Spinning Chandelier proposed for under Granville St Bridge

From the Vancouver Sun blog:

Vancouver could soon have a public art work unlike anything else in the city.

The developer of Vancouver House, the 52-storey twisting tower by the Granville Street Bridge, is proposing to hang a spinning, 18th-century-style chandelier from underneath the bridge.

Designed and conceived by artist Rodney Graham, the sculpture would be about five metres in size. 

Although details still have to be worked out, it would likely be made from a polymer similar to skateboard wheels that mimic crystal and allow LEDs to be embedded inside. Over the course of 24 hours, the chandelier would turn slowly while rising. At a predetermined time once a day, it would be released and descend to its original position.

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The Sky's No Limit - Girls Fly Too!

Looking for something great to to do with your daughter's? Check out this fantastic event going on at the Langley Airport this weekend: The Sky's No Limit- Girls Fly Too! Part of Women in Aviation week, this event offers free flights for female first time fliers, the chance to meet civilian and non-civilian women in aviation and explore their awesome aircraft, and participate in tons of fun games and interactive learning activities. 
Grab the family, especially your daughters, and head out to this awesome event.
For more information visit the event site here.

CMHC Increasing Premiums as of May 1, 2014

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced an increase to its Mortgage Insurance premiums in a news release on Friday. This increase will take effect on May 1st, 2014 and will be mean an incremental increase to buying a home. 

For 90% loan to value mortgages there is an increase from 2.00% to 2.40%; for 95% loan to value mortgages there is an increase from 2.75% to 3.15%. This means on a $300,000 home purchase with 5% down, the CMHC costs goes from $7837.50 to $8977.50.