A Latina in Canada
To go and live in Canada was a teenage dream. A quest for vast distant spaces. For a simple life by a lake at the edge of the forest. A natural environment where I could take root once again. To be …
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September 12 2016 Columns Courage my NDP friends, victory in 2017 is possible
On March 2, 1999, BCTV’s news hour featured a live RCMP door knock at the East Vancouver residence of then NDP Premier Glen Clark. The cops were at the home of the province’s top politician to …
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September 12 2016 selected Steam Engine 3716
This 104-year-old steam engine pulls a vintage train along the remaining 10 km (6 miles) of the famed Kettle Valley Railway (KVR). It’s a 90-minute tourist ride and well worth it. Skirting through …
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August 29 2016 Columns Everyone can leave their mark
Photo by vitorxv | flickr
Growing up in Vancouver I heard the term “multiculturalism” a lot. I was taught that Canada, as…
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August 29 2016 Columns B.C. government waits for dog days of summer to unveil do-nothing Climate Plan
Tree planting is something B.C. already does a lot of, so it’s really a cop out for Clark to emphasize it in her climate plan. | …
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August 29 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Rainbows abound at Bute and Davie
This is the beautiful Pride sign, in rainbow colours at Bute & Davie in Vancouver’s West End. It stood in the new Jim Deva Plaza during Pride weekend. The sign was an initiative of Young Ideas,…
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July 11 2016 Columns Trials and tribulations in the city
Photo by Colby Stopa | Flickr
The journey preceding my arrival in Vancouver almost five months ago was nothing out of the … -
July 11 2016 Columns Donald Trump and the danger of Vancouver’s toxic real estate debate
Perhaps one silver lining of this summer’s grand opening of the Trump Vancouver luxury tower will be to refocus the housing affordability discussion that’s currently generating a lot more heat …
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July 11 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Steam rolling prints
What we are seeing is collaborative public art in action to produce a 4’ by 8’ woodcut print using a genuine steamroller, ordinarily employed in paving streets, as a press. This event, BIG PRINT …
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June 28 2016 Columns The identity complex
In the heart of Chittagong we walked into a market packed with hawkers selling miscellaneous merchandise. The awnings were sprinkled with dirt and grime, and the air smelled of dead fish. My family …