Triumph of the Technocrat
Triumph of the Technocrat by Vancouver artist Reece Terris is the featured artwork at the outside ground level of The Lauren at 1051 Broughton St. The interior design of the building is by Westbank…
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January 12 2015 Left Bank Don’t let Christy Clark and the Liberals continue to fly under the radar
Three key B.C. political issues to watch in 2015
Since Christy Clark took over as Premier of British Columbia, she has convened the Legislature in Victoria so seldomly that it’s easy to forget …
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January 12 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Last Whaling Wall
If you’re coming over the Granville Bridge into downtown, you’ll be struck with the view of life-sized orcas on the side of the Continental Hotel. This is one of 100 famous murals or “Whaling …
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December 8 2014 Columns 2015: A Farewell to Harper
Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq arrives in Lima, Peru this week for the annual United Nations climate talks. Under the Harper government, Canada has been a global embarrassment on this …
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December 8 2014 selected Komagata Maru
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident. The Komagata Maru was a Japanese owned freighter chartered out of Hong Kong in April of 1914 by 376 Punjabis, mostly Sikhs, bound …
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November 17 2014 Left Bank Big developers retain control of Vancouver’s City Hall
Peter Armstrong didn’t get everything he paid for in Vancouver’s municipal election.
Armstrong, President of the Non-Partisan Association and founder of the Rocky Mountaineer, poured in $470,000…
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November 17 2014 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Reconciliation
Photo by Denis Bouvier | denisbouvier.comThe construction beneath the photo-mural at the Georgia and Granville Canada Line …
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November 3 2014 Left Bank Vancouver election: Growing movement challenges developer control of City Hall
It’s sometimes hard not to be despondent about electoral politics.
In Toronto, the years-long surreality TV show known as the Ford brothers was finally defeated, only to be replaced by John …