Way to Go, Timmy's!

The most ironic Tim Horton's location has got to be the latest opening at Fir and Broadway, right below Fitness Essentials! Just like having an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other! Have the donut and THEN workout, or the other way around? Had a good laugh on this one!

Rent a Car to Chip vs. Leaving the Tree in the Alley

Ah, what to do, what do to! After having rented a CAN car to pick out a Christmas tree this year, we're now faced with either renting again to bring the tree down to Kits Beach for chipping, or leave it in the alleyway for someone to somehow remove. Too bad that the recycling 'green' box days won't accept it in the garbage anymore. Already I've seen a few trees in nearby alleyways starting to pile up against garages and large community rubbish bins. Then again, I suppose that those who can pick up the tree in the first place (with a vehicle) can also dispose of it down at the beach or other part of the city.

The environmental impact is about equal I would say. As you wait in line at the tree chipping place and let your car idle, in order to properly recycle the tree, how is that going to help matters? If the truck came around on a given day and took the trees in one go and had it recycled properly, wouldn't that mean a lot less cars on the road?

Happy New Year's, everyone! I see on the kitsilano.ca blog site that many new shops are ready to come to West 4th, and sadly, some shops have gone out of business (Hope Unlimited for one). In the less than three years we've lived in this neighbourhood, we've seen so many shops come and go on West 4th - what a turnaround!