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A recent one month visit to New Zealand gave me the feeling that I was still in British Columbia. It made me think, perhaps we should add another city to Vancouver’s list of sister cities – Christchurch.
Carnaval del Sol – a celebration of Latin American art and culture – took over the streets of Vancouver on June 30, 2012.
Vancouver often feels like a completely different planet to me, and I don’t just say that because I’m one of about 10 black people in the whole city.
On Saturday, July 7, a ceremony and celebration took place on the North Vancouver shores of Burrard Inlet that will help to define politics in British Columbia for years to come.
Opinion polls often speak out loud what we think in secret. Ipsos Reid’s latest incursion into the mindset of the population for the media conglomerate, Postmedia, reveals – or should I say confirms – that Canadians have little confidence in their politicians.
Where do I belong and do I belong anywhere?” That is the question. It’s a question that I have asked myself since my arrival in Vancouver nine years ago and has preoccupied me significantly at times. Probably because it is very difficult and complicated to answer.
Most of the people I’ve met in Vancouver tell me that British Columbia is full of Australians. So, you’ve probably encountered a few of us sun-loving, beer-drinking folk who drive on the wrong side of the road, and boast of childhoods spent running amuck in backyards full of deadly critters.
In less than a year the Liberal Party of Canada will be choosing a permanent leader. We already know that it will not be interim leader Bob Rae, who –
surprise, surprise – announced that he was forsaking the race.His decision opens up an interesting playing field. It’s open season for many more ca
Last week saw the Harper Conservative government ram its sprawling omnibus Bill C-38 through Parliament. This mega bill, checking in at well over 400 pages in length, was ostensibly the budget implementation bill. In reality, it went way beyond budget matters.
Outside the Portuguese Club of Vancouver, sardines are being grilled for a crowd of appreciative fans. Up and down Commercial Drive from 3rd avenue to Parker St., street vendors, cafes and restaurants were not only selling Italian food like pizza, paninis, and Italian sausage, but food from many o
