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Creating culture with bannocks
April 25 2022 CommunityLooking to connect with her Métis roots, Donna Lee started Bannock Queen Bakery in 2016 to share her culture. Alongside her husband Ray and son Michael, the family-run business operates from …
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Xicanx: merging social movements’ history and political artivism with dreams and trailblazing
April 25 2022 ArtMerging social movements’ history and political artivism begins with dreams and the willingness to change. For the first time in Canada, 33 Xicanx artists are being showcased at UBC’s Museum of …
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An experiment in optimism
April 25 2022 CultureThe importance of valuing young people, by addressing their hidden fears, is an idea Valerie Methot, executive director at Some Assembly Theatre company, supports. Methot, who overcame being an …
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Lampedusa – Fable or Truth?
April 25 2022 CultureDenise and Stefano live parallel lives as they are forced to sacrifice human qualities to survive in a place that is controlled by the one per cent. The characters in Lampedusa create a friendship…
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Dance and poetry meet to narrate the internment and dispossession of Japanese-Canadians
April 25 2022 CultureKunji Mark Ikeda uses family stories and artistic expression to navigate challenging life experiences in Sansei: The Storyteller at the Chan Centre Apr. 28–29. The show follows Ikeda as he …
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Cultural Calendar
April 25 2022 EventsSpring is in full bloom! Please do enjoy the amazing weather outside, but if you are looking for some events to attend, why not check out some of the following around town? Have a Happy May Day, …
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Coastal Dance Festival teams up with Nordic Bridges to celebrate local and international Indigenous performers
April 11 2022 Cover StoryPhoto par Chris Randle
Just in time to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Coastal Dance Festival will resume in-person performances at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster from April 20–24.
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Easter: religious rites blend with culture
April 11 2022 ReligionVarious religious communities of Metro Vancouver are observing the Holy Week, this month, which starts on Palm Sunday and culminates in the Easter celebration on Apr. 17, this year.
The Christian…
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Harness arts and cultural sector in fight against climate change
April 11 2022 ColumnsThe Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, announced he will soon be holding a national summit on the recovery of the arts and culture sector. Among the topics of discussion will be the …
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A national child-care program: it took a pandemic
April 11 2022 ColumnsOne of the most meaningful outcomes of the pandemic is the long-awaited establishment of a national program to provide high-quality, affordable child care. Advocates argue that this $30-billion …