In discovering Vancouver, I discovered myself
I was born on November 14th, 1990 in Belgium, a small, lovely country, where the highest summit doesn’t reach 2300 feet. My parents speak Flemish. It’s very close to Dutch, only the accent is …
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November 20 2017 Left Bank Modular housing is urgently needed in Marpole, and throughout Vancouver
Modular housing under construction in Marpole. | Photo courtesy of City of Vancouver
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November 6 2017 Verbatim No sense of home
My experiences of growing up in Vancouver are different from most people’s. For one thing, I am a Vancouverite, born and raised here. Also, my family has lived here for four generations. However, …
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October 23 2017 Verbatim An urban perspective
“When you first arrive in a town, you see streets in perspective. Rows of nondescript buildings. Everything is unknown, virgin territory. A day will come when you’ll have walked those streets, …
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October 23 2017 Columns Fight for the city
Photo courtesy of the Real Fight for Beauty
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October 9 2017 Verbatim A role model for smaller towns
Even though I’m a Saskatchewan-born Regina resident now, whenever I visit Vancouver, I feel right at home – probably because I spent five and a half years living there. I didn’t leave because …
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September 25 2017 Columns Canada, who are you?
When I started to think about a working holiday visa, my main goal was to enjoy a new experience, discover a different culture and get to know life in another corner of the world. After weighing all …
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September 25 2017 Columns Get ready for The Battle of Burnaby Mountain, Part II
Protests against Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain project started in 2014. | Photo by Mark Klotz
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September 11 2017 Verbatim The making of a cultural hub at the global stage
I am originally from Malaysia – a country that prides itself on being multicultural – but I spent the majority of my childhood abroad. I have always thought that my exposure to different …
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August 28 2017 Verbatim The sweet Canadian shock
One summer afternoon on a Vancouver bus, my mother looked at me wide-eyed, “A lady in transportation asked me how my day was … what do you think she wanted from me? ” she asked, a little bit …