The greatest form of poverty is not illness or destitution, but loneliness. (Mother Teresa) Hardly a month goes by when we don’t hear it said that Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world to live in. However,…
Friendship is key for refugees
Category: Community
A stranger’s friend: The refugee
Refugee. It’s a seven-letter word that conjures a wide variety of feelings and associations for those who hear it. Try it. Refugee. What do you think or feel? For some, there are feelings of uncertainty. What exactly is a refugee? In what ways are refugees different from…
Nov 25 – Dec 1: Shad, Wm. Paul Young, Santa Claus Parade, Christmas Tales . . .
When Shad plays the Vogue Theatre this Friday (November 29), promoting his new Flying Colours CD, no doubt he will be feeling a combination of elation and relief. Elation because he is now widely recognized for the quality of his music,…
CityWatch: NightShift marks 10 years on Surrey streets
On Saturday evening (November 23), NightShift Street Ministries marked 10 years of working with homeless, hungry and broken people, with an ‘UnGala’ that raised over $20,000. That is not the whole story. Four major Surrey business leaders have put up…
Eastside Culture Crawl stops in at Union Gospel Mission and Mission Possible
This weekend, the amenities room of Union Gospel Mission’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) housing complex will be transformed into an art gallery. Taking part in Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl, the gallery will feature works from UGM’s two flagship art programs, which…
WeMakeStuff: An intimate arts evening
We attended a charming arts evening at The Happening Studio in Mount Pleasant this past Friday (November 8). Last year around this time, my husband Flyn and I were at the book launch of WeMakeStuff, held at a lovely venue overlooking…
‘SkyTrain Justice’: One of Stuart McLean’s favourite Vinyl Cafe stories
Stuart McLean hosts The Vinyl Cafe on CBC Radio. His latest book – Time Now For the Vinyl Cafe Story Exchange – features his favourite stories from a decade of his show. And one of those stories is by…
Oct 21 – 27: Sculpture at Lookout, Chapel at JO, Communion at PT . . .
This looks like a good week for culture and the arts – and youth. A movie on architecture at the Hollywood; cultural analysis with Iain Provan; a new exhibit at the Lookout Gallery; a new play at Pacific Theatre; and…
‘Why would I not support José?’
“I never dreamed it would come to this – if we had only used common sense José wouldn’t have had to seek sanctuary.” So says Karl Keller, the long-time pastor of Walnut Grove Lutheran Church, referring to his parishioner José Figueroa, who…
Trinity Western president: ‘Some thoughts on our law school proposal’
Trinity Western University’s School of Law proposal has been the subject of considerable debate in recent months, as a wide range of groups and individuals have weighed in on its merits. While we welcome that debate, it has also led…