Domestic Culture Shock
There’s not much that defines us as Canadians – we’re polite, we make maple syrup. One of our famous comedians, Mike Myers, went so far as to say Canadian culture is “more like celery as a flavour.” [Read more]
There’s not much that defines us as Canadians – we’re polite, we make maple syrup. One of our famous comedians, Mike Myers, went so far as to say Canadian culture is “more like celery as a flavour.” [Read more]
Since he obtained his coveted majority on May 2, Prime Minister Stephen Harper hasn’t wasted time getting used to and getting comfortable with his new reality. [Read more]
Second Date is the latest and fourth installation at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite, located outside the Shangri-La Hotel on Georgia Street. It’s been created by award-winning Vancouver-based sculptor Elspeth Pratt who has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. She uses ready-made industrial materials to redefine our urban space and certainly succeeds. [Read more]
In 1981, I moved to Vancouver in order to work, learn English and escape Quebec’s winters. My original two-year plan has now spanned 30 years, thanks to people I’ve met along the way. Their integrity – a rare quality these days – has attracted me so much that I folded my globetrotting wings to stay and be inspired. [Read more]
By electing an interim leader who will be able to firmly steer the boat, the Liberal Party of Canada has finally shown some good judgment, after its thunderous defeat on May 2. [Read more]
Ramona Lisa Wilson would have celebrated her 16th birthday in 1995. Instead her remains were found by local authorities near the Smithers airport in British Columbia after Wilson disappeared while hitchhiking. In 1994, 15 year-old Roxanne Thiara, a sex trade worker, vanished on the July long weekend and was never heard from again. Her body…
Hockey fever has been taken to new heights during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Risking life and limb, this fan skateboards against the traffic on Georgia at Homer, displaying his “Go Canucks Go” sign. [Read more]
Custom has always dictated that each community ·possess its own newspaper. As a community beacon, this type of newspaper plays an essential role. lt is an integral part of a social circle it helps anchor us and provides direction in a great metropolis like Vancouver. [Read more…]
Finally here is the first issue of our Source, and more specifically its business page. Is the subject matter business, the economy, or simply business people journeys in British Columbia? We hope to offer you, every two weeks, our thoughts about the business and economie worlds in our environment that is so varied. [Read more…]