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How do you help a child with social anxiety so strong they won’t leave the car for their mentoring appointment? Staff at the Learning Disabilities Association of Vancouver (LDAV) found a creative solution: run the first two sessions in the car.
Between 2008 and 2011, Welcome BC’s Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplace Program (WICWP) funded 89 projects across 32 communities in B.C. aimed at promoting cross-cultural understanding and developing community partnerships.
With the increase in the number of food truck permits issued by the City of Vancouver, new trucks have steadily been popping up all over the city.
Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians all have to share the road.
The Musqueam First Nations have a home to showcase and preserve their cultural history in the Musqueam Educational and Resources Centre Gallery Space, now when gallery officially opened this summer.
Anspayaxw, an installation of sound and photography, will bring to life the endangered language of the Gitxsan community of northwestern B.
Navigating the treacherous seas of the job market is difficult for anyone, much less someone new to the country. As an immigrant herself, Nerella Campigotto, a specialist in international business and intercultural communication with over 20 years of experience, understands the challenges that many newcomers face in the job market. “For a lot of professionals,…
Libraries are an important part of helping newcomers ground themselves in their new communities.
Widely regarded as one of the world’s top cities to live in, international students from places likes Myanmar and Singapore are drawn to Vancouver because of its moderate climate, diverse cuisine and high quality of living.
Dialogue brought art to life at the Richmond Art Gallery on July 30 when the public got a chance to participate in a talkback session about its current exhibition, Landed.
With a reputation for the wettest city in Canada, this summer’s unexpected stretch of dry skies and sunshine has been a welcome but somewhat unfamiliar guest on the West Coast.
Learning how to communicate across cultures involves more than just using your voice – non-verbal cues are just as important.
Fragrance speaks the loudest on a subliminal level,” the writer Marion Bendeth once famously remarked.
