Celebrating 4/20: Issues and Ideas

Photo by Prensa 420

April 20th marks another yearly celebration of marijuana culture in Vancouver and across the world, and as such it creates an opportune moment to examine the complex relationship that our communities have with this little green plant. [Read more...]

My sense of belonging

Korean school girls. Photo by Marcella Bona, Flickr.

As much as I belong everywhere, I don’t belong anywhere. I’ve lost my footing on my origin and now I float in a giant limbo. Is this a common phenomenon in Canada, the giant melting pot of cultures? It is often the easiest thing to do: to lose sight of your motherland and convince yourself that you belong everywhere. It is almost an inevitable characteristic of all living organisms. We change to adapt and we evolve.[Read more...]

Boxing – a detour to leadership?

Justin Trudeau and Dave Huehn

Ottawa’s top dogs have recently been captivated by a politically inclined sports event. [Read more...]

Spencie’s View

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Holocaust remembered locally

Alex Buckman with grandsons Jaime and Alexander after the Sun Run in 2010.

You can only run so far before you’re forced to confront your past. But Alex Buckman, 72, isn’t running away from anything. As a Holocaust survivor he came to terms with his past years ago, and now runs for sport, but also to cope with the atrocities of the Nazis during and after WWII. [Read more...]

There will be protest: Big Oil set its sights on BC

Earth Day 2011 in Vancouver. Photo by eych-bee-ee-ahr-tee, Flickr

Aside from the foreign interests, there are big domestic interests behind these pipelines – the Big Oil companies at the heart of Stephen Harper’s agenda. [Read more...]

Film festival offers insights into different cultures and media literacy

High school students in New Denver, BC. Photo courtesy of Reel 2 Real.

The Reel 2 Real Interna- tional Film Festival for Youth runs at Vancity theatre until April 20. This year’s festival goes from country to country in order to give audiences images not usually seen in Vancouver. [Read more...]

Of Immigrants and Dreams

Kim Okran publishes autobiography. - Photo courtesy of Kim Okran

Vancouver business wo- man Kim Okran runs 20 International Student Cen- tres. Her early years in Canada puts a human face to the obstacles some immigrants face upon arriving in Canada [Read more...]

‘Cinema Québécois’ leading the wave

Robert Besson. Photo by Film Reference Library, Toronto.

at Pacific Cinematheque through the month of April is a Robert Bresson retro- spective. [Read more...]

Canada’s electoral boundaries are set to change

Vancouver's existing electoral boundaries.

Canada’s electoral map is going to change. [Read more...]