Armenians celebrate their freedom
Serge Maranjyan, owner of Lamajoun, an Armenian bakery/cafe in Richmond which is usually busy on Victory and Peace Day. | Photo by …
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May 4 2020 Local Women of Vancouver: Melody Lim
Melody Lim, this year’s winner of Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize, was inspired by a local candle maker in Milos, Greece, in 2016. At a small local store, she “fell in love with the process …
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May 4 2020 Local Connecting people through languages
Lahore, Pakistan, 2014. | Photo courtesy of Anne Murphy
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May 4 2020 Culture Enjoying literature in a virtual age
Vancouver may be shut down, but the Vancouver Writers Fest continues to march on. Last month, the festival hosted a virtual Facebook event with authors David Bergen, Maria Reva, and Souvankham …
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April 20 2020 Immigration Remembering an apology
When Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson and the city council headed off to Chinatown on April 22, 2018 to deliver a formal apology to the Chinese Canadian community for Vancouver’s history of …
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April 20 2020 Community Women of Vancouver: Carmen Rodríguez
Chilean-Canadian bilingual writer Carmen Rodríguez has been nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award this year under the Arts, Culture & Design division for her trailblazing work in …
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April 20 2020 Culture Chantal Gibson: Channeling the past through poetry
Photo by Marianne Meadahl |
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April 20 2020 Culture Music for everyone
Me n ukes is from Empower Though Music’s 3rd annual Free Music Lesson Day held Feb. 23 at Horizon School of Music. | Photo courtesy…
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April 6 2020 Local Facing a pandemic in a community that hasn’t always been home
Tona Aboaba is managing on a small budget after being laid-off. | Photo by Dan Walton
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April 6 2020 Community Women of Vancouver - Shannon Permal, winner of the Shakti Awards 2020
Shannon Permal recently won the Shakti Award for Volunteering (Youth) for her community involvement this year.
“I have become heavily involved with youth-related projects and initiatives through my…