The latest Angus Reid Institute poll suggests that the BC Liberals are going to need something of a miracle to catch the New Democratic Party in the provincial election scheduled for October 24. Noting that “its COVID-19 response continues to…
On the evening of October 1 the north face of Vancouver City Hall was lit up with green lights, to kick off Islamic History Month celebrations. A couple of days later, Vancouver’s online opening ceremony featured several Indigenous welcomers and…
Andy Harrington is well known locally as the leader, first, of Youth Unlimited / Youth For Christ and then of Wellspring, which focuses on education in Rwanda. In September he made the transition from Wellspring to leadership of a worldwide…
The urgency of dealing with climate change has been sidelined by COVID-19, but A Rocha has been active both locally and on the international scene to retain focus on issues related to our environment. A Rocha Canada is offering the…
Four years ago, I was laying on the street in the Downtown Eastside, about to try heroin for the first time. But then, I turned over and saw the UGM sign. If it weren’t for that, I believe I’d be…
For the past 50 years the annual MCC Festival for World Relief in Abbotsford has raised funds for uprooted and vulnerable people around the world. This year, thanks to the pandemic, the September 19 – 20 event will be a…
Two British Columbians, including a new faculty member at UBC’s law school, made significant contributions to a valuable series of videos on The Forgotten Freedoms of s. 2 of the Charter. Co-presented by the Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) and the…
Two years ago the Supreme Court of Canada put an end to Trinity Western University’s plans to develop a law school. The ruling was a sobering demonstration of the fact that our legal and political leaders have turned their backs…
Barry Morris: A Faithful Public-Prophetic Witness: Dynamics, Challenges, and Ambiguities of Success in Urban & Community Ministries, Wipf & Stock, 2020 Barry Morris is one of those rare yet needful ministers who not only have been faithful to urban and…
Last week we wrote about how Vancouver churches are responding through community food programs to the physical and spiritual hunger that COVID-19 is exacerbating. Prior to the pandemic, approximately one in 10 households in British Columbia were experiencing inadequate or…