Surrey artist captures the strange within the ordinary
Amusician, graphic designer, photographer and academic, Helma Sawatzky proves that artistry thrives on versatility.
Nine Sentinels
Part of the VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Touch Wood exhibition, Nine Sentinels stand guard protecting their inner circle from intruders.
City of Lights, City of Glass: a yogic balance
Lotus Land, Raincouver, Vansterdam – you probably already know all of Vancouver’s nicknames.
Spencie’s View
Public funding: Federal Conservatives are still ahead
If we are to believe what the country’s major media headlines have been saying for the last few months, the federal Conservatives are navigating in troubled waters.
Bikes lanes are just a start: Climate emergency requires transportation transformation
July was a record-breaking month in Vancouver – the driest on record.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars bring message of unity to Victoria
On August 13, the band Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars played a free show as part of Victoria’s annual Ska Festival.
Four years of “A-maze-ing Laughter”
Installed in Morton Park at English Bay for Vancouver’s 2009–2011 Biennale, these 14 bronze figures, entitled A-maze-ing Laughter, have become a permanent part of Vancouver’s landscape.
More than an education
Raised in a rich and predominantly white town in the southern interior of B.C., I was not often exposed to other races and cultures while growing up.
Spencie’s View
Reshuffle in the summer air
Rumours around ministerial reshuffles always make me smile, because – apart from the prime minister and a small, select group of advisors – no one knows who will be invited to hold a seat in the cabinet.
Daring to imagine more than politics and patronage as usual in B.C.
As summer sets in, it’s business and patronage as usual in B.C. politics.
Nordic melodies and North American roots merge on stage
One fateful night changed Lena Anderssen’s life and set her on the path of a musical career, leading her to take the stage at the upcoming Vancouver Folk Music Festival this July.