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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…]
The Immigrant Youth Outreach Program (IYOP) supports immigrant and refugee youth aged 15 to 25 living in Surrey, North Delta and Langley. [Read More…]
Biruté Mary Galdikas is a professor at Simon Fraser University and the principal investigator of the world’s longest continuous study of a wild mammal. [Read more…]
Some people – like myself – have a tendency to think of many new glass towers around our city as structures devoid of the soul, mystique or spirit that a historic building or an old house might embody. [Read more…]
Aside from personifying the syndrome of the vertically challenged male, the Napoleon complex, Napoleon Bonaparte is believed to have also brought us the saying “four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” [Read more…]
The Christmas season can often be long and tiring, especially with stores showing off their festive wares immediately after Thanksgiving. One way to get back in touch with the spirit of Christmas is to attend a world-class Christmas festival such as Winter Harp. [Read more…]
Walking along an unassuming street in Mount Pleasant, you might find yourself wondering why people are lining up outside a Hindu temple on a Sunday afternoon. [Read more…]
