Blogroll - October 5

Blogroll checks in with west coast bloggers this week to find out how the acquisition of Capers' parent company will affect the much-loved chain; to provide a quick check-in on the BC real estate market; to investigate one perspective on how the Olympics will affect poverty in Vancouver; and to check in on reports about the importation of Chinese miners. West coast bloggers also provide us with a recap of the New Meida BC-sponsored Vidfest; and to weigh in on some of the best end-of-summer golfing in BC. It can't be about work all the time.

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Blogroll checks in with BC bloggers each week and brings you the highlights. This week's Blogroll includes:

Wild Oats acquired by Whole Foods
raj: It's raj manía
"At the end of August, The Economist reported that Whole Foods Market completed it’s acquisition of Wild Oats Markets. At first glance, the question is .. so who cares? Well, Wild Oats is the American parent company of Capers Markets here in Vancouver, so now Capers is also a subsidiary of Whole Foods." More...

BC Home Sales Sheltered From US Market Woes
Victoria BC Real Estate Blog
Posted by: Tim Ayres
"Hello fellow professionals. More evidence today from the BC Real Estate Association that our market in British Columbia is continuing to thrive despite the implosion in the United States brought on by the sub-prime mortgage issues and economic difficulties." More...

More on the Olympics and poverty in Vancouver
The Progressive Economics Forum
Posted by Marc Lee
"My office window looks out over Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, an area notorious for being Canada’s poorest postal code. Back when Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Olympics, we pointed out that the world’s media would be stationed just ten minutes walk away from truly abject poverty, and when the cameras started rolling, it may not be gorgeous mountain backdrops they would be shooting (especially in February when it rains most of the time)." More...

Chinese firm will only import 100+ miners, not 400 as previously reported
Chinese in Vancouver
"CIV - The Chinese company that was reported to import 400 miners from China in a northern BC underground coal mining project said it only plans to import 100-200. And the plan is supported by the mayor of Chetwynd, located closest to the mine". More...

Vidfest spurs Vancouver’s Digital Film Industry to Mix with Social Media
Web Strategy by Jeremiah
Posted by Jeremiah
"There was a unique intersection of Social Media and Digital Film creators at Vancouver’s Digital Film conference called VidFest. I was one of the panelists discussion online identity, where the worlds of Facebook, Online Video and Second Life mixed and mashed..."
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The end of summer golf.
Vancouver Golf Blog
Posted by JJ
"I must say I've been playing alot of the same courses also. I have become addicted to the King's Links..." More...

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