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.) more...

Shifting Tides

Long derided as Tofino’s dumpy stepsister, Ucluelet is remaking itself as a model community on canada’s furthest western edge. The only question is whether any but the fabulously wealthy will be able to afford to visit. Web bonus: online slideshow on the changing face of Ucluelet. more...

Play it as it lays

David Hahn has survived 9/11, a ferry sinking and public vitriol with nary a flesh wound. No wonder he makes mincemeat of Gary Mason on the golf course, shooting a cool 81 more...

Green Teens

With the average age of Canadian golfers hovering at 40, golf club managers are beginning to realize it’s time to rebrand the good old game as a hip new sport. If they don’t succeed, we could soon see the last of Generation Links more...

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