Every city is a world on its own
Those who travel frequently expose themselves to the nuances of each new “world” even when they exist in a shared country. From the true metropolitan cities to small, mountainside villages each …
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January 7 2019 Verbatim A small rivalry persists – who can be more francophone than the other?
“The important thing is to just be passing through.” Eugene Dabit
I really like this quote, which perfectly illustrates my journey since I arrived in Canada 18 months ago. Armed with a work … -
January 7 2019 Columns Holiday Greetings from Montreal
Patisseries seem to get Simon Yee’s approval | Photo courtesy of Simon Yee
This past December, my wife, Sherry, and I … -
December 10 2018 Verbatim A small-town girl captivated by diversity
I grew up in a rural community in southern Ontario. I grew up knowing every person that lived on my long country road, and I had gone to school with the same group of kids from kindergarten to grade …
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November 19 2018 Verbatim Emigration to Vancouver - A study in other cultures
To those who ask me to describe it, I like to compare Vancouver to the forests that surround it and through which I travel so often. Cedars, pines, cypresses – so many varieties make up this green…
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November 5 2018 Online Special Dana Claxton: Fringing the Cube
Merging Lakota traditions with so-called Western influences, while using a powerful “mix, meld and mash” approach, Claxton addresses the oppressive legacies of colonialism by critiquing …
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November 5 2018 Verbatim From the unknown to the familiar
From the sweltering heat of Chennai, India to the rainy coldness of Vancouver, Canada, moving halfway around the world has provided me with an abundance of new experiences. India, known for its …
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October 22 2018 Online Special Guo Pei: Couture Beyond
The Vancouver Art Gallery will be unveiling Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Guo Pei, China’s preeminent couturière. This mid-career survey features …
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October 22 2018 Verbatim I wanted another way of life
Leaving for Canada was a choice I had made a long time ago. Originally from the French countryside, from a family that takes little or no vacation and where we work hard, travelling is somewhat …
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October 8 2018 Verbatim Bem vindo à Vancouver
Do you know what a Brazil nut is called in Brazil? A nut. Why am I mentioning this silly joke? Well, we Latinas don’t call ourselves “Latinas” before moving out of South America. We usually …