Chinatown

Downtown Eastside Mosaic

One of the oldest communities in Vancouver, the Downtown Eastside is the quintessential example of resilience through changing times. Its boundaries have shifted over the years, but the area is now generally accepted to be within the bounds of the Burrard Inlet to the north, Hastings Street to the south, Clark Drive to the east, and Main Street to the west. [Read more…]

Maura De Freitas

Canadian Celtic Connections

Legend has it that when St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a Bishop in 432 AD, he used the shamrock to explain the Trinity of God to the Irish. Little did he know the tiny green leaf would become an iconic symbol for much more than the explanation of the divine, it would become an emblem every March 17 when people can don green and pretend to be Irish. Little did he know the tiny green leaf would become an iconic symbol. [Read more…]