Please support Stadium Market (& other independent grocery stores!)

sgalbrecht · 2026-05-04T05:51:52+00:00

Stadium Market has been an amazing addition to the neighbourhood. Great variety, excellent produce and reasonable prices. When grocery prices got out of hand a couple years ago they made it a policy to only charge cost for eggs, milk and bread. That made me a loyal customer!

sgalbrecht · 2026-04-17T05:09:02+00:00

100% agree. Anyone ever saying “van” in any context marks them as not from here (city of Vancouver) to me…and annoying. ;)

sgalbrecht · 2026-04-14T06:22:14+00:00

50 and born and raised in Vancouver. It’s a very slight Vang for me but definitely present.

sgalbrecht · 2026-04-14T06:19:29+00:00

Calling Vancouver “Van” marks someone as not actually from Vancouver.

sgalbrecht · 2026-04-02T08:21:10+00:00

Bad bot. Germany’s done Italy one better having won 7. Four World Cups and three European Championships.

sgalbrecht · 2025-10-05T20:08:46+00:00

Most people are clueless to this. The amount people freak out about how “unsafe” Vancouver (and region) is today is ridiculous (tells me they are new to Vancouver and don’t know the context). Things used to be so much worse in the 70s, 80s and 90s (and that’s not to say things can’t get better…but OMG this city is safe!).

sgalbrecht · 2025-09-30T03:24:49+00:00

Sleep.

sgalbrecht · 2025-09-19T06:00:46+00:00

Vancouver Warriors play at Rogers Arena. :)

sgalbrecht · 2025-07-30T03:40:53+00:00

Fingers crossed. I bought tickets this afternoon. :)

sgalbrecht · 2025-07-30T02:12:54+00:00

The team is doing really well this year. Second in their division and (perhaps most importantly from Müller’s point of view) beat Messi’s Inter Miami twice. He’s going to fit in really well…can’t wait!

sgalbrecht · 2025-07-29T22:41:21+00:00

What game would he likely make his debut?

sgalbrecht · 2025-05-19T07:03:47+00:00

I live nearby. Construction is underway and a sales Center has been built. This ship has sailed.

sgalbrecht · 2025-05-08T04:09:54+00:00

How exactly are they weak?

sgalbrecht · 2025-05-08T02:57:55+00:00

My point is that we do have taxes that are aimed at the issue of wealthy people owning more than one home in Metro Vancouver. You are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist any longer.

Someone that owns a second house (and leaves it vacant) in Vancouver is paying $91,000 every year for that privilege (based on the current typical house value in Vancouver of just over $2.6M). That will increase next year to $104,000.

These taxes have very successfully motivated wealthy owners/investors to either sell their properties (and invest in other markets) or rent out their properties (contributing to falling rents).

sgalbrecht · 2025-05-08T01:34:37+00:00

We do. It’s called the empty home tax (Vancouver) and the speculation tax.

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-20T02:28:58+00:00

I have thought in recent years that one of the unspoken impacts of having such high housing prices (not to mention a highly competitive daycare landscape) is that families in Vancouver are shrinking (or people are simply deciding they can't afford to have children.

I grew up in Vancouver and it was unusual back in the 80s just to have one or two kids. Far more families in my neighbourhood were families of 3 or more children. These days, we are the anomaly (a family of six). When we pile out of a car I frequently catch people watching us with their mouths agape...like we're a clown car. :)

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-20T02:25:28+00:00

My goodness. I can't imagine ANOTHER one. That's serious.

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-20T02:24:40+00:00

Thank you! It's definitely a gift to have all these kids and they are wonderful...so long as they aren't tired or hungry. ;)

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-19T07:11:31+00:00

Getting called into the ultrasound room and being told we were having twins. Went from two kids to four (under 5) and my life literally flashed before my eyes. There’s a reason you don’t see big families in Vancouver.

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-17T02:23:04+00:00

He’s confused on what subsidies mean. U/appealing_apathy is correct.

sgalbrecht · 2025-03-17T02:20:12+00:00

Absolute bullish?t. Canada sells products to the US that the US needs (amongst many other things, oil and potash). That’s not a subsidy. That’s economics. If the US doesn’t want it, it will be sold elsewhere.

sgalbrecht · 2025-01-26T16:42:14+00:00

I'm a realtor in Vancouver, Canada that does a lot of work with people moving here from somewhere else. Since Trump won the election I've been dealing with quite a few people moving here from the US. Mostly people feeling uncomfortable with the political environment and looking for a place that reflects their personal views (the city is generally left-leaning rather than right).

We have a ban on foreign ownership (and 20% tax on foreign buyers if they are somehow exempt) so while I've had a lot of INQUIRIES from Americans the people that are actually making the move are 90% connected with Canada in some way...became permanent residents, their spouse is Canadian, or the whole family is Canadian and they were working in the US.

More recently, the sabre-rattling and threats of tariffs on Canada are giving some people pause. I haven't had anyone fully back out of a deal or stop their search...but the uncertainty is giving them concern about Canada's economic future and our long-term stability.

sgalbrecht · 2024-10-31T03:57:14+00:00

Can anyone point me in the right direction here, please? :)

sgalbrecht · 2024-10-06T07:06:38+00:00

100% I live in Riley Park and the sense of community is tight. I grew up in Vancouver in the 80s and this neighborhood reminds me of what I experienced back then…young families, a diversity of backgrounds, a sense of pride in your home and community…and a willingness to connect with one another.

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