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Articles by Carolyn Heller

Vancouver’s Canada Line to open ahead of schedule
March 31, 2009 – 1:31 pm | Comments Off on Vancouver’s Canada Line to open ahead of schedule
Vancouver’s Canada Line to open ahead of schedule

The long-awaited Canada Line, a rapid transit link between downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver airport, and the suburban community of Richmond, will open Labour Day weekend, three months ahead of schedule, according to an …

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
March 27, 2009 – 9:45 am | Comments Off on Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

The payoff for living through Vancouver‘s damp gray winters comes in the spring, when flowers around the city burst into bloom.

And what better way to celebrate spring’s arrival than with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom

“A real border”
March 26, 2009 – 2:42 pm | Comments Off on “A real border”
“A real border”

It is a real border, and we need to address it as a real border.”

That’s what U.S. Homeland Security Janet Napolitano insisted about the U.S.-Canadian border at a Washington, D.C. conference on …

Passport Day in the USA
March 26, 2009 – 1:15 pm | Comments Off on Passport Day in the USA
Passport Day in the USA

This Saturday, March 28, the U.S. State Department is hosting “Passport Day in the USA,” when post offices and other passport offices around the U.S. will have special weekend hours for Americans who …

Job-hunting? Network, network, network
March 25, 2009 – 9:00 am | Comments Off on Job-hunting? Network, network, network
Job-hunting? Network, network, network

Yesterday in our Tips for Job-Hunting in a New Country post, we mentioned the importance of networking. But what if you’re coming to Canada, or you’ve just moved here, and you don’t know many …