Citizen Journalism

Remembrance Day 2012 at Victory Square in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

November 11, 2012 ahamedia Leave a comment

Remembrance Day November 11, 2012

Vancouver’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday November 11 at the cenotaph in Victory Square (West Hastings and Cambie).

In memory and honour of those men and women who sacrificed so much so that we may all enjoy the freedoms we have today! We salute you all!

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Remembrance Day 2012, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Vancouver DTES, Victory Square

Breakfast at The Baker and The Chef in Vancouver

October 13, 2012 ahamedia Leave a comment

Peter of AHA MEDIA says

Today we dropped in on a little cafe called The Baker and The Chef on Cambie St in Vancouver

We ordered breakfast, it was noon and they were still serving breaky, bonus! We got the Ham and Cheese Omelet and “All Day Breakfast” (sausage, eggs, hashbrowns, and toast).

The servings were huge as we couldn’t even finish our food. The ham and cheese omelet was stuffed with so much meat! Very delighted to see this 🙂

The price was great, the server was very attentive and polite, and the atmosphere was excellent.

We would certainly go back and also recommend this place all our friends! 🙂

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Cambie Street, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Food Review, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Peter Davies, Social Media, Vancouver

Oppenheimer Park Community Art Project Fundraiser in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

October 13, 2012 ahamedia Leave a comment

Community Art Project Fundraiser: In addition to regular supplies for applied art programs at Oppenheimer, we will supply small wooden block canvasses for participants to donate art for the fundraiser. Participants willing to donate their work to our fundraiser will be supporting local artists in the community. Through sales of these small paintings, prints, collage, text, drawings, etc. during the Gachet & Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show opening reception (as well as the sales from the Art Cart) we hope to raise the money needed to support a regular slot for the Art Cart/artists at the Sunday Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood (DNC) Street Market & Fairs.

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Oppenheimer Park, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside

Miami Mike’s rude encounter at Rexall Pharmacy in Tinseltown Mall in Vancouver

October 13, 2012 ahamedia Leave a comment

Miami Mike says

Hey guys!!! I went to Rexall Pharmacy in Tinseltown Mall today to pick up some coconut water and dog food for Florida.

There was a rude woman working there asked me to leave and told me that there sick of my kind of people disrupting and stealing.

Little does she know that I own the One Stop Shop Cards and Games down the hall from here and that I have been here in the mall for 6 yrs!

So I just left ;0( .

Categories: Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Miami Mike, Social Justice, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside

RJ Dempsey speaks about his new clean lifestyle in Vancouver

October 12, 2012 ahamedia Leave a comment

Three years ago, RJ Dempsey and April Smith of AHA MEDIA were in a photo together for the 2009 Pivot’s Hope in Shadow contest in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)