B.C. youth communities helping others near and far
Larissa Franco, a one-quarter Portuguese and three-quarters Chinese grade 11 student at Richmond’s R.A. McMath Secondary School, helped create the Steveston Community Interact Club. Founded in the …
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April 13 2015 Economy Everything the mind can imagine
Eugene Suyu and a Tinkerine 3d printerWhen Eugene Suyu, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Vancouver, first came across a 3D…
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April 13 2015 Community Immigration then and now
As times change, so does the experience of newcomers integrating into Canadian life. Farid Rohani, chair of the Laurier Institution, a foundation dedicated to understanding Canadian diversity, shares…
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April 13 2015 Community B.C. students export their knowledge
Photo courtesy of Global Crisis SimulationHave you ever thought that world crises could be more easily solved if business, …
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April 13 2015 Community Encouraging cultural discourse: KPU receives generous endowment for journalism
Empowering stories of South Asian pioneers who helped build Canada over the last century encouraged one publishing family to urge South Asian students to pursue journalism. With hopes for Canadian …
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April 13 2015 Community The potlatch: the celebration of resilient indigenous peoples
The potlatch – which translates as gift – serves as the basis for the conception of various masks and regalia to be on display at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Seen at the exhibit…
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March 23 2015 Community UBC and SFU partner to ‘Indigenize the Academy’
‘Indigenizing the academy through relationships’ was this year’s theme at the 13th annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (IGSS).
Held as a public event on March 7th at SFU Harbour …
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March 23 2015 Community Conference examines the role of mainstream and ethnic media
The role of the mainstream and ethnic media will be up for discussion at the 17th annual Metropolis Conference in Vancouver from March 26–28.
Organizers anticipate over 700 participants will …
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March 23 2015 International A lecture on conservationism
Dolphins are used as shark bait.| Photo by Stefan Austermuhle, Mundo Azul.Dolphins are precious and intelligent creatures. …
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March 23 2015 Art Art and Space in Vancouver
On March 27, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery will host a symposium on “Spatial Politics and the City,” addressing the issues of housing and public …