Katy Thompson
Articles by Katy Thompson
A pre-war Japanese Canadian community – touring Kitsilano’s past
September 7 2015 CommunityRemaining …
Immigration and integration at heart of the Polish Cultural Festival
August 24 2015 CultureMetro Vancouver’s Polish community will be holding its third annual Polish Cultural Festival…
Explore Quebec and learn French
June 22 2015 PostcardIt’s been a whirlwind of a journey so far! When I signed…
Birdie, Set, Swat: a game of badminton
May 25 2015 Cover StoryBadminton, according to two local coaches, is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer. Vancouver offers many clubs and sports facilities for people of all ages and skills to play …
Multicultural community kitchen invites ESL moms
May 11 2015 CommunityJudy Venable, a Seattle-born ESL teacher, is delivering a free cooking program called ESL Cooking for Moms for immigrant mothers seeking to improve their cooking skills and conversational English.
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When many cultures become one
April 27 2015 ColumnsLately I’ve returned to studying French in my spare time. One of my workbooks contains a chapter entitled “French Culture,” which outlines such topics as French history, literature, art, music …
B.C. youth communities helping others near and far
April 27 2015 CommunityLarissa Franco, a one-quarter Portuguese and three-quarters Chinese grade 11 student at Richmond’s R.A. McMath Secondary School, helped create the Steveston Community Interact Club. Founded in the …
The medium tells the message
April 13 2015 ArtAnyuta Gusakova, a Russian-Canadian artist, recently exhibited three paper sculptures at the CityScape Community Art Space in North Vancouver. The gallery’s exhibition, Purely Paper, showcased five…