False Creek Comet

Granville Islands Artisan Sake Maker Releases A Sparling Sake For The Holidays

Matthew Collinge — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:41:00 GMT

Can't say I know anything about Sake, but Artisan Sake Maker is a great little shop in Railspur Alley on Granville Island. They just sent me this email about their new Jummau Sparkling Sake. This would make a great unique gift for those friends and family makers that love Japanese food or wine.

Our seasonal special product - JUNMAI SPARKILING SAKE ($24.00) will be available for sale at our Granville Island store starting this Friday, December 5th. It's sweet and bubbly with 13.5% in alc. vol. - a perfect drink for holiday gathering with your family and friends ! Due to limited production quantity, we ask that maximum quantity of four bottles per person be observed - thank you.

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Seussical Returns to the Waterfront Stage on Granville Island

Matthew Collinge — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:59:00 GMT

The Carousel Theatre is bringing Seussical the Musical back Granville Island this year ~~for~~ ~~three days only, November 28th, 29th and 30th.~~ You can find more info on Carousel's website and order tickets online through the evil Ticketmaster.

They say the tickets are selling fast, so don't delay.

UPDATE: It looks like I miss read the dates on this one. Seussical is acually playing November 28 - January 3rd at the Waterfront Stage.

Emily Carr University Students Annual Exhibit On Now

Matthew Collinge — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Emily Carr University Students Annual Exhibit On Now

The annual exhibit of works from the students is on now in the Concourse Gallery of Emily Carr University (when did it become a university and stop being an Institute?). Admission is free and the gallery is open whenever the school is open (Mon to Fri - 7:30 am to 12 Midnight and Sat/Sun - 8:30 am to 11:00 pm). Unfortunately the schools website does not want to tell me when this exhibit started or when it ends. I will update the post if I find out more.

New London Drugs Opens at West Broadway and Cambie

Matthew Collinge — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:00 GMT

I just read on the Miss604 blog that the new London Drugs just opened on West Broadway today. I haven't been in yet. Have you? What did you think? Is it better than the old store down the street?

City Approves Moving Vancouver Art Gallery to North East False Creek

Matthew Collinge — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:39:00 GMT

City Approves Moving Vancouver Art Gallery to North East False Creek: As well as a new roof for BC Place and highrise towers on the Plaza of Nations site.

Late last week the City of Vancouver approved the plan to build a brand new art gallery on the site of the old Plaza of Nations. The re-development would also include the a number of new highrise condo buildings, a new retractable roof for BC Place and retail opportunities around a new plaza. Although this area is a bit dead at the moment. I do see the possibilities for this area in the future. It could work as a link between the International Village / Tinseltown area condos and False Creek, especially once Concord Pacific builds its last False Creek towers (in the area that looks like a parking lot to the left (east) in this photo.

I am a bit disturbed that PavCo (the provincially owned corporation that is responsible for BC Place) will not be held to the same standards as other developers. They will not be required to provide an affordable housing compenent, nor money for community amenities.

You can read the CBC news story about this here as well as some adidtional, and some not always eloquent, commentary.

This Week At The Roundhouse Community Centre

Matthew Collinge — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:09:00 GMT

This Week At The Roundhouse Community Centre

IDENTITY, LOVE AND ACHIEVEMENT: Three Responses To BC’s 150th Anniversary Year

I will trying to include more updates on what is happening in False Creek North here on the Comet. This one is an exhibit. I could try to wax poetic about this but there is such a good description of it on the Roundhouse webiste I'll just quote them:

Identity, Love and Achievement, considers BC as dynamic ‘place’ that can not contain, predict, nor emphatically interpret human experience; it is a reference point to begin conversations between diverse communities and to work through multiple layers of truth. Identity, Love and Achievement creates a safe and respectful space for spontaneous dialogue and celebrates cultural communication as an important achievement, and a legacy that Aboriginal people, immigrants and people of colour have struggled against great odds to achieve.

The exhibit will include First Nations Art, Perfomance and Fabric Art. See the Roundhouse Community Centre website for more info.

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False Creek Real Estate Statistics - October 2008

Matthew Collinge — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:18:00 GMT

False Creek Real Estate Statistics

Wow! There are are some pretty remarkable numbers here this month. False Creek real estate got hit over the head with a 3 day old baguette this past month. Of the 14 units listed for sale in False Creek in October, NOT ONE, sold! There were only 4 units sold in the whole month and three of those were pre-paid leasehold units! All that being said the average, and median, list price to sale price ratio was a very healthy 98! Take a look at the stats below. I am hoping to add some sexy graphs soon, but I still have some learning to do on the spreadsheet programs.

LISTED IN FALSE CREEK IN OCTOBER

Freehold Strata Units Listed: 11 (20,6,28)
Pre-paid Leasehold Strata Units Listed: 2 (12,2,2)
Non Pre-paid Leasehold Strata Units Listed: 1 ( 2,0,1)
Total Units Listed: 14 (33,8,23)

Median list price: $539,450 ($549,000,$574,950,$599,000)

SOLD IN FALSE CREEK IN OCTOBER (last 3 month's numbers in brackets)

Sold from listed in October: 0

Freehold Strata Units Sold: 1 (4,28)
Pre-paid Leasehold Strata Units Sold: 3 (3,1,1)
Non Pre-paid Leasehold Strata Units Sold: 0 (0,0,0)
Total Units Sold: 4 (7,3,9)

Average Sold Price: $384,600 ($541,214 ,$734,000)
Median Sold Price: $374,950 ($545,000,$550,000)

List Price to Sold Price Ratio: 98%

Average Days on Market: 27 (21,71, 29)
Median Days on Market: 24 (12,61, 14)

Are you thinking ablout making a move in False Creek real estate? I am always happy to answer your False Creek real estate questions.

