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Reconciliation Matters: Honouring TRC’s unique work, at Nelson and Burrard

by Lloyd Mackey • May 28, 2015 • 1 Comment

While Ottawa will be the major focal point for truth, reconciliation and First Nations issues this Sunday, activities around a downtown Vancouver intersection will raise awareness regarding those issues on the west coast. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will…

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King’s Way fire had a silver lining

by Lloyd Mackey • May 20, 2015 • 0 Comments

It seemed like bad news when fire broke out at King’s Way Church of God of Prophecy, at 17th Avenue and Kingsway, on the morning of April 21. But the “suspicious” blaze created a series of events that have helped…

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Around Town: UGM Camping, City-wide Worship and Prayer, Migrant Justice . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • May 20, 2015 • 0 Comments

Union Gospel Mission has been sending kids to camp for more than 60 years. They’re raising money to send more kids this year, and Miranda’s story (from UGM’s Gratitude magazine) makes it clear how important those camp experiences can be…

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New churches have a tough time finding a home in Vancouver

by Frank Stirk • May 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

Reality Church Vancouver, a plant of Westside Church, had hoped to launch in mid-2008. But they needed a place to rent, and for six months every site they approached that seemed the least bit promising turned them down. Then in…

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St. Mary the Virgin, Sapperton celebrates 150 years

by Rob England • May 14, 2015 • 1 Comment

On May 1, 1865, 150 years ago this month, the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Sapperton, was consecrated. In those days, the church was a small wooden building in a clearing in the great forest outside…

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Christian professionals might become extinct in Canada

by Bruce Clemenger • May 14, 2015 • 10 Comments

A law school that doesn’t exist yet has already been blacklisted by the law societies of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Each had voted to bar its graduates from practicing law in their province. It’s not because the proposed…

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Around Town: The Inkwell Workshops, Regent Lecture Series, 127 Housing . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • May 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

A week from Saturday (May 23), The Inkwell Workshops will offer a rich day, full of opportunities to hone your writing and marketing skills. Workshop leaders include:  Dr. Monika Hilder, associate professor of English at TWU and author of Surprised…

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