The Wonder That Is Ours
I never tire of being reminded of the beauty of our city. And this picture just adds to my amazement. The man in the right foreground is truly standing on the edge of magnificence. How few cities in...
View ArticleCommunity Portrait: Eyes of the World
We hardly ever look at each other as we stroll down the wet streets of Vancouver. Head hung low, probably to shield ourselves from the rain, we miss the opportunity to view the world through someone...
View ArticlePoles etch themselves in history
Polish-Canadians were one of the earliest settlers in North America. [Read more...]
View ArticleCherry blossoms are here – time for celebration
The spectacular cherry tree-lined boulevards in the West End are the first signs of spring. And April is the month to celebrate the cherry blossoms. “For [the] Japanese, cherry blossoms are the symbol...
View ArticleWhen a B.C. Spring finally comes, youth will be helping lead the way
On March 22, Montreal had almost 200,000 people protesting in solidarity with students in Québec. [Read more...]
View ArticleUBC conference to highlight issues related to diversity, equity and...
On April 5, the Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Diversity (IRD) is presenting a conference at UBC to discuss issues of equity, diversity and intercultural understanding.[Read more...]
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Upon reading a recent article about the active Syrian community (as there are many who are not active) and Sawsan Habbal, [I'd like to make] several inferences. One of those is that the people of Syria...
View ArticleNDP – Aiming for government
The members of the New Democratic Party’s have made their choice and opted for Québec’s Thomas Mulcair. [Read more...]
View ArticleVancouver: open, but not so open
What brought me to Vancouver is neither poverty nor the hope for a better life or even solid projects. Nope, boredom did. The fatigue from seeing my beloved France going back to its old demons, career...
View ArticlePutting the spirit of the orthodox back into Easter by Hayden Case
When we enter the church on Pascha,” says Father Justin Hewlett, Rector for St John of Shanghai in East Vancouver. “I cry out ‘Christ is risen!’ cuing the response, ‘Indeed, He is risen!’”[Read more...]
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