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Donovan life A first for real estate marketing

2007-02-06

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Athletes at the Olympic Village will have A royal stay

2007-02-05

Nothing will be spared for competitors at seven-hectare competitors' village Kent Spencer Province Exactly three years from today the Vancouver Athletes Village will open and according to 300 pages of just-released information under the Fre…

New wireless router by AlphaShield offers connectivity up to 370 meters indoors

2007-02-05

Peter Wilson Sun Internet security company AlphaShield is about to diversify by launching a new series of high-speed, wide-range routers. At right is CEO Vikash Sami, with senior vice-president Nizam Dean. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vanco…

Spam's filling up our inboxes

2007-02-04

INTERNET: Unwanted e-mail can harbour insidious threats to computers' health Jim Jamieson Province Hasan Cavusoglu says spam is becoming an increasing threat to the Internet economy. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province You've seen them…

PANASONIC: Digital camera boasts a 28-mm wide-angle lens made by Leica

2007-02-04

Little Lumix is just 22 mm thick Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 digital camera Price: $449 Why you need it: You're looking for something just a little different in a point-and-shoot digicam, but still want qualit…

Yaletown Donovan-style

2007-02-04

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Dangerous wiring found in most older homes

2007-02-03

HAZARDS I Houses with suites most likely to have problems Michael Kane Sun Dangerous electrical wiring exists in the majority of pre-1950 homes in B.C., especially those with secondary suites, according to preliminary findings by a Vancouve…

January home sales slower but prices up over 2006

2007-02-03

REAL ESTATE I New listings in Greater Vancouver also rising Sun The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported Friday that home sales were slightly slower in January than in the same month last year, with just 1,806 units sold, a decre…

7 of 10 most expensive homes in Canada found in BC

2007-02-02

B.C. a haven for priciest homes Lena Sin Province Forbes, the magazine obsessed with lists for the rich and famous, has come up with the top 10 priciest pads in Canada. And while Ontario lays claim to the top two most expensive homes in the…

City wants WiFi network by 2010

2007-02-02

City seeks private-sector partner for $10-million venture Randy Shore Sun VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is seeking a private-sector partner to install and operate a wireless communications network that could provide free wireless Intern…

From Heather to Heather

2007-02-01

Lucky's lost some of the warmth but food's still tasty Mark Laba Province Lucky Diner chef Dan Tigchelaar with a dish of belly bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Photograph by : Jon Murray, The Province LUCKY DINER Where: 1269 Hamilton St., Vancouver …

Prima Taste a worthy 'franchise'

2007-02-01

Deft handling of fresh food provides the perfect touch to the intermarriage of many dishes Mia Stainsby Sun Prima Taste manager Wendy Ang with some of her favourite dishes. Prima Taste serves Singapore cuisine. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Va…

No-frills Thai restaurant dishes it out fast and cheap

2007-02-01

Family establishment serves affordable food, free of pretension, although the quality of the meals is sometimes lacking Tara Lee Sun Paul (rear) and chef Phailin Eakkachaichanvet own Lhy Thai restaurant in Burnaby. Photograph by : Mark van …

All aboard the Windjammer

2007-02-01

The Main Street eatery is filled with people seeking good-deal meals at antiquated prices Mia Stainsby Sun The Hoy family enjoys a dinner out at Windjammer Restaurant. The boys, Jacob (left) and Lucas, have the kid's penne while their paren…

Restaurant listings February 2007

2007-02-01

Sun A list of restaurants recommended and anonymously visited by Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby. Prices are per couple for three courses, with a glass of wine each, before tip and taxes. $ means $50 or less $$ means $50 to $100 $$$ mean…

Three-quarters of all Canadian e-mail is spam

2007-01-31

Internet resources being drained in cat-and-mouse battle Jim Jamieson Province Spam has reached an all-time high of 77 per cent of e-mail traffic in Canada and the U.S., says an Internet security expert. "It's a remarkable thing," Jordan Ka…

Vancouver's condo-resale prices most expensive

2007-01-31

Growth to continue without any price correction Gordon Clark Province The prices of used Vancouver condos will continue to rise until 2010, says a report released yesterday. After experiencing average price growth of 17.1 per cent in 2006, …

Just how high can our condo prices go?

2007-01-31

They'll likely keep climbing until at least 2011: report Derrick Penner Sun The mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Canada, using data from the Conference Board of Canada, reports that demand in Vancouver's condominium resale markets will s…

Muted response to Vista launch

2007-01-30

software: Analysts now expect many companies, consumers to adopt wait-and-see stance Jim Jamieson Province Microsoft Corp. launched its long-awaited Vista operating system this morning, but don't expect to see consumers lining up to buy lik…

Westin Bayshore goes on the block

2007-01-30

It's part of a five-property group up for sale Bruce Constantineau Sun Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina has been put up for sale in the strongest Canadian hotel market in a decade. The venerable 511-room property is one of fi…

Overdue Vista operating system a physical and mental challenge

2007-01-30

Computers must be able to handle the new system; operators have to decide which edition to use Steve Makris Sun EDMONTON -- If Microsoft's long-overdue Vista operating system had taken any longer, a digital Caesarean section might have been…

"Sansa 6" Portable Video Media player can store 33 hours of video or 2,000 songs or thousands of photos

2007-01-28

Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Sansa View portable media player Price: $299 US, but expect discounting Why you need it: Videos on a small screen are cool. Why you don't: Eight gigabytes just doesn't cut it for a video player and battery …

CMHC Vancouver Market Update 2007 incl Graphs & Stats

2007-01-27

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Finding room for homeless

2007-01-27

VANCOUVER I City will need 2,200 units for addicts and the mentally ill Frances Bula Sun Vancouver will need 2,200 units of housing in the next 10 years for people who are mentally ill and addicted to drugs, and most of those units should b…