Summer’s Ripe for Festival-Picking

Summer’s Ripe for Festival-Picking

Cool winds tapering off into warm and sultry breezes indicate that summer is fast approaching, and with it comes the season of sunshine and summer festivals. There are a number of events, whether annual traditions or traditions-in-the-making, to watch out for this year. Here’s just a snapshot… [Read more]

Never Alone in Vancouver

Quebec Street in Vancouver

In 1981, I moved to Vancouver in order to work, learn English and escape Quebec’s winters. My original two-year plan has now spanned 30 years, thanks to people I’ve met along the way. Their integrity – a rare quality these days – has attracted me so much that I folded my globetrotting wings to stay and be inspired. [Read more]

Spencie’s View – June 14, 2011

Spencie's View

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A Long Road Ahead

Serge Corbeil - My Turn

By electing an interim leader who will be able to firmly steer the boat, the Liberal Party of Canada has finally shown some good judgment, after its thunderous defeat on May 2. [Read more]

Paying with Vancouver Currency

How local currencies work

The Dunbar Dollar. The Kitsilano Rouble. The Riverview Lira. The Cambie Pound. No, you’re not hallucinating. Vancouver may one day include a number of different currencies in circulation within the city. [Read more]

Helping the Lost Find Their Way Home

Ramona Lisa Wilson would have celebrated her 16th birthday in 1995. Instead her remains were found by local authorities near the Smithers airport in British Columbia after Wilson disappeared while hitchhiking. In 1994, 15 year-old Roxanne Thiara, a sex trade worker, vanished on the July long weekend and was never heard from again. Her body [...] [Read more…]

Cycling Fever hits Vancouver ahead of Tour

Cycling enthusiasts on the Lion’s Gate bridge.

As you gaze down Vancouver’s streets and bridges, it seems that each year there are more bicycles on the road then the previous year. [Read more]

Jazzy Summer Tunes

Jazzy Summer Tunes

Although the TD Canada Trust Vancouver Jazz Festival has grown considerably since its debut 26 years ago, its organizers insist that not much has changed. [Read more]

Arranging marriages in a Westernized World

Arranging marriages in a Westernized World

Arranged marriages are common in India, Africa and some parts of the Middle East. They exist in China and Indonesia and cultures where Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism are the predominant religions. They’re quite predominant but finding someone to talk about it proves to be difficult. [Read more]

Unbridled Enthusiasm

Street Photography by Denis Bouvier

Hockey fever has been taken to new heights during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Risking life and limb, this fan skateboards against the traffic on Georgia at Homer, displaying his “Go Canucks Go” sign. [Read more]