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Artist travels to an ancestral past
August 27 2012 ArtAs a child, photographer Marion Penner Bancroft never thought she would have the chance to visit the homelands of her ancestors.
Back then, Ukraine and Scotland were places that were distant and …
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Cultural Calendar
August 27 2012 EventsMake the most out of the last remaining days of summer with a few outdoor festivals, such as: TELUS Taiwan Fest and the West End Festival. Enrich your mind along with the young’uns at the start of …
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Transformation Plant
August 27 2012 ColumnsPhoto by Denis Bouvier
nac̓ θətəɬp or Transformation Plant is one of several installations of Earth Art currently at … -
Interpreter communicates importance of her job
August 7 2012 Cover StoryFenella Sung has been a certified interpreter and translator in Metro Vancouver for over twenty years. Photo by Samuel Ramos…
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The Wilderness
August 7 2012 ColumnsThe library in Pemberton, B.C. looks small where it sits, in the middle of a nearly empty road across from a makeshift park and a dirt pond. It consists of two sections that were haphazardly stitched…
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An orgy of electoral expenditures to make Americans forget the economy
August 7 2012 ColumnsWith summer still in full swing, no one is thinking about going back to the routine. And that is how it should be – for now. Yet, we’re almost there. Back to school, of course but also back to …
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Spencie's view
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South Sudanese Independance one year later
August 7 2012 InternationalOne year ago…South Sudanese men celebrate their independence on July 9, 2011. Photo by Arsenie Coseac, Flickr
It …
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Vancouver, Bolivia, and the search for 'mining justice'
August 7 2012 ColumnsLast Wednesday, August 1, I attended a vigil outside of the downtown Vancouver headquarters of Goldcorp, at 666 Burrard Street. The event, organized by the Mining Justice Alliance, was held to draw …
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Musician urges music lovers to listen to the songs of birds
August 7 2012 CultureI cannot imagine living without music,” says one of Vancouver’s most versatile guitarists, Celso Machado, who will be performing at this year’s MusicFest Vancouver. He says that “if there is no…