Archbishop Michael Miller asked that the following letter – regarding a clergy abuse report due November 22 – be read aloud in all Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Vancouver last weekend: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Although the…
Four years ago Jonathan Bird and I posted a series on the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. We are offering them again, with demographics from the latest national census and some other updates. Oakridge is a comfortable neighbourhood in south central Vancouver best…
A group of concerned citizens has banded together to oppose a Bill opposing conversion therapy. They point out the proposed legislation now before the BC Legislature is poorly drafted, being both too vague and too broad. An explanatory note with…
Four years ago Jonathan Bird and I posted a series on the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. We are offering them again, with demographics from the latest national census and some other updates. Dunbar-Southlands is a quiet, leafy, high-income family neighbourhood with…
Cathy Peters is a tireless campaigner against human trafficking and she takes every opportunity to press her case – especially when there is an election looming. Thus she made a point of attending the annual Union of BC Municipalities gathering…
Following the climate strike march last Friday, B.C. Catholic editor Paul Schratz tweeted this: 100,000 #ClimateStrike marchers in Vancouver is impressive. It’s also the number of unborn lives lost to abortion last year in Canada. How many might have been…
China marked its 70th anniversary October 1. Widespread media coverage examined everything from the staggering display of new weaponry to the massive demonstrations, marred by violence, in Hong Kong. One article posted by a Christian group, ChinaSource, led with the…
A Tri-Cities church has been rebuffed after offering to help out in the federal election process. Westwood Community Church invited all those running for political office in the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam and Port Moody-Coquitlam federal ridings to an all-candidates meeting October…
Four years ago Jonathan Bird and I posted a series on the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. We are offering them again, with demographics from the latest national census and some other updates. Kitsilano is a lively and storied neighbourhood, stretching along…
“It’s mid-September now, so that can mean only one thing: the Vancouver International Film Festival is almost upon us!” That is the first line of Peter Chattaway’s recent post on his Patheos blog FilmChat, which points out that there are…