City Dream Centre is active on many fronts – and a significant new initiative has just been announced: The Connections Program is designed to support women as they transition into stability, healing and long-term independence. This one-year residential program will…
Mandelena Chetty, a graduate of Trinity Western University (’25, BA Applied Linguistics and Psychology) was presented with the university’s 2026 Act Justly Award September 18. Presented during TWU’s Alumni Awards Dinner as part of Homecoming Weekend, the Act Justly Award…
Representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) met in Vancouver last week. Members of the WCC Reference Group for the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation and Unity (PJRU) gathered at the Vancouver School of Theology on the UBC campus September…
Shari Russell of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s (EFC’s) Seven Commitments Working Group wrote the EFC’s September 29 Update Newsletter. Titled ‘Remembering as Truth-Telling,’ she began: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, invites us…
Premier David Eby’s announcement of a provincial election has directed attention away from the municipal elections to be held October 17. But that didn’t prevent more than 300 people from attending the Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) Municipal Election Assembly at St.…
A local Member of Parliament is leading the fight to stop the scheduled expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) solely for mental illness. Tamara Jansen (MP for Cloverdale-Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 last summer. It had its…
This week I’m just going to encourage everyone to have a good look at the Events pages on this site. There is so much going on around Metro Vancouver and I’m sure there is something enticing for everyone. I will…