New homes and new beginnings at VIFF 2024
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will celebrate its 43rd edition this year, and is set to showcase around 150 feature-length films and 81 shorts from 72 countries and across 75 …
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September 9 2024 Cover Story Community-based education at Vancouver’s neighbourhood houses teaches seniors valuable skills
Learning isn’t just for kids or young adults. It’s important for people of all ages – notably older adults – to continue learning, even if it isn’t in school. Numerous studies emphasize …
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August 19 2024 Cover Story Tackling productivity and job equity with ISSofBC’s Career Paths Program
“The productivity problem not only affects newcomers but also has broader implications for the local population and the future of Canadian society,” says Soudabeh Rafiei, a senior manager of the…
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July 8 2024 Cover Story Music in parks and on streets: A summer of live performances
“I find it healing and cathartic to sing about the things that are hard and the feelings that are hard,” says local musician Kimiko Dorey (who performs professionally as Kimiko). “And in doing…
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June 24 2024 Cover Story Eating is sharing: Gojo Cafe’s story of community
For Atkilt Asefa, owner of Gojo Cafe Ethiopia on Commercial Drive, the saying “Eat Together, Share with Each Other,” captures the uniqueness, warmth and diversity of Ethiopian cuisine. Gojo Cafe…
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June 10 2024 Cover Story Learning with languages – An Italian celebration of language, culture and community
June marks the start of Italian Heritage month, an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on Italian culture across the country. With Italian-Canadian communities and groups to be found in Vancouver, …
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May 27 2024 Cover Story Finding Portuguese connections from Penticton to Vancouver and abroad
“The communities preserve traditions much better than the homelands,” says Terry Costa, one of the founders of Canada’s Portuguese Heritage Month. “As the countries, the ‘homelands’ move…
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May 6 2024 Cover Story Truths to be Told at the Burnaby Village Museum
The Burnaby Village Museum is currently hosting two feature exhibits which look to showcase two different stories pertaining to B.C.’s South Asian community. Truths not Often Told, curated by…
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April 23 2024 Cover Story Novel notions for community building at the LiterASIAN Writers Festival
Renowned and upcoming Asian Canadian authors will come together to share their stories, inspirations and more at the 12th annual LiterASIAN writers festival next month. From May 4 to 5, six …
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April 1 2024 Cover Story Celebrating poetry that revolutionizes and heals
Johnny Trinh, artistic director of the Vancouver Poetry House. | Photo by Miquel Delamo
“Even before language, there was a language that we don’t speak, and after language, a new language …