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The now unavoidable role of social media in political campaigns has caught the attention of many people. After all, it seems that any self-respecting party must be on Facebook or Twitter. The same goes for party leaders and candidates.
Earlier this month, I ripped into the B.C. government’s TV advertising blitz.
The winter market near Nat Bailey Stadium, running until April 27, is a great place to meet your neighbours, have a coffee and buy locally made food and goods.
Midnight in Paris was the last screening at The Ridge Theatre on Arbutus St., February 3, 2013.
Ask new Vancouverites why they decided to settle in Vancouver, and many of them will give you a logical answer; a worthy reason, as if their choice were a reasonable one – a job offer, relatives, studies, maybe even an interest in the West Coast.
Some may have recognized the question posed by singer Patrick Juvet many years ago. Well, it seems that part of an answer to that question could be located in political headquarters. More specifically, here in Canada, in the offices reserved for female Premiers. I must be explicit on gender in order to reflect the Canadian reality.
With less than 100 days to go until the B.C. election, the governing Liberals are throwing millions of public dollars into a TV advertising blitz.
The recent rally of thousands of B.C. film workers has people wondering whether the importance of our film industry is being recognized by the powers that be.
The sidewalk is Nikola Vujasinovic’s 2 ½ m² canvas. In white and pastel chalks, he is recreating the face of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus outside the Robson Street entrance of the former Sear’s building.
The Burnaby Edmonds area is home to a number of independent businesses and is rife with culture, variety and delicious food.
Jason Khaira, then an eager 12th grader in Penticton, was listening to his teacher lecture on animal welfare issues when it dawned on him he needed to change his dietary habits. It wasn’t because he had a natural affinity for the cute and cuddly.
It was a cold December night in 2011 and my fiancé and I were aboard a Christmas Carol cruise that had left Coal Harbour just minutes before. Our boat slid along English Bay with the twinkling lights of downtown Vancouver in the background. We hadn’t really paid attention to the carol part of the tour name when we booked it and didn’t think much of it other than that the cruise must have a Christmas theme.
