
Job Offer from the City of Surrey!
I had an odd experience with the City of Surrey’s hiring department early in 2017. Out of the blue I received an email from Manpreet, employment coordinator, that read in part: Dear Cheryl, Congratulations …