Three downtown pastors welcomed their fellow pastor Norm Funk and Westside Church to the neighbourhood this morning, during Westside’s first service at The Centre. Darrell Johnson (First Baptist), Dave Koop (Coastal) and Nelson Boschman (Artisan) were all on hand to…
There is absolutely no point in me trying to identify likely films at the Vancouver International Film Festival (Sept 26 – Oct 11) – not while Ron Reed is alive and kicking. Definitely not a one-trick pony, he manages to…
Playing at Pacific Theatre through October 12 is the most delightful comedy – shown for the second time in the theatre’s 30 year history – The Foreigner. You will laugh, at times nearly hysterically. Go see it! The play is…
Any week called Reconciliation Week has got to be a good one. We’ll start with what that’s all about, and then look at some other highlights around town in next few days. Reconciliation Week The historic nature of the week…
On Tuesday morning, Nisga’a tribe member and residential school survivor Alex Watts will embark on his most noteworthy canoe journey to date. He will lead the ‘Nisga’a Friend’ in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s All Nations Canoe Gathering. Not only will Alex…
It is surprising to many Canadians that 150,000 Aboriginal children were forced to attend Indian Residential Schools from 1831 to 1996 as part of Canada’s official efforts to assimilate Indigenous people. It is not surprising that many victims did not…
We’re right on the cusp of Reconciliation Week, which is centred around the alienating legacy of Indian Residential Schools. So this is the ideal time for an art show, by an Aboriginal artist, illustrating God’s way of reconciliation. And that’s…