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A recent one month visit to New Zealand gave me the feeling that I was still in British Columbia. It made me think, perhaps we should add another city to Vancouver’s list of sister cities – Christchurch.
For some Iranians, the word “Persian” transcends geography. Although Persians represent one of several ethnic groups that make up the Islamic Republic of Iran, the word is also commonly used as a synonym for Iranian. [Read more…]
The Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991 made headlines; made records for the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century and made a future in Canada a permanent reality for me. Swept in a stream of flowing lava, my sister and I landed on Vancouver’s doorstep. Ok, fine – we flew. [Read more…]
Next week-end, Canada’s New Democratic Party will be electing a new leader. The House of Commons will, by the same token, gain a permanent official opposition leader. [Read more…]
I’m writing this column on B.C. politics from New York City, the morning after spending a night in Zuccotti Park, the birthplace of Occupy Wall Street. I joined a few hundred occupiers who spent St. Patrick’s Day marking six months since the beginning of the movement that has reshaped political discourse across North America. [Read more…]
In 2011, the Conservative Party won their first majority government in decades. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has been given credit for much of the success due to his focused targeting of the immigrant community. [Read more…]
Michelle Vinci, 25, says that since moving to Kitsilano last year she already feels connected to her new community. [Read more…]
South Asian women in Vancouver and surroun- ding communities are facing significant changes in the world of business. [Read more…]
Located in the heart of Vancouver, False Creek is a short inlet, separating downtown from the rest of the city. One of the four major bodies of water bordering Vancouver, False Creek is spanned by three bridges: the Burrard Street bridge, Granville Street bridge, and Cambie Street bridge. [Read more…]
Running from March 16 to Sept. 3, Yellow Signal showcases a series of media art exhibitions – a collection of video art and film screening – at seven venues in Vancouver. [Read more…]
The accordian can be heard played around the world to a variety of music, be it French songs, polkas, Jewish music, and even heavy metal. [Read More…]
Overlooking the site of what will become another amazing Vancouver landmark is the mural on the Randall Building, for years the workplace of the building’s owner and renown jeweller, Tony Cavelti. [Read more…]
