http://blogs.btvancouver.ca Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:29:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cannot believe how fast the summer went. Did something this morning that I haven't been able to do for almost 6-years because of my BT commitments. And that was, help out at home, and take the kids for their first day of school. Monday to Friday I usually get up at ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/kids-back-at-school Time to reflect on the last month that was, for the Docherty Clan. And what a month it was. We embarked with our kids, on a European trip to meet my grandmother, and the childrens  great grandmother, Peggy, who is 96. She lives in a beautiful little village of ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/summer-holidays Imagine swimming for 10 hours straight. Battling 25- knot winds, five foot swells and sea sickness. It's how Jim Gould, Matt Smith, Jim Cambon spent their Saturday. The trio saying Saturday night, It was the hardest and most challenging thing they had ever done. ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/salish-sea-swim-for-kidsport They are potentially the future leaders of tomorrow. And when they get together each summer at UBC to put together their action plan, it seems that nothing is impossible. brightcove.createExperiences(); http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/from-me-to-we In and out of trouble from a young age, Stella Wallace, has seen more than her fair share of life's ups and downs. And when she was at perhaps one of her lowest moments, it was the police and legal system that reached out, to give her another chance. Now ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/life-recovery-centre 17 year old Tory Inglis, had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church in New Westminster, ever since she was baptized there. However after a photo of her with organizers of the City's first Pride Celebration, appeared in the New West paper, it was strongly suggested that she leave the ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/faith-shaken It is a sport that most people think is for the older generation. Lawn bowling. But there is a new movement afoot and it's benefiting everyone who sees the sport as something more. ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/lawnbowling-resurgence Perri Tutleman is not your average teenager and that's a good thing for those looking to find a cure for cancer. You see along with doing all the usual things with her friends, Perri is also budding award winning researcher. ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/teenage-cancer-researcher In Ridge Meadows there is a special group of kids and their parents who get together and play baseball. The special part, is not the game itself, but the interaction of the kids and the stereotypes they are breaking down, one hit at a time. ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/the-pirates While millions of litres of crude continues to spew from BP's blown well into the Gulf of Mexico, Environmental groups are sounding the alarm. Warning that it should be the wake up call for everyone. With drilling still being proposed off the coast of BC, there is concern here at ... http://blogs.btvancouver.ca/mark/bp-oil-spill-and-greenpeace