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“The words hung over the room like a soaring eagle as soon as they came out of Mayor Dan Rogers’ mouth. ‘…maybe your vision for downtown includes a restaurant on Connaught Hill…’” –the Prince George Citizen, May 27, 2010 There’s been a lot of talk lately about downtown Prince George. For years decades it’s been […]

Posted on 24 June 2010 and filed under articles, cities, Prince George

This post is exciting for me because I get to combine my two passions– social media and civic boosterism of northern BC into a single post. Here goes: *** What is Foursquare? Foursquare is a social networking site that encourages users to share their location with friends. You do this by “checking in” when you […]

Posted on 17 June 2010 and filed under articles, comments, ideas, Prince George, social media

According to a newspaper editorial, not only am I parasite, I just might be a traitor to my country.

Posted on 19 April 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, journalism, main

The mystery and the message of a piece of graffiti.

Posted on 9 March 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, cities, ideas, main, Prince George

The fascinating story of a Jamaican goldpanner in northern B.C.

Posted on 2 February 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, CBC, main, Prince George

Today, I turn 25, which I guess I’m no longer in my young 20s, and which I also suspect means I’m pretty much an adult by any standards. Some people have a problem with birthdays, but I don’t, really. It’s occasion to take stock of what I’ve been doing with myself, and I’m glad to […]

Posted on 17 January 2010 and filed under articles, comments, personal

A while ago, I started trying out Flickr, and I simultaneously started trying out photography more. I’ve been getting better (I think), and by far my favourite set so far is the Listen Bird. This is a piece of graffiti that’s been cropping up around the city for the past half-decade or so, and through […]

Posted on 16 January 2010 and filed under articles, photos, Prince George

Recently, I managed to bluff my way into becoming a freelancer for CBC Radio One.* Even better, in an effort to get me fully trained in CBC standards and protocol and because they had a brief period of time where they could use an extra team member, I’m working with the morning show Daybreak North […]

Posted on 11 January 2010 and filed under articles, CBC, comments, personal

How do we demonstrate that open government works, that we want to be engaged, that we are intelligent enough to understand that if you make government more human you won’t be opening yourself up to criticism for your flaws but respect for your transparency?

Posted on 13 December 2009 and filed under articles, Best Of, Canada, comments, main, social media

I just left these comments on David Eaves‘ post about the Public Policy and Governance Review in response to his interview with the publication, but I thought I’d share them here, as well: “1. I think you’re dead-on when you talk about “young people” (or more accurately, maybe just people geared towards new ways of […]

Posted on 7 December 2009 and filed under articles, ideas, politics

Today we FINALLY took possession of our new house. Actually, it was pretty quick– just two weeks from the day we made our initial offer– but it seems like forever, having spent pretty much every weekend since August and a good portion of the weeks scanning real estate guides and viewing houses. Then, since we […]

Posted on 8 November 2009 and filed under articles, comments, house and home, personal, photos

My father is a paramedic here in Prince George. He just went to get his flu shot and was told he wasn’t eligible since he’s not considered a front-line healthcare worker. Not sure how that decision corresponds with this (from opinion250.com): “VICTORIA – The Province is taking action to end the strike by Ambulance Service […]

Posted on 5 November 2009 and filed under articles, British Columbia, misc

I recently went through a job interview and failed to get the job. I wasn’t surprised– it’s kind of arrogant to assume that you’re the only good choice– but I did want to know what I could have done differently in order to be considered the next time around. It’s one thing to be told […]

Posted on 19 October 2009 and filed under articles, personal

also, razor-blades are so darn expensive. For those of you who haven’t seen me in a while. link: “The Fifth Blade” »

Posted on 26 May 2009 and filed under articles, comments, Uncategorized

Note: this is a post from when this blog was hosted on Blogger. The general template has stayed the same, but for reference, here’s what it looked like at the time: an explanation of the design and content of this site Welcome to blog.AndrewKurjata.ca. After having a number of Blogspot.com and a couple of WordPress.com […]

Posted on 24 May 2009 and filed under articles, meta