Vancouver: an eclectic city
Bundled up well in my winter clothes, I arrived in Vancouver on the April 18, 2014, having more or less made it through a Montréal winter. Despite spring’s imminent arrival, the thermal contrast …
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March 9 2015 Columns Yes we need better transit, so why are anti-taxxers winning referendum debate?
The Metro Vancouver transit referendum begins this month. Despite a long campaign supported by the vast majority of mayors and political parties in the region, the ‘No’ side is leading in the …
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March 9 2015 selected Festival du Bois
The Festival du Bois has now finished but this wood sculpture by Michel Campeau will remain as a tribute to the festival and to francophone culture in Mackin Park, Maillardville, Coquitlam, BC. …
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February 23 2015 Verbatim Greetings from Russia
The Kremlin as its seen from the Patriarcal Bridge | Photo by Mariano MantelVancouver is a home for people with different …
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February 23 2015 Left Bank B.C. budget: Surplus for the rich
Child poverty rates in BC remain high despite budget surplus. | Photo by Donald E. Curtis.At a glance, the B.C. budget …
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February 23 2015 selected Meet Jeri
This extraordinary bronze sculpture sits outside the landscape architectural firm of Paul Sangha at 1622 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, about a block west of Le Centre, the Francophone cultural centre. …
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February 9 2015 Verbatim Seduction – a quandary and a resolution
One of the things that intrigued me most about Canada was…Canadian women. Yes, yes, despite a wealth of experience in France, I have always found French women to be distrustful and to have a closed…
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February 9 2015 Columns Fossil fuel free B.C.?
My first full-time job was at the Nalley’s chip factory on Annacis Island. I started the gig a day short of my 18th birthday. The first thing that shocked me was the astonishing amount of waste …
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February 9 2015 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Nike – Goddess of Victory
Feb. 12 will mark the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The four metres bronze sculpture pictured here at the corner of Thurlow and Cordova, not far from the Olympic …
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January 26 2015 Columns A place for everyone
I arrived in Vancouver on a sunny Sunday in August 2014. Although I was tired, I felt like taking a walk around the famous downtown area. The city was joyous on that day, and the glass in the …