B.C. budget: Surplus for the rich
Child poverty rates in BC remain high despite budget surplus. | Photo by Donald E. Curtis.
At a glance, the B.C. budget …
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February 23 2015 selected Meet Jeri
This extraordinary bronze sculpture sits outside the landscape architectural firm of Paul Sangha at 1622 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, about a block west of Le Centre, the Francophone cultural centre. …
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February 9 2015 Verbatim Seduction – a quandary and a resolution
One of the things that intrigued me most about Canada was…Canadian women. Yes, yes, despite a wealth of experience in France, I have always found French women to be distrustful and to have a closed…
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February 9 2015 Columns Fossil fuel free B.C.?
My first full-time job was at the Nalley’s chip factory on Annacis Island. I started the gig a day short of my 18th birthday. The first thing that shocked me was the astonishing amount of waste …
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February 9 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Nike – Goddess of Victory
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January 26 2015 Columns A place for everyone
I arrived in Vancouver on a sunny Sunday in August 2014. Although I was tired, I felt like taking a walk around the famous downtown area. The city was joyous on that day, and the glass in the …
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January 26 2015 Columns Greek lessons for the B.C. NDP?
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January 26 2015 selected Triumph of the Technocrat
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January 12 2015 Verbatim This strange language that is now mine
A balancing act…that’s how I perceive my conversations since my arrival in Vancouver a few months ago. Surrounded by and immersed in North American English, French-Canadian French and the French …
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January 12 2015 Left Bank Don’t let Christy Clark and the Liberals continue to fly under the radar
Three key B.C. political issues to watch in 2015
Since Christy Clark took over as Premier of British Columbia, she has convened the Legislature in Victoria so seldomly that it’s easy to forget …