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Frankie

Frankie | Citizen Meteorologist, Legend | Frankie MacDonald. A young man from Sydney, Nova Scotia who provides Canadians with timely, intense, thorough, animated – and more often than not, dire – weather warnings via his “own TV station” on YouTube. Frankie has produced over 1,000 video alerts to date, no doubt saving millions of Vancouverites from inconvenience.

Usage | “Frankie’s saying we’re going to have to order some Chinese food and charge our phones tonight, so…”

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One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."