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September 22 2014 Columns Who has the right to this city? Proposal to tax empty condos in Vancouver is part of an overdue debate
In the 2008 municipal election, Gregor Robertson swept into the Mayor’s office on a promise to eliminate homelessness in Vancouver.
The issue was the centrepiece of his campaign, even though …
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September 22 2014 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Alexandra Park
Sunset at Alexandra Park is indeed beautiful. Located along Beach Ave. at Bidwell St. across from Vancouver’s English Bay, this charming little park has been part of Vancouver’s history since …
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September 8 2014 Columns Vancouver’s story: A lack of unity
More than a habit, it’s a religion. Before setting foot in a new place, I study the museums, the great monuments, the beautiful architecture. It’s a purely intellectual exercise. I believe that …
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September 8 2014 Columns Why has Vancouver’s ‘progressive’ Mayor been so quiet about the BC teachers’ strike?
Instead of going to back-to-school this month, BC students and parents are getting a lesson in class struggle. They are the collateral damage of Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government and …
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September 8 2014 selected Transformational encounter
Two worlds are meeting here: one from BC and one from Brazil. Both represent transformations; both are totems of a kind.
On the left is the work of Clarence Mills, an accomplished artist from Haida …
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August 25 2014 Columns Ethnic isolation in a multicultural framework
Encouraging healthy cross-cultural communication between newcomer groups | Photo by Vancouver Film SchoolGrowing up in …
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August 25 2014 Columns The Peoples Social Forum puts Indigenous struggles front and centre
This past weekend in Ottawa, thousands of activists from all across Canada participated in the Peoples Social Forum.
With little more than a year until the next federal election, much of the talk …