Let’s get big money out of B.C. politics once and for all
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April 4 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier And the beat goes on
From his commanding view at City Hall, Captain George Vancouver, after whom our city is named, is pointing over the domain he first explored in 1792. Captain Vancouver showed respect for and enjoyed …
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March 21 2016 Columns Housing affordability crisis finally takes centre stage in B.C. Legislature
Premier Christy Clark announced March 18 that the Province of British Columbia is taking further action to address …
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March 21 2016 selected Spring highlights
What signifies spring in Vancouver better than cherry blossoms! This beautiful array of trees in pink bloom is outside the charming Strathmore Lodge Apartments at Bute St. and Comox St. in the West …
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March 7 2016 Columns Government must restore free bus passes for people with disabilities
In the right conditions, a single spark can start a roaring fire. The BC Liberals’ decision to take away free bus passes from people with disabilities might just be that spark in British Columbia.…
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March 7 2016 selected The once and future past of the West End
In 1900, when the two houses at Davie & Jervis Streets (on the right side of this picture) were built, the West End was sparsely populated. It was a gentler place of rolling hills and scrub …
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February 22 2016 Columns Vancouver’s affordability crisis: A battle for the soul of the city
Are you a renter in Vancouver struggling to make ends meet each month? Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals could care less. That bleak message came through loud and clear in this year’s provincial …
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February 22 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Great Northern Way
A new creative arts centre for Vancouver is burgeoning along Great Northern Way. It’s part of the False Creek Flats in an area dominated by the new Great Northern Way Campus (GNWC), roughly …
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February 8 2016 Columns Time for ‘The Forces of Yes’ to awaken in B.C.
The BC Liberals suffered a blow in by-elections last week, losing a riding they had previously held in Coquitlam Burke Mountain.
The NDP’s Jodie Wickens picked up that seat in the Legislature, …
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February 8 2016 Postcard The Taj Mahal – Stepping into pure wonder
Like a number of awe-inspiring experiences, coming face-to-face with the Taj Mahal is finally reaching the front of the winding line from which you couldn’t glimpse the attraction. Unlike others, …