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5 Things Vancouver: Kim Werker
by Dan
Travel + Vancouver / February 15, 2010
Kim Werker is an astigmatic expat blogger, writer, speaker, brainstormer and author of crochet books who's currently working to open source the law at LexPublica.
You can find her at her blog and on Twitter.
What neighbourhood do you live in?
I live in Dunbar, on Vancouver's West Side. Dunbar's southwest of Downtown, and pretty far west, at that. Although it's a fairly affluent residential (read: painfully quiet!) neighbourhood, it used to be a working class 'hood and some of my neighbours bought their houses fifty years ago for practically nothing compared to today's insane housing prices. They talk of the Dunbar gang, and everything. I live very close to Pacific Spirit Park, which is a big forest within the municipality of Vancouver. It has miles and miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding (there are stables in the city, too). On the rare summer day when it's stiflingly hot, I avoid the overcrowded beaches and take the dog for walks in the shaded forest.
How long have you lived in Vancouver?
I moved to Vancouver in the spring of 2002, so I've lived here nearly eight years.
Where do you look for books in Vancouver?
My favourite bookstore in town is Pulp Fiction. They carry a huge selection of used books, but also new titles, which makes it really easy for me to give them my business. Also, everyone who works there is extremely friendly, and they *know* books, you know? Especially genre.
What’s the most common misconception visitors have about Vancouver?
That it's all scenery. We live in a breathtakingly beautiful city and it's easy to focus on that and to see little else. But people *live* here, and not all of them live well or comfortably or even safely.
What is your favourite building in Vancouver?
This week, I'll say it's the Flack Block at W. Hastings and Cambie, which is where our office is. It's a heritage building that was recently fully renovated and LEED certified. The interior is gorgeous, and we have huge windows that look out over a fascinating intersection.
Thanks Kim!
[photo from Kim Werker's Flickr]
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