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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 19h

New extra-heavy Freshet News issues out today packed full of municipal election coverage and so much more - check your local pickup locations for info on candidates! The election coverage inserts are specific to the city you grab your paper in! #October1st #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know Cootes said he liked his new jersey number 86 in honour of Kucherov, but is it a coincidence that 86 is twice as good as 43? 😁 #Canucks #iykyk

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New issue of @freshetnews.bsky.social out today and that definitely means we get our steps in while getting the paper to you! Worth the effort :) . #september17th #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Freshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Help us deliver the hometown newspaper 📰 We're calling for Neighbourhood Champs to distribute 100 copies of Freshet News every other Thursday. We'll drop off a bundle at your home in #Burnaby, #NewWestminster and the #TriCities, BC. Email us at info@freshetnews.ca. #coquitlam #portmoody

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

You can check out the newest @freshetnews.bsky.social Freshet News issue today at a variety of locations including grocery stores, community centres, restaurants and coffee shops. Here are just a few! . #september3rd #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Who's choppin' onions here at the induction ceremony for Buck Martinez into the Toronto Blue Jays' Hall of Excellence?! What a guy. #bluejays #hallofexcellence

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Dozens of sweaty volunteers putting in thousands of steps today have come out to distribute a new @freshetnews.bsky.social issue! It's available at all the usual locations in Burnaby, New West, and the Tri-Cities! . #august20th #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's Thursday. You know what that means..

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Lord Kelvin Elementary gets its gym back.. helped pack, load and move 13+ pallets of clothing and blanket donations from the gym into a couple of trucks heading for more people who really need them. #newwest

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's August 6th today and you know what that means.. a new Freshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social issue available at the Nikkei Museum plus all the other usual locations in Burnaby, New West, and the Tri-Cities! . #august6 #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

On this Vancouver Pride weekend just want to recognize all my family and friends who recognize the importance of showing up for the LGBTQIA+ community. "Unapologetically Queer" is the theme this year. ❤️

Photo of me from the back, wearing a Lululemon bone-white hoodie with the message "Love your Light" printed on the back in a pale blue.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Hello Summer! Whether it's Burnaby city hall, a senior's living residence, or the Parkcrest Diner - everyone's excited for the newest @freshetnews.bsky.social issue, out yesterday! . #july23rd #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Minute 10 of watching sardine can people stuck at Waterfront Station behind closed train doors because of a stalled train somewhere else along the Expo Line.. can only see 'delayed' on the message board. When will they start eating each other?

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Trudi @trudiagogo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

2 short windows of time for people to donate clothes and gift cards and money for people displaced by a devastating fire in #NewWest and the donation centre has had to pause because they are overwhelmed with donations. If you want to help e-tran to admin@newwestnh.ca

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Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hey #NewWest. The call went out; you delivered! Thank you! The volume of donations at Kelvin is a bit overwhelming & they need to pause taking more in until the Neighbourhood House volunteers can organize, sort, & start distributing it all. Gift cards & monetary donations still appreciated!

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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

New West Neighbourhood House is accepting donations of cash, gift cards ($25 denominations preferred) and clothing at Lord Kelvin Elementary in #NewWest today from 1 to 5. You can also e-transfer donations to admin@newwestnh.ca

QR code for 'admin@newwestnh.ca', the email address to send etransfers to for donations towards the residents of the Pinecrest Manor fire in New Westminster.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

336 hours since the last issue the wait is over new issue of @freshetnews.bsky.social today! . #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities #july9

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

BlueSky interaction circle coming in hot, if you're there, you earned it 😂

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

New Freshet News issue today, your helpful Burnaby volunteers will make sure you can pick it up at the usual distribution locations! . @freshetnews.bsky.social #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities #june25

Four smiling people with new Freshet News issues, standing behind a van loaded with copies of newspapers.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New June 11th Freshet News @freshetnews.bsky.social issue available at Queen's Park Arena for you to peruse while checking out the #FiredUp FIFA World Cup match today between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina! #NewWest

