Belonging to a greater community
When we think about Vancouver as one of the most multicultural and diverse cities in the country it’s important to consider how this diversity is represented in the social and geographical makeup …
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November 23 2015 Columns PowerBC: NDP plan calls for more clean energy, green jobs
Despite all the excitement about the defeat of the Harper government, in B.C. the political status quo still seems unmovable. Riddled with scandals, and having weathered many dips in popularity over …
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November 23 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Human Structures will prevail
Human Structures, a sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, is depicted here in False Creek’s Hinge Park facing Habitat Island, an urban sanctuary for local flora and fauna. B.C. Place is in the background…
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November 2 2015 Columns The #49 bus route and Vancouverites
Bus #49 at UBC loop | Photo by Stephen Rees (via flickr)The most revealing experience of Vancouver’s cultural plurality …
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November 2 2015 Columns Delete this!: Notes on the B.C. government’s scandalous culture of cover-up
Most British Columbia voters breathed a big sigh relief last month, as the corrupt and discredited government of Stephen Harper was finally swept from office.
Now it may be time to set our …
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November 2 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Portal into fall
This magnificent portal is located on the Mackenzie King Estate in Gatineau Park, just 15 minutes drive from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill. King bequeathed his estate to all Canadians.
Mackenzie King …
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October 18 2015 Columns What does diversity mean?
My conscious life essentially began when I moved to Saskatchewan, just in time to begin kindergarten. There it seemed that cultural diversity didn’t mean quite as much as it does here in British …
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October 18 2015 Columns “Every vote counts”
Ballots cast on Oct. 19 will determine the next four years in Canadian politics. | Photo courtesy of BBC Radio 4Elections …
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October 18 2015 Columns As the world focuses on climate, will Premier Clark remain fixated only on LNG?
By the time this column is printed, Canada may well have elected a new prime minister. As I have noted previously in this space, B.C. Premier Christy Clark has remained scrupulously above the fray of…
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October 18 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Mooning
The moon is our nearest heavenly body and, as such, has played a pivotal role in human existence influencing tides, farming, divination, lovers, body cycles and much more. It’s important in …