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Politics and religion went to bed together and the offspring is the Office of Religious Freedom. Announced in the June 2011 speech from the throne, the federal government’s intent to establish the office has roused ample interest and speculation. [Read more…]
Annick Forest’s fondest memory of her time in Burkina Faso was the occasion she visited Yokuna with a theatre troupe. The journey took her across the countryside and along rustic roads. Fields of cotton, millet, and corn paved the way to the tiny village where the actors, members of REVS+, a Burkinabe AIDS group, were scheduled to perform. She described Yokuna in an interview with The Source as a place where time seemingly stood still. [Lire la suite…]
A few months after moving back to my home country of the Philippines, I still continue to feel the effects of reverse culture shock, like unpleasant aftershocks after a big quake. Just when you think you have survived through the worst temblors, another one comes rumbling around. [Read more…]
Opinions continue to differ in regards to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s Dec. 12 decision to introduce new rules that require new Canadians to uncover their faces while obtaining their citizenship. The new rules are directly aimed at Muslim women. [Read more…]
A relatively new grassroots project is aiming to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people within Vancouver’s various ethnic communities. The campaign, titled Our City of Colours, was founded in March 2011 and is run by a group of volunteers. [Read more…]
Milton Wong died on Dec. 31, 2011 at the age of 72. The story of the man from humble beginnings who went on to become a renowned businessman and celebrated philanthropist has swept through Vancouver. After all, he was one of our own. [Read more…]
Denis Bouvier has captured the drama evoked in this photomural in downtown Vancouver. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) is the current installation on the west wall of the Canada Line Vancouver City Centre Station on Georgia St. This project represents a partnership between the City of Vancouver and Canada Line Public Art Programs. [Read more…]
The editorial team would like to thank Nigel Barbour for his long and fruitful contribution to the Source Newspaper. We wish him a well-deserved rest with his lovely wife, Christine. [Lire la suite…]
From the burning down of oppressive governments by the “Arab Spring,” to the building of “Occupy” movements across North America, 2011 is the year of the collective individual grouping together to promote change. [Read more…]
Languages are a passion of mine. I studied English literature at university and taught it for four years in a Montreal college. I’ve also taught English as a second language, both in Montreal and in my newly adopted home of Vancouver; and if I’m not studying or teaching English, there’s a good chance I’m reading an Albert Camus novel, watching a Montreal Canadiens hockey game, or trying to chat up some francophones… [Read more…]
The year 2011 is coming to an end. It is customary for the media and perhaps for you as well, to look back at what has happened. [Read more…]
Imagine this: Granville Island being closed off to the rest of the world with no means of getting out or bringing in food, water, and other humanitarian aid. Your living situation has become intolerable – in fact – Granville Island has become your prison. [Read more…]
