Borderlineups.com and Ferrylineups.com and long weekends

For a number of years, A & A has owned and operated http://www.borderlineups.com . We re-designed this website last summer with some great input from the frequent visitors.

We then expanded that to http://www.ferrylineups.com/ as a bit of a service for people using the ferries to see what the traffic is like as well as a simple website with some useful links like ferry reservations, bus schedules, etc.

These sites get views from all over the world from people who are interested in checking the weather or who want to check out the area. They also have a lot of local appeal to transportation companies checking on border congestion or cross border shoppers looking for the best route to take.

The long weekends, like the one we just had, always show a spike in traffic as people are gearing up for travel.

I am always interested to hear how we can improve these sites for the visitors so that we can make them more useful for you.

Please take a look and let me know.
Thank you.

Using our Vehicle Import Cost Calculator

Once the Canadian dollar started heading towards par with the U.S. dollar, it became very economical to consider purchasing a vehicle in the U.S. and importing it into Canada.

There are 3 'big' questions when importing a vehicle from the U.S. (Or, from overseas for that matter.) They are -
1) Is my vehicle allowed into Canada? Some vehicles are inadmissible by Transport Canada.
2) How can I get my vehicle from the seller to my door?
3) How much will all of this cost?

We have been upgrading our Vehicle Import Cost Calculator and it now answers all 3 of those big questions.

You can try it out here - http://www.aacb.com/quote/vehicle/ Once you're finished with the quote, you can email it to yourself for future reference.

The calculator has a nice feature that allows you to put in an eBay item number if you are looking at a vehicle on eBay Motors.

You can read more about vehicle importing requirements on our vehicle importing services page.

Eagles in the City - Vancouver

A & A is proud to be a sponsor of "Eagles in the City" in Vancouver.

Last year, we purchased a number of "Spirit Bears" at auction benefiting the BC Lions Society.

We have the bears at our Pacific Highway / Surrey B.C. office, at our Blaine, Washington office, at our family cabin and at the City Hall in White Rock, B.C.

This year - the BC Lions Society is doing "Eagles in the City" and A & A is a sponsor. This means we will sponsor our own artist and have our own Eagle.

We were at the media launch on Thursday, March 6th and were excited to see our 'blank canvas' Eagle. Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan was on hand along with the BC Lions President and the President from the Vancouver Board of Trade. Our artist, my cousin Barbara Roden, was also there for the unveiling.

Here are a couple of pictures of the event -









The Eagles will be officially unveiled in March/April of 2009 and will remain on display until April 2010.

This event was also published in The Vancouver Province and Barbara was quoted!

We are looking forward to keeping everyone updated as the events unfold for this great cause.

The Power Within 2008 - Vancouver

On Wednesday, March 5, I attended The Power Within in Vancouver at GM Place. Attending with me were my wife and 5 people from our Pacific Highway branch - all of whom wrote a letter describing their desire to attend this uplifting and motivating day. We picked the top 5 submissions to join us.

The following presenters told their own stories -

Martha Stewart, International Business Icon, Best Selling Author, “Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook”, Television Host, “The Martha Stewart Show” on Creating a Brand

Quincy Jones, 7 Time Grammy Award Winner, Composer, Film Producer and Multimedia Entrepreneur on Creativity

Andre Agassi , 60 Career Singles Titles, Eight Grand Slam Tennis Championships, and founder of The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF) on Motivation

David Allen, Best Selling Author, “Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress Free Productivity” on Time Management

Christopher P. Gardner, Author “The Pursuit of Happyness” on Personal Inspiration

Frank Abagnale – “Catch Me if You Can” on Learning from Experience

Loretta LaRoche, Best-Selling Author “Life is Short, Wear Your Party Pants” on Stress Management

It was a great day of learning.