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…
Military chaplains are free to be as spiritual as they like in public, as long as they don’t make specific references to God. A July 29 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) post on the Government of Canada site stated: ‘This instruction…
Well, Ken Sim won’t be there, but all the other key Vancouver mayoral candidates will be – for the Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) Municipal Election Assembly. Join hundreds of members of faith, labour, community and nonprofit organizations next Wednesday (September…
Numbering Our Days: Time at the Movies (September 16 to November 7, Dal Schindell Gallery at Regent College; see below for Gallery open days / hours) We live inside a clock. Our lives are measured by the movements of the…