Newcomers break bad recycling habits
Takako Kobayashi, is a Japanese international student, who moved to Vancouver six months ago to learn English. She believes that Japan has a better recycling system than Vancouver, and that Vancouver…
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August 27 2012 Local Mothers help Ukrainian girl battle leukemia
The son of one of the members of a local group helps raise money for a 2-year-old Ukrainian cancer sufferer. Photo by Tomomi …
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August 7 2012 International South Sudanese Independance one year later
One year ago…South Sudanese men celebrate their independence on July 9, 2011. Photo by Arsenie Coseac, Flickr
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June 18 2012 Local Saint-Jean Baptiste Day lands in the West
Waving flags on Sait-Jean Baptite day. Photo by Fritz Maingrette, Flickr
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June 18 2012 Immigration Canada frees artists to pursue their creative dreams
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One day my husband bought me paint and an easel,” says Iryna Nikitinska on first taking up art in…
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June 18 2012 Community Being a part of a group can be the best vehicle for change
Salomé Fornier Hanlon. Photo courtesy of North Shore Folk Fest
Salomé Fornier Hanlon, 23, was born and raised in …
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June 4 2012 Immigration YVR volunteer contributes to Canadian integration
Benno "Ben" Ganz (left) standing beside fellow Green Coat volunteer at YVR. Photo by Elton Hubner.
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June 4 2012 Community Italians continue to drive history
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June 4 2012 Community Portuguese groups encourage youth to revive their community
One of the earliest European settlers in B.C. traces his roots back to Portugal. His name was José Silva, a.k.a. Joe Silvey. He was also called Portuguese Joe. Not long after building a house and …
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May 21 2012 Community Britannnia Community Services Centre: promoting diversity in East Vancouver
[caption id=”attachment_3197″ align=”aligncenter” width=”538″ caption=”Anntuaneth Figueroa (middle) with Britannia community centre members at Sun Run 2011. Photo courtesy of Anntuaneth …