Many Vancouverites will have seen Red Light Green Light and met its producers, Michelle and Jay Brock during two tours earlier this year. The film expresses the ministry’s concern that “As nations around the globe attempt to fight sex trafficking,… Read more →
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Archbishop wants legal protection for women who are prostituted
by Archbishop Michael Miller • • 0 Comments
Archbishop Michael Miller wrote a pastoral letter May 23 to 450,000 Lower Mainland Catholics saying the absence of a law on prostitution is “a serious threat to the moral fabric of Canadian society” and the Catholic community must work to… Read more →
May 12 – 18: Espresso, Red Light Green Light, Historymaker . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 2 Comments
“It’s the show that saved Pacific Theatre, that I thought would end Pacific Theatre.” Ron Reed, who has guided the theatre company for more than 30 years, said in a recent interview that Espresso pulled them back from the brink… Read more →
Around Town: TWU to Ukraine, College: Hastings & Main, homeless but clean . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Wes Janzen has had a foot in two worlds for many years, shuttling back and forth between Langley and Ukraine. Here he has been a fixture at Trinity Western University for 33 years, as professor of music and director of… Read more →
Is prostitution just a job?
by Georgialee Lang • • 1 Comment
As the Conservative government reviews their options to replace the law struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada governing prostitution-related activities, two polarized views of what Canada’s sex trade industry should look like have emerged. One camp believes that… Read more →
Around Town: Fantastic women, St. David of Wales, Central Presbyterian . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Several Vancouver-area women made a recent list of 100 fantastic Canadian Christian women leaders. They are Barbara Mutch, professor at Carey Theological College; Shaila Visser, CEO of Alpha Canada; Janis Ryder, executive director of human resources at Trinity Western University;… Read more →