Acceptance is subjective
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What living and growing up in Canada has taught me is that the notion of “acceptance of …
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October 24 2016 Columns BC Liberals show disdain for democracy itself
Education minister Mike Bernier fires the Vancouver School Board. | Photo corutesy of the Province of B.C
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October 24 2016 Columns Haiti: broken promises and aid fatigue
On Oct. 27, Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Documentary Film Festival will screen Kombit (Creole for cooperative), a film about efforts by Haitian agronomist Timote Georges and Canadian …
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October 24 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Wishing Tree
As the name implies, this is a tree associated with wishes. This one is located on the south edge of a park at Jervis St. in the West End between Burnaby St. and the alley which eventually becomes …
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October 11 2016 Columns A lesson in politeness ?
Canada taught me a lot… about France. Two western countries, two opposite perceptions of their inhabitants. On one hand, a long list of negative clichés, with people known to be rude, arrogant, …
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October 11 2016 Columns 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 A unique and ordinary life
I was four months old when I first came to Canada. As a baby I was curious and excited to be part of such a diverse community. By the time I was five years old, I experienced great difficulty with …
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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 …