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Sneezing’s cultural pitfalls. | Photo by John Wertschek
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April 13 2015 Columns Why Christy Clark should go back to school – and not prevent others from doing so
Statutory holidays require banal social media posts from politicians. But I was startled by the tweet sent out by B.C. Premier Christy Clark on Friday, April 3: “Good Friday reminds us that hard …
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April 13 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier High Five !
Trans Am Totem is the latest installation of the Vancouver Biennale, part of the 2014–2016 Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum supporting public art. It consists of five partially restored car …
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March 23 2015 Verbatim YVR: A cultural paradox
Spotting the socioeconomic divide in Vancouver. | Photo by Adam Jones.Over the short six months I’ve been living in …
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March 23 2015 Left Bank B.C.’s Steve Nash calls it quits after an improbable Hall of Fame NBA career
This column could have been about the B.C. government’s feeble 20 cent raise to the minimum wage, or it could have been another lament about the state of the debate around the ongoing transit …
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March 23 2015 selected let’s heal the divide
“We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monkGently lit with neon, let’s heal the divide is a recent installation on the wall of the Vancouver …
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March 9 2015 Columns Vancouver: an eclectic city
Bundled up well in my winter clothes, I arrived in Vancouver on the April 18, 2014, having more or less made it through a Montréal winter. Despite spring’s imminent arrival, the thermal contrast …
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March 9 2015 Columns Yes we need better transit, so why are anti-taxxers winning referendum debate?
The Metro Vancouver transit referendum begins this month. Despite a long campaign supported by the vast majority of mayors and political parties in the region, the ‘No’ side is leading in the …
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March 9 2015 selected Festival du Bois
The Festival du Bois has now finished but this wood sculpture by Michel Campeau will remain as a tribute to the festival and to francophone culture in Mackin Park, Maillardville, Coquitlam, BC. …
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February 23 2015 Verbatim Greetings from Russia
The Kremlin as its seen from the Patriarcal Bridge | Photo by Mariano MantelVancouver is a home for people with different …