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

@tiffstwisted.bsky.social reminded me that today has been 15 years exactly since Kevin Bieksa's stanchion goal in OT against the Sharks sent the Vancouver Canucks to the 2011 Stanley Cup finals.. and I was there! What a time it was to be a fan! #Canucks

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Former Canucks head coach Adam Foote talks about the advice Marc Crawford gave him about coaching, how Ken Hitchcock was to play for, and then about Pat Quinn's presence before some work the team was then doing on defense. It didn't help and now the team is looking for a new head coach. #Canucks

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

What a difference, only two years ago.. #Canucks

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

When I took this picture at a team practice last December, I thought I was just taking pictures of Vancouver Canucks legends Henrik and Daniel Sedin, not future co-presidents of hockey operations Henrik and Daniel Sedin.. #Canucks

During a Canucks' team practice last December, future Vancouver Canucks co-presidents of hockey operations Henrik and Daniel Sedin stand on the ice alongside the boards next to skills and skating coach Jason Krog.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Not surprised. Olivia McDonald facepalming says it all. #Canucks

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"Be kind and be happy. Treat everyone with dignity." Be like Cheech. #canucks

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 01/05/2026

Connor McDavid and the Oilers have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I wrote about how I probably wouldn’t be a journalist if not for this program. But this is just one of hundreds of post-sec programs that have been cut in an ongoing national funding crisis. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

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A 60-Year-Old Vancouver Journalism School Is Shutting Down | The Tyee

Langara’s program offered an affordable, practical education to generations of BC reporters.

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Flashback to July 2023 and a time when Na-Re Korean Kitchen was still open on Edmonds (before they abruptly closed this year on January 6th) so I could order their gungjung tteokbokki and some KFC on the side (FYI they do offer kimchi via IG now!) #NewWest #NewWestfood #NewWestborderiscloseenough

Gungjung tteokbokki, a dish of stir fried rice cakes with sliced beef and vegetables in a savory sauce

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It's been a fortnight since the last @freshetnews.bsky.social issue came out.. new one hot off the presses today! #freshetnews #localnewscoverage

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 29/04/2026

This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Flashback to March 2019 and a time when Pho Pho You was still open on Columbia (before the building they were in burnt down in 2021) so I could order their brisket and meatball pho #NewWest #NewWestfood

A picture of a bowl of phở chín bò viên along with a side plate of bean sprouts and Thai basil

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Pink trees make Walk30 more fun in New Westminster #WALK30 #NewWest

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Taking a break from my posts of New West food options gone and never to return.. in their place, this all-local special of Rocky Point cinnamon bun ice cream atop a slice of Dan's Diner banana bread. Absolutely decadent. #NewWest #NewWestfood

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New issue of the #FreshetNews out today - I got my copy (plus a few more)!

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Low event period for the Canucks and the Blues unless you count the number of times @ralphintheridge.bsky.social got up for more helpings of that suite suite food.. #Canucks #VANvsSTL

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Flashback to November 2019 and a time when Yauti Jr. was still open on 12th Street (before they closed due to the 2020 pandemic) so I could order their mapo tofu and their rice roll and their deep fried tofu and their egg custard bun and their sweet and sour pork with lychee.. #NewWest #NewWestfood

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Wish you well in Dallas Will miss the chaos . #Canucks

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Nikita should have looked over his right pilo instead of his left Tolo #Canucks #VANvsWPG

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Flashback to September 2023 and a time when Fratelli European Bakery was still open on E. Columbia so I could order their Saint Honore cake (which, incidentally, is still available without the penis candles at their Vancouver spot) before they closed in June of 2024 #NewWest #NewWestfood

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Flashback to 2024 and a time when Passenger Cafe was still open at New West Station so I could order their dacquoises/dacarons (which, incidentally, are still available through Earthling Foods in Coquitlam) #NewWest #NewWestfood

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Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Me getting ready for an afternoon of watching the Canucks take on the Penguins AND the Seahawks facing the Rams since both games are airing at roughly the same time #Canucks #Seahawks

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