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Black History Month, from Stayed on Freedom to African Fountain Chapel

by Flyn Ritchie • January 31, 2019 • 0 Comments

February is Black History Month, sponsored by the City of Vancouver. There will be a series of activities, but I will focus on two events of particular interest to the Christian community: Stayed on Freedom and the ‘Grand Reopening and… Read more →

Vancouver neighbourhoods: Hastings (Downtown Eastside / Strathcona)

by Jonathan Bird / Flyn Ritchie • January 7, 2016 • 0 Comments

Encompassing the historic neighbourhoods of Gastown, Victory Square, Chinatown, Oppenheimer and Strathcona – as well as the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and the emerging pocket district of Railtown – the Hastings area is by far the most richly layered and contested… Read more →