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New volunteer-run media project aims to give a voice to the voiceless

New volunteer-run media project aims to give a voice to the voiceless

In Humanity cohosts. Two friends from Maple Ridge and Surrey have started an online talk show that aims to build understanding between people exploring topics such as sexuality, mental health, culture and homelessness.
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B.C. Supreme Court sides with West Van in $5.3M waterfront property dispute

B.C. Supreme Court sides with West Van in $5.3M waterfront property dispute

A vacant Ambleside waterfront lot expropriated by the District of West Vancouver was recently the subject of a lawsuit over its real value.
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Speculation tax is doomed to fail and hurts B.C.'s reputation, says panel

Speculation tax is doomed to fail and hurts B.C.'s reputation, says panel

Developer Kenneth Mariash introduced the panel at the Kenneth W. and Patricia Mariash Global Issues Dialogue at the Roundhouse at Bayview Place in Vic West on Tuesday. The group included former premiers Mike Harcourt, left, and Brad Wall.
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Vancouver authors dumbfounded by kids’ questions

Vancouver authors dumbfounded by kids’ questions

Pierre Chan and Scott Schneider are the creators behind a soon-to-be-released book called Dumb Answers to Kids’ Questions. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET There’s an interesting dichotomy at play in Pierre Chan’s world.
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Tsawwassen fashion designer to receive honourary degree

Tsawwassen fashion designer to receive honourary degree

Dorothy Grant will be among six distinguished individuals who will be honoured for their accomplishments that are making a difference at home and around the world.
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B.C. psychology regulator warns priest is not registered to practise

B.C. psychology regulator warns priest is not registered to practise

Photo via Fr-Lucien Larre on Facebook The College of Psychologists of British Columbia is warning that a Catholic priest is not registered to practise psychology in the province. The college says it issued the warning about Rev.
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Activists urge B.C. gov't to let 20 open net-pen fish farm tenures expire

Activists urge B.C. gov't to let 20 open net-pen fish farm tenures expire

Photo Melissa Shaw Activists are calling on the B.C. government to let licenses for 20 fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago expire on June 20.
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Live music at Granville Island’s Backstage Lounge may end before summer is out

Live music at Granville Island’s Backstage Lounge may end before summer is out

Backstage Lounge sound engineer Nick Tyzio fears live music could soon end at the Granville Island music venue.
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Chinese-Canadian artist's oil painting exhibition opens in Vancouver

Chinese-Canadian artist's oil painting exhibition opens in Vancouver

Oil Painting: The Dressing No.2 by Xue Yanqun.
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Moviemaker Guillermo del Toro finds "true treasures" in Vancouver bookstore

Moviemaker Guillermo del Toro finds "true treasures" in Vancouver bookstore

What do you do when you're a filmmaker visiting Vancouver and you've got a bit of time to spare? Well, if you're a book lover like Guillermo del Toro, you head to MacLeod's Books on Pender, and you buy a box full of incredible volumes.
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