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AHA MEDIA gets interviewed by Animal Mother Films
AHA MEDIA was pleased to be interviewed by Animal Mother Films at One Stop Shop Cards and Games http://www.onestopshopcardsandgames.com in Tinseltown Mall in Vancouver.
Animal Mother Films is a full service film production company based in Vancouver BC, dedicated to making provocative and engaging films that aren’t ashamed to have a social conscience. Working with some of the most creative minds this city has to offer, AMF strives to tell stories that resonate with audiences well past the last frame and compel them to make a difference. http://www.animalmotherfilms.com
AHA MEDIA met Andrew Lavigne and Jon Ornoy of Animal Mother Films during projects for Fearless City Mobile. http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile 🙂
AHA MEDIA wishes to thank Animal Mother Films and crew in interviewing us for their upcoming film 🙂
Welcome to AHA MEDIA’s New Look and Design!
AHA MEDIA is growing into bigger and better things! 🙂
We invite you to enjoy our brand new look and design as we do our very best to be a news and event reporting/ resource for all our readers.
We are here to give you analyses, perspectives and viewpoints from Vancouver, and we hope you enjoy what you see and hear on our site! 🙂
We are about community engagement, interaction and involvement. We are mobile new media producers of Vancouver, B.C.
Thank you very much!
April Smith 
Producer/Publisher AHA MEDIA
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Pictorial Review of Knight and Day Restaurant at Lougheed and Boundary in East Vancouver
AHA MEDIA decided to go for breakfast at Knight and Day Restaurant in East Vancouver
3684 Lougheed Hwy
Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604-299-7701
Fax: 604-299-1922
This is a restaurant that is open 24 hours except on Sundays when they close early.
Well worth the drive out to this East Van location, AHA MEDIA walked in hungry for a quick breakfast and were immediately greeted by friendly staff who sat us down to our table.
We didn’t even have time to look at the two enormous aquariums stocked with giant sized fish which is a nice calming and welcoming focal point upon Knight and Day’s entrance way. It was peaceful atmosphere with other couples enjoying their meals, judging by the smiles on their faces
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Our waitress was a very sweet, lovely and vivacious young woman named “Shane” (her nickname ) who was of Iranian and Kurdish descent. She was prompt and was very nurturing in her service, always there at the right time to refill our drinks and make light conversation with us. 🙂
Since we were on a time budget, she responded by quickly bringing out our dishes and cooked to perfection!
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My dining companion ordered Steak and Eggs which were smothered in Grilled Mushrooms.
He was surprised at the amount of food! “Wow!”
While eating his steak, he exclaimed that it was so tender, he could cut it with a fork! 🙂 ” How’s that for a breakfast steak? , he announced as he happily ate his breakfast with great gusto!
I ordered a Cheese Omelette :
I was really amazed at the amount of cheese in the omelette! I was very happy! 🙂
We were lucky to sit by the two gigantic aquariums which provided us some visual entertainment while we had a nice conversation. It was a very relaxing time to eat at Knight and Day Restaurant despite our tightly packed schedule. 🙂
Our bill with drinks came to only $25.50. For the quality of food and service, we expected to see a higher amount, so we tipped our waitress some more 🙂
Our experience at Knight and Day was exceptional! 🙂 Lovely and attentive waitress, Very Good Food, and Great value! We were very happy with our East Vancouver food choice compared to a more recent Downtown Vancouver restaurant review of ours which was more expensive coupled with bouts of inattentive service to our table.
As we were leaving, our wonderful waitress called out ” Please come back soon !” – When was the last time, a waitress wanted you to come back and truely meant what she said? 🙂
Just that one final comment alone from her was a nice finishing touch to our breakfast and a great start to our busy day!
