Pacific Theatre will be creating a little corner of Ireland over the next month, in their production of Outside Mullingar. But it took playwright John Patrick Shanley many decades to warm to such an undertaking. He said in a 2014…
Christ Church Cathedral will host Vancouver Remembers and Honours next Thursday (May 18), “a community vigil for people affected by the overdose crisis.” Kari Bergrud of Union Gospel Mission – one partner organizing the event – sent out this invitation: The…
Marion Van Driel recently took a tour of A Rocha’s beautiful Brooksdale Environmental Centre in south Surrey. She visited the heritage barn which will be raised and restored, as part of A Rocha’s plans to expand the environmental education component…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. Edwin Charles Phillips is quick to make the point…
The theme of Regent College’s Pastors and Leaders Conference 2017 (‘Seek the Peace of the City,’ May 10 – 12) is neighbourhood exegesis. Attendees will learn strategies for developing a better understanding of the places they live in order to more effectively…
Christ Church Cathedral has been nominated for the Vancouver People’s Choice Heritage Awards for 2017. Members of the public can cast votes for their favourite nominations on the Vancouver City website until April 8. The Heritage Awards are held every other year…
Next Tuesday (April 4), Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) will host a Provincial Election Accountability Assembly at the Italian Cultural Centre. The MVA has invited the three provincial party leaders to address its delegates. Thus far, John Horgan, NDP, and Andrew Weaver,…
Private member’s motion M-103 on Islamophobia and religious discrimination passed in the House of Commons on March 23, 2017. M-103 condemns Islamophobia and calls for the Heritage Committee to study how to reduce or eliminate systemic racism and religious discrimination…
UBC’s new president will address the BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast Friday morning (March 24) at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Dr. Santa Ono will address the 1,000 people – largely from the business and professional community – who attend the event. The…
Vancouver lawyer and arbitrator Georgialee Lang has edited a book which “brings together eight female Christian leaders from across Canada who share their challenges, setbacks, failures and successes.” Lang is featured – the excerpt below suggests the truly unique and…