‘Cheslatta Carrier Nation signs agreement with company that forced them from their homes 68 years ago.’ That CBC News headline took me back to a momentous (for us) family trip to three reserves back in 1993. Reflecting on the trip…
Philip Yancey is one of a relatively small number of writers who have been very successful within the Christian community while also being well-respected in the broader community. When New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof asked Yancey to “respond to…
There are always so many good workshops at Missions Fest that it’s hard to choose where to go. This year – Friday and Saturday (January 31 – February 1 at the Vancouver Convention Centre) is no exception. But there’s one…
Friends and supporters joined Bill Chu recently at the Gingeri Restaurant in Richmond’s Lansdowne Centre to celebrate 30 years of activism with Canadians for Reconciliation Society (CFRS) – and his 70th birthday. Enjoying the multi-course meal with him were co-labourers…
Premier John Horgan announced new guidelines for major infrastructure projects in BC July 16. A couple of Christian organizations, at least, are objecting to major elements of the plan. The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), was mentioned prominently in a…
A couple of musicians well known in local church circles are part of the line-up for this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 13 – 15). Dawn Pemberton Dawn Pemberton is very active in the Vancouver music scene. She will be performing…
Last Saturday (March 10) I and several other members of Earthkeepers: Christians for Climate Justice marched with thousands of people against the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. Led by members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, as well as other nations from across…
The Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed November 2 that government actors have a duty to specifically consider religious freedom concerns when raised by claimants in its Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia decision. This historic case – the first Indigenous religious freedom claim…
Snauq was the name of the Squamish village at Kits Point, before the Kitsilano Indian Reserve was created in 1876. By 1913 the Native population had been pressured to move from the area. That history has been largely overlooked – I certainly…
Tenth Church’s senior pastor Ken Shigematsu spoke about Truth and Reconciliation September 17. Speaking with him was Milissa Ewing, pastor of family ministries. Following is her address, which is particularly timely as we look for ways to follow up on the Walk…