Langara Students Take Part in Mental Health Awareness Day
The 'Bell: Let's Talk' mental health awareness day came to Langara College for the first time this week.
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Making ‘music of rebellion’
An artist from El Salvador is sparking a social revolution by fusing different cultural musical elements.
Voice Podcast 20: Discussions in investigative journalism
Produced by Sydney Morton
In this episode we sit down with, Perrin Grauer, Becca Clarkson and Nick Valka to discuss the behind the scenes effort in building their investigative piece about First Responders and PTSD.
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Seismically unsafe chimney yet to be secured on Langara’s main building
Reported by Desirèe Garcia and Nathan Gan
Several unstable structures at Langara have yet to be fixed, seven years after an engineering report obtained by The Voice warned that students and instructors could be injured by them in a…
Councillors raise concerns about housing as investments
Reported Lisa Tanh
The practice of purchasing property to turn a profit was a main concern for several city councillors during the Housing Vancouver Strategy presentation.
Speculative investment, the purchase of property based on…
Langara College students disinterested in school vendors
The students at Langara College are not interested in buying the products offered by the temporary vendors in the foyer of Building A, but the vendors say their sales are high this season and they are happy to return to the college next…
Early Christmas celebrations spark up conversation
The Vancouver Christmas Market at Jack Poole Plaza opened its gates on Nov. 22, and many are already getting a taste of the German-inspired market. The aromas of fresh chocolate and the sounds of classic Christmas carols are flowing through…
Gender balance getting closer at Canadian universities
Reported by Nick Valka
Although in Canadian universities there are still inequalities in pay between female and male teaching staff, the gap in the employment rate is getting smaller.
According to a Statistics Canada survey done over…
Employment insurance benefits on the decline in B.C.
Reported by Myra Dionne
British Columbia has seen the highest decrease in employment insurance beneficiaries in the country which some experts attribute to a boom in the job market.
According to a new Statistics Canada report, the…
Not an easy life for migrant workers
Reported by Lindsey Lloyd and Allison Hayes
When a Mexican migrant worker arrived at an Abbotsford farm 11 years ago to work, he found himself sleeping on a floor.
He came to Canada as a farm worker with the federal government’s Temporary…