The BC Lions may not have made the playoffs, but the Grey Cup final – and the Grey Cup Breakfast – will be held in Vancouver this year. Since the late 1970s, football fans have whetted their appetite, the day…
Elizabeth McKitrick has been working many late nights to prepare her Second Nature Home Boutique for its grand opening this Saturday (November 16). She has created a warm and inviting space which features environmentally friendly products that are locally made…
When to start up with Christmas – the annual dilemma. Big box stores were restocked and ready to go on the very eve of Halloween. Purists won’t allow it to be mentioned until the advent of Advent (November 30), and…
Every year the Halloween machine seems to grow larger. Christians have taken a wide range of stances, from vehemently opposed to creatively engaged to uncritically accepting. This year, writers from two local churches – Redemption and Reality – wrote helpful…
“If you had no other choice but to stick to China’s state media – and, given censorship, that is the case for quite a few people on the mainland – you might believe that protests in Hong Kong are entirely…
Wake up Call: California Drought & BC’s Food Security predicts produce prices in B.C. will rise up to 34 per cent this year due to the California drought, which is in its third year. The report, released by Vancity October 10,…
Update (October 10): Good news – as in good media coverage. The Sun, the Courier, News 1130 and 24 Hours all covered the MVA’s Municipal Accountability Assembly. *********** As far as I can see, Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) still isn’t…