AHA MEDIA will definitely be coming back to Knight and Day at Lougheed and Boundary! 🙂
PIVOT Legal Newswire – Call 911 on “beggars, says VPD
| Call 911 on “beggars”, says VPD
Vancouver, April 23, 2009 – The Vancouver Police Department is instructing Dunbar residents to call 911 whenever they see “beggars” on Dunbar Street. “The Vancouver Police Department has instructed Dunbar Community Patrollers to call 911 when they see beggars on Dunbar Street and I would urge you to do so too,” wrote Linda MacAdam, Chair of the Dunbar Community Patrol, in an email to residents. MacAdam noted that these instructions were confirmed by Sergeant Randy Regush of the Vancouver Police Department. Vancouver ranked last among 13 North American cities surveyed in terms of police response times, according to a 2007 report to Vancouver city council. The report called for increased funding for police officers to address the slow response times, which for a 911 break and enter call stretch to 34 minutes on average. The current yearly VPD budget is over $195 million, almost one-quarter of the City’s total budget. “In 2008 Vancouver police spent thousands of hours ticketing Downtown Eastside residents for minor bylaw infractions, and in the West Side they treat legal panhandling as a 911 emergency,” says Laura Track, Pivot’s housing campaign lawyer. “Every year the VPD asks for more funding, but people need to ask if harassing poor people is how they should be spending that money.” “This is just another example of a broader pattern of criminalizing poverty and restricting poor people’s lawful access to public space.” “I was shocked to see this message advocating that we call 911 when we see a beggar” syas Randy Puder, a West Side resident. “What a waste of tax money. The homeless need compassion and assistance, not police making their lives even more difficult.” |
A Pictorial Review of Chill Winston restaurant in Gastown, Vancouver
AHA MEDIA had lunch at Chill Winston Restaurant today to try out the new chef’s new menu 🙂
3 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1B2, Canada
(604) 288-9575
Get directions
We opted to stay inside during the beautiful day due the slightly chilly breezy winds swirling around Maple Leaf Square in Gastown, Vancouver.
The atmosphere was excellent; no hockey game playing in the background, music was set a pleasant level to have a conversation by.
We looked forward to sampling old favorites done by the new chef of two months. We were glad to see that they brought back Tuna Tartare, one of our favorites! 🙂
After ordering our selections, we felt at ease in our comfortable seats and did some people watching as they went about their day in Gastown, Vancouver. Chill Winston also has a FREE Wifi connection though NOT very strong.
Our two appetizers came quickly:
( The below picture of the description was photographed from Chill Winston’s menu )
Our Pomme Frites, as requested came with No Pepper. They weren’t as crisp or as hot as we normally have had them, but still were quite good.
( The below picture of the description was photographed from Chill Winston’s menu )
Our second Appetizer was surprisingly exceptional! 🙂
This was a much welcomed surprise! The slices of cranberry-olive bread were slightly warmed, and tasted fresh! Combined with the herbed butter, it was a a very satisfying introduction to our anticipated “New Menu” entrees 🙂
( The below picture of the description was photographed from Chill Winston’s menu )
Peter remarked that his burger was a little dry, but had good taste. Hand formed beef patty smothered in cheese and topped with fried onions, lettuce, and a thick slice of Canadian Bacon.
My entree however:
( The below picture of the description was photographed from Chill Winston’s menu )
While the ” New Menu” Tuna Tartare was beautiful in presentation, was a mixture of contrasting tastes. I found that there was too many minced serrano pepper and cilantro, overpowering the delicate taste of the tuna tartare. I found it hard to finish and I definitely prefer the “Old Menu” Tuna Tartare.
Peter had to wait quite a long time for a refill of his Coke despite our section only having 3 tables to be looked after. Luckily another Chill Winston staff person came by and notified our server who eventually came by with Peter’s refreshed drink.
Our server, didn’t offer us the dessert menu, which we had to ask for, but we were delighted to see some new additions.
One dessert we found interesting was the Orange, Grapefruit and Chocolate Salad.
Our bill came to $42 with taxes.
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