A lesson in politeness ?
Canada taught me a lot… about France. Two western countries, two opposite perceptions of their inhabitants. On one hand, a long list of negative clichés, with people known to be rude, arrogant, …
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October 11 2016 Columns B.C. needs to regulate the gold rush, at home and abroad
Effects of the Mount Polley mine disaster in 2014. | Photo by Jeremy Board
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October 11 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Ovoidism
Commissioned by the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), Ovoidism is a 2016 work located at the former site of Vancouver’s old bus depot, west of the Canadian Forces Beatty Street Drill Hall and east of …
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September 26 2016 Columns A unique and ordinary life
I was four months old when I first came to Canada. As a baby I was curious and excited to be part of such a diverse community. By the time I was five years old, I experienced great difficulty with …
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September 26 2016 Columns Royal visit a reminder of B.C.’s colonial past – and present
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Victoria. | Photo …
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September 26 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier A neighbourhood memorial
Although the West End’s Sex Workers Memorial has broad implications, the Sept. 16, 2016 unveiling was still a prideful neighbourhood event. It was inspiring to listen to stories of people’s …
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September 12 2016 Columns A Latina in Canada
To go and live in Canada was a teenage dream. A quest for vast distant spaces. For a simple life by a lake at the edge of the forest. A natural environment where I could take root once again. To be …
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September 12 2016 Columns Courage my NDP friends, victory in 2017 is possible
On March 2, 1999, BCTV’s news hour featured a live RCMP door knock at the East Vancouver residence of then NDP Premier Glen Clark. The cops were at the home of the province’s top politician to …
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September 12 2016 selected Steam Engine 3716
This 104-year-old steam engine pulls a vintage train along the remaining 10 km (6 miles) of the famed Kettle Valley Railway (KVR). It’s a 90-minute tourist ride and well worth it. Skirting through …
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August 29 2016 Columns Everyone can leave their mark
Photo by vitorxv | flickr
Growing up in Vancouver I heard the term “multiculturalism” a lot. I was taught that Canada, as…