From digital to reality: a Vancouver adventure
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Having lived in Vietnam all my life, I decided to take a journey beyond and explore the vast …
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April 3 2017 Columns It’s time for regime change in B.C.
BC NDP leader John Horgan kicks off the campaign on March 11, 2017. | Photo courtesy of BC NDP
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April 3 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Pop-up Park
Many people are probably familiar with the concept of pop-up stores. They are temporary stores in various settings: warehouses, street venues, markets, convention centres, department stores. They can…
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March 20 2017 Columns Different, just like everyone else
I left my native France at the age of 18. Italy, England and then Thailand became my new homes. Every step was a breath of fresh air, a culture to adopt, a language to learn and each time I had that …
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March 20 2017 Columns Politicians who ignore renters could face eviction from office
Apartment renting: dreaming the impossible dream. | Photo by Scott Johnson
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March 20 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier 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 The impressions of a Tunisian in Vancouver
As soon as you arrive at Vancouver International Airport in Canada you are struck by the pleasant greeting of the customs and immigration officers. Be it timid and restrained or large and welcoming, …
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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.
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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 Please forget my accent
People are more than just an accent.
In Vancouver, everybody comes from somewhere else. I’ve always liked this aspect in a …