B.C. needs to regulate the gold rush, at home and abroad
Effects of the Mount Polley mine disaster in 2014. | Photo by Jeremy Board
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October 11 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Ovoidism
Commissioned by the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), Ovoidism is a 2016 work located at the former site of Vancouver’s old bus depot, west of the Canadian Forces Beatty Street Drill Hall and east of …
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September 26 2016 Columns Royal visit a reminder of B.C.’s colonial past – and present
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Victoria. | Photo …
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September 26 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier A neighbourhood memorial
Although the West End’s Sex Workers Memorial has broad implications, the Sept. 16, 2016 unveiling was still a prideful neighbourhood event. It was inspiring to listen to stories of people’s …
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September 12 2016 Columns Courage my NDP friends, victory in 2017 is possible
On March 2, 1999, BCTV’s news hour featured a live RCMP door knock at the East Vancouver residence of then NDP Premier Glen Clark. The cops were at the home of the province’s top politician to …
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September 12 2016 selected Steam Engine 3716
This 104-year-old steam engine pulls a vintage train along the remaining 10 km (6 miles) of the famed Kettle Valley Railway (KVR). It’s a 90-minute tourist ride and well worth it. Skirting through …
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August 29 2016 Columns B.C. government waits for dog days of summer to unveil do-nothing Climate Plan
Tree planting is something B.C. already does a lot of, so it’s really a cop out for Clark to emphasize it in her climate plan. | …
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August 29 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Rainbows abound at Bute and Davie
This is the beautiful Pride sign, in rainbow colours at Bute & Davie in Vancouver’s West End. It stood in the new Jim Deva Plaza during Pride weekend. The sign was an initiative of Young Ideas,…
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July 11 2016 Columns Donald Trump and the danger of Vancouver’s toxic real estate debate
Perhaps one silver lining of this summer’s grand opening of the Trump Vancouver luxury tower will be to refocus the housing affordability discussion that’s currently generating a lot more heat …
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July 11 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Steam rolling prints
What we are seeing is collaborative public art in action to produce a 4’ by 8’ woodcut print using a genuine steamroller, ordinarily employed in paving streets, as a press. This event, BIG PRINT …