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Vancouver Filipino community is hopeful for a cultural home in B.C.

admin Apr 3, 2023

By ROY FANG Filipinos are one of the largest ethnic communities in B.C. but still do not have a central facility in which to share their culture. In a December 2022 mandate letter, B.C. Premier David Eby tasked Lana Popham, minister…

Issues & Ideas

Plan to mine the ocean’s floor draws critics and concern

admin Apr 3, 2023

By Marco Shum and Joyce Liew A controversial Vancouver mining company is diving into the darkest area of the ocean floor for metallic rocks rich in minerals they say will bring a greener future. However, scientists and the Indigenous…

At Large

Ashcroft looks to speed up emergency times with new approach

admin Mar 31, 2023

By Kalvin Moses Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden is implementing a new program to speed up emergency services following complaints from local residents over major delays. The problem was highlighted by an incident last summer when an…

Opinion

Classroom disruptors put on a cringe clinic

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Nicholas Naylor When successful pranksters