Spring through the looking glass
This fish eye mirror at Ocean Concrete on Granville Island enables drivers of the company’s cement mixers to see what’s behind them as they enter the premises. But it also transforms reality. …
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March 6 2017 Columns Whose side are they on?
Big money, big media and the coming B.C. election
It turns out B.C. politics may be even more corrupt than we imagined.
So-called “pay-to-play” political fundraising is so widespread it has … -
March 6 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Getting a Lift
Most people probably just walk past this sculpture, paying it little if any notice. It’s located on the west side of the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) facing Hornby St. The King Edward VII Fountain …
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February 20 2017 Columns Rich Coleman reveals true face of a government that has failed to help the poor
This month included a rare sighting at the provincial legislature in Victoria: politicians doing their jobs and actually debating in that underused public building. After Premier Christy Clark …
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February 20 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Cabot Yerxa, Renaissance Man of the Wild West (1883–1965)
On a recent visit to Desert Hot Springs (DHS), CA, in the Coachella Valley, not far from the well-known Palm Springs, we discovered Cabot Yerxa’s Pueblo Museum. It’s a museum that also functioned…
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February 6 2017 Left Bank Education is one of our best weapons against racism and hate
Crowd gathers at Jack Poole plaza for the vigil Saturday night.| Photo by Laura R. Copes.
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February 6 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Burrard Bottleneck
This picture says it all – a chaotic situation generating no end of frustration for many drivers. Even the hold-up being on a bus is not pleasant. This $58 million upgrade is set to finish sometime…
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January 23 2017 Columns No laughing matter: BC Liberals change tune after foreign media attention on fundraising methods
What a difference one New York Times article can make. In this remote northwest outpost known as British Columbia, sometimes it still takes some attention from national or international media to …
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January 23 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier A “Chateau” for the Homeless
Located on Burrard near Robson, this was the 2016 site of the closed clothing store Le Château. Unfortunately, this is a very typical scene in Vancouver with people sleeping in doorways, and no one …
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January 9 2017 Columns Want to stop Trumpism spreading to Canada? Support public education
Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr
In just a few days, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the President of the United States. …