monique tamminga

Monique Tamminga believes the pen is mightier than the sword. When she isn't touring B.C.'s wineries, you can find her writing, laughing and drinking coffee.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

Have admired Joe Average’s art and advocacy since I was a teenager. Lucky to have some of his art. Vancouver has lost a light today. Rest east Joe.

[Fred Lee @FredAboutTown]

Sad to learn of the passing of celebrated Vancouver artist, activist and community leader Joe Average, CM, OBC (born Brock David Tebbutt). A talented artist, he used his colourful pop art to advocate for people living with HIV. Thank you Joe for all your contributions. RIP ❤️

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@DriveBC It took us 1.5 hours to get through this so if you can exit off I would

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@fotofotoYEG @Spencer__W__ @WestJet This is insane. So Westjet is saying they can cancel your flight anytime - mid trip even and hold no responsibility to get you where you need to go. @WestJet is seriously the WORST airline

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@j_mcelroy This is brilliant Justin.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@shinebox44 We never shopped for birthday cakes anywhere else. And like you I always loved those free cookies when we kids went there. Valley Bakery was an absolute Burnaby treasure.

[David Moscrop @David_Moscrop]

You might not like the federal government’s digital legislation, but the fact that massive tech companies can block people from easily accessing news is a massive problem.

[Terry Fox Foundation @TerryFoxCanada]

#OnThisDay - June 28, 1981

Canadians awoke to the news that Terry Fox had succumbed to cancer after running 5,373 km across Canada on his Marathon of Hope, and it was then that Terry's dream became our mission.

Join us on Sept. 17 for the #TerryFoxRun: https://t.co/bg3aaIAzaF

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@michellecyca @CANADALAND @JesseBrown Devoured this series.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@AimRoads Worst part of the winter drive from Vancouver to Summerland is Antler’s beach all the way to Greta Ranch. Icy ruts make driving very dangerous. No sign of sand or a plow through that spot. Several crashes so far. Fix it or close it. #DoBetter

[Jamie Tawil @JamieTawil]

Three and a half hours on hold with @WestJet after two cancellations. Only to be told they can “do nothing.” The level of incompetence and lack of customer service is astonishing. Don’t get me stared on @yvrairport - simply deplorable.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@yvrairport second day stuck at YVR. We heard no planes are allowed to arrive or depart here until 8 pm for safety reasons?? Is that true?

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@yvrairport @EducatorTammy Absolutely appalling how you handled Monday night @yvrairport kept delaying instead of cancelling holding us there for 13 hours only to cancel all flights at 1 am, stranding parents with babies, seniors with nowhere to go. Shame on you. We are traumatized by our experience

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@chelseapowrie That’s me right now trying to get home for Christmas after spending 13 hours at YVR only to see all@flights cancelled at 1 am with thousands and thousand stranded.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@ashwadhwani I love your grandma. Clearly knows how to live life.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

This headline gives all journalism a bad name and the Province needs to apologize just a big as this cruel headline. These headlines are overseen by at least 2 editors. Unacceptable.

[Ralph Kaisers @RalphKaisers]

WT?????? Headlines like this are disrespectful, misleading and simply wrong. We wonder why policing is being portrayed in a negative light. The media needs to a much better job instead of perpetuating the anti-police rhetoric

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@chelseapowrie Son of a trickster by Eden Robinson. Vancouver author. Where the Crawdads Sing or American Dirt are some of my favourites lately.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

@frank_bucholtz This was the most memorable letter to the editor and remember we kept that one posted on the newsroom wall as a reminder of humility.

[Frank Bucholtz @frank_bucholtz]

My favourite letter to the editor that I received, in many years of handling them, was written on a paper towel. The writer apologized as she concluded, saying she could not afford paper to write on.

[monique tamminga @MoniqueTamminga]

Absolutely Heartbreaking.

[Burnaby RCMP @BurnabyRCMP]

Constable Shaelyn Yang

Regimental number 66231

Loving wife, sister, daughter, friend... Our hero.

Troop 8

Forever with us ♥️