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Summer BBQ salmon and Funchi
August 21 2023 Recipe by Selma Van HalderSummer days often call for BBQed salmon, cajun style.
What better way to celebrate the summer than with a nice dinner from the BBQ? This summer salmon is cooked en papillote (in parchment) which …
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The last of the summer music
August 21 2023 CultureThere is still time to catch some summer concerts before fall sets in.
From reggae, afrobeat and dub to soul to alt-pop with dreamy synths and melodious vocals, three distinctive concerts will …
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Classification Crisis - A retrospective of Sonja Ahlers’ work
August 21 2023 ArtZines, poetry, installations, excerpts from her personal archive and a decade-plus worth of as yet unseen works are what awaits visitors at Sonja Ahlers’ Classification …
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Cultural Calendar
August 21 2023 EventsWelcome back everyone; I hope everyone enjoyed their summer! Although the back to school season signifies the twilight of yet another summer, a symphony of events and festivals that promise to paint…
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Wild foods and plant preservation
July 10 2023 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of City of Surrey
According to Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm (CSFS), increasing human population growth and global food demand, is causing major challenges to …
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Refugees Welcome: making room for Metro Vancouver’s asylum seekers in a tight rental market
July 10 2023 ImmigrationIn the years leading up to the pandemic, the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC) noted accelerated arrival numbers of refugee claimants in Metro Vancouver. Though the COVID-19 …
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Cognitive challenges tackled – a youth’s perspective
July 10 2023 LocalOpportunities for high schoolers to gain experience in university labs are few and far between. However, after reaching out to Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Institute for Neuroscience and …
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A promising bioplastic made from B.C. coastal seaweed
July 10 2023 Economy“Canadian farmers use 62,000 tons of plastic products and packaging annually and the Agrifoods industry accounts for 1,900,000 tons of plastic products,” says Ranah Chavoshi, a Simon Fraser …
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Hands-on, family friendly and accessible art making for all
July 10 2023 ArtEastside Arts Society calls all artists and creatives to participate in their two-day summer art making event CREATE! Arts Festival, a youth-friendly space for learning, discovering and creating.…
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Dancing on the Edge – Building connection through dance, artistry and culture
July 10 2023 CultureIn its 35th year and working on building back after the pandemic, the Dancing on the Edge Festival returns with all its creativity, collaboration and innovative choreography from July 6 to July 15. …