The provincial government has purchased a seniors home in Chinatown in order to prevent residents from being evicted. Housing Minister David Eby stated April 23: This has been a difficult time for the seniors at Grace Seniors Home. We understand…
The urgency of dealing with climate change has been sidelined by COVID-19, but A Rocha has been active both locally and on the international scene to retain focus on issues related to our environment. A Rocha Canada is offering the…
A Rocha Canada and Regent College will celebrate the life of Miranda Harris, co-founder of A Rocha. The memorial at Regent College will be shaped around viewing a recording of the official service taking place at St Aldates in Oxford…
The Surrey Board of Trade honoured A Rocha Canada with its Surrey Agricultural Leadership Award November 21. Here is a portion of their release: The Surrey Board of Trade recognized the outstanding achievements of a Surrey business that has made…
Is our culture going to hell in a handbasket? Most days I can be persuaded that we are not, but last Saturday was not one of those days. I went down to check out the 4-20 party at Sunset Beach…
Every year churches around the world celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; this year it will be held January 18 – 25. Several local churches will hold services, though some will take place as late as January 30.…
Jemal Damtawe is well known and respected in the Downtown Eastside as an outreach worker with Union Gospel Mission (UGM). Many will know that he struggled with addictions himself before he overcame them and began helping others on the street.…
Regent College Chapel will be full to overflowing when renowned theologian Stanley Hauerwas comes to town later this month to deliver the 2018 Laing Lectures, Theological Existence Today: March 20: The Christian Message in the World Today March 21: The Christian Message and…
Several locally-based organizations have received sizable Stronger Together grants. A Rocha Canada, ACTS / WaterSchool, FH Canada, Northwest Baptist Seminary, Ratanak International, Trinity Western University and Wellspring were among the 20 organizations which were, in all, awarded over one million dollars. Ratanak International, for…
Opposition to the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal runs deep in Vancouver. Five people were arrested for mischief October 28 following a protest in the waters near its Westridge Marine terminal in Burnaby. Their declarations that many more will join them…