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Today's Daily Hive shows a photo (from Shutterstock) of bikers going the wrong way around Stanley Park seawall. Aaargh!

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I'm planning to use this photo for a Celebration of Life, and would like to add some context — i.e. location. Perhaps it was taken inside a Ferris wheel? If you recognize the area, please help. Thank you.

This morning around 10:15 a False Creek Ferry travelled west of English Bay Beach towards Stanley Park. There are no ferry stops near there, and I've never before seen an Aquabus or False Creek Ferry in that location. Curious!

Vancouver Sun recently published a charming story about the miniature book libraries built by a local father/son team. Does anyone know exactly where in Kitsilano this one is located?

Many thanks, I'd like to bicycle past and admire it!

This morning just before 9 AM a number of helpful passersby stopped to assist two men lying on the ground — apparently after a bike collision. I have deliberately blurred faces so no one is identifiable. The ambulances were on the way.

My fear is that one of the riders came down the Burrard Bridge at high speed to make the green light at Pacific, and then smashed into another biker who was about to cross Burrard going west. I didn't see it happen, so there may be some other story.

Please take care out there. I hope that the injured people are ok, and many thanks to all the folks who stopped to help.

Almost a decade ago Scout Magazine profiled the metre-high granite obelisks along Ontario St — designed by landscape architect Alexandra Steed and installed around 2002.

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"The nine horizontal black lines on each obelisk represent the primary arterial streets crossing Ontario. The small green circle is at a different location on each obelisk represents your location along the greenway in relation to the arterial streets."

Although the article suggests that twelve of these markers were installed along Ontario, today a group of riders could discover only nine of them:

8th Ave, Broadway, 10th Ave, 18th Ave, 27th Ave, Woodstock Ave, 56th Ave, 58th Ave, and just south of SW Marine Dr.

A Scout Magazine commenter wrote that the marker at 2nd Ave had been damaged and removed — so maybe only ten of them had ever been installed? In any case, the ones that remain make for a quirky, not-too-difficult scavenger hunt, and a reminder of some overlooked points of interest in our beautiful city.

I wonder what they're waiting for? The new sidewalk is open but the bike lane is barricaded at both ends.

Spotted at the local 'Staples'

Both artworks in limestone bas relief by Lee Lawrie, 1933. Both photos by George Hein, from American Art Deco (book 1986) dust jacket front and back.

2026 Aug 18

Yesterday (2026 August 17) a window fell from the high rise under construction at Richards/Drake and shattered in the intersection. Glass fragments scattered everywhere nearby (they are so lucky no one was injured!). Although a number of workers were dispensed into the street with brooms to clean up the mess, numerous bits of glass remain. Take care when biking here.

After starting in my 60s, and paddling for a decade, I've finally competed in a 20 km outrigger canoe race. It went pretty well. Vancouver offers such great opportunities for outdoor pursuits — I love it. My blog about the experience here: https://huliganhuligan.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/2026-07-25-lotus-iron-race-kupunas-huligans-win-bronze/

Our little band of merry seniors usually has a fine time on Tuesday morning rides. The most recent excursion provoked some humour that might be fun for other Vancouver cyclists, especially those who travel through Kitsilano. https://huliganhuligan.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/2026-06-30-erratic-explorers/