Canadian Cheese Festival at the Oyama Sausage Company in the Granville Island Market

Matthew Collinge — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:47:00 GMT

Canadian Cheese Festival - November ~~7,8,9~~ 15 & 16th (Christine from the Oyama Sausage Co. just sent me an email with the correct dates.)

I haven't got a lot of info on this one, but next Friday, Saturday & Sunday is the Canadian Cheese Festival at the Oyama Sausage Company (annoying flash site) in the Granville Island Market.

photo credit: cwbuecheler on flickr

False Creek Foto Friday - October 31, 2008

Matthew Collinge — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:26:00 GMT

Happy Halloween False Creek!

Halloween in False Creek

Matthew Collinge — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:31:00 GMT

I have to say that Halloween is one of the best nights of the year in False Creek. With the density we have and the large number of townhouses (vs. the trick-or-treating unfriendly condos) False Creek South is a trick-or-treating dream for the kids, and even a trick-or-treating destination.

There were a couple of great events for kids at the community centre this past weekend and I am sure that there is usually something there on Halloween itself, but I see no notice of it on their website. Over in False Creek North though the Roundhouse Community Centre is having a Halloween Carnival tomorrow from 3:30 - 7:30.

Dress up in your creepiest costume and participate in ghoulish games and creepy crafts! Come and explore our "Creepy Hollow" forest full of spooky surprises and fun activities. There will be face painting, menacing music, spooky surprises, and each child will receive a bag of Halloween goodies! Fun for the whole family! Children must be supervised by an adult. $5.00/child pre-registration required

We have managed to acquire 6 pumpkins this year, we still have one to carve, 2 sets of Halloween lights and a now I see how Halloween has become the 2nd biggest spending "holiday" of the year. Only one costume remains to be figured out, as the little man decides between the Spiderman and firefighter options. As you can see he kicks some serious but as Spiderman, and does a bit a calender thing in the red firefighter suite.

Remember to have a safe night out there, I hear rain is in the forecast.

False Creek Residents Vote Today !

Matthew Collinge — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:13:00 GMT

False Creek Residents Vote Today !

Today is the by-election here in our Vancouver-Fairview riding. The False Creek polls are at False Creek Elementary and the False Creek Community Centre on Granville Island. This is by-election is due to Gregor Robertson giving up his seat as our MLA in order to run for Mayor. I really hope you will go out and vote. Not sure who to vote for? Don't worry about it too much, just head out there and vote. The action itself and what is says for democracy is almost more important the specific vote you make.

With no further ado I will send you off to vote. You can learn more about the Vancouver-Fairview by-election on the Elections BC website.

False Creek Foto Friday: October 24, 2008

Matthew Collinge — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT

Free Events on Granville Island This Writers Festival Weekend

Matthew Collinge — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:47:00 GMT

Here are some great FREE literary events on Granville Island; all part of the Vancouver Internatioanl Writers and Readers Festival.

Book Launch for Rocksalt
Thursday, 7pm, AGRO Café (1363 Railspur Alley)

Join Mother Tongue Publishing Limited for the launch of Rocksalt, the firstanthology of BC poetry in 31 years, with readings by several of the poets.

And But Also: An Evening of Appreciation of the Life and Work of David Foster Wallace
Friday, 7-10pm, Dockside Lounge in the Granville Island Hotel (1523 Johnston Street)

Join local authors Deborah Campbell, Zsuzsi Gartner, Lee Henderson, Michael Turner and Meg Wolitzer for an evening of remembrance of the life and work
of American writer David Foster Wallace who died in September. These authors will read selections of his fiction and non-fiction to commemorate the loss
of a great thinker, as well as celebrate his tremendous contribution to literature.

Readers, Writers and the Arithmetic of Publishing: The Future of the Book in Canada
Saturday, 4:30-6pm, PTC Studio (1398 Cartwright Street, 3rd floor) The fragile economics of publishing, the fluctuating Canadian dollar and advances in technology (electronic books) are just some of the factors currently affecting our publishing industry. Join a conversation with industry professionals on the future of the book.

The Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival Is Coming to Granville Island

Matthew Collinge — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:40:00 GMT

This year the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival has a blog and I am one of the writers. The list of fesitival bloggers has just gone live online. It looks like a great festival this year and the list of bloggers should be producing some great content. One looks especially interesting and seems to be only one one with an online web 2.0 kind of presecence. Lalo Espejo co-hosts a video show on Youtube called the The Lalo and Patrick Show. Check out the video below (just hit the play buttom a couple of times, it will play), this is fun stuff.

You can go and check out the other bloggers here, and I will be back with another post here on what shows I hope to see at the festival. The festival runs from October 21 -26.

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False Creek Foto Friday: October 17, 2008

Matthew Collinge — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:37:00 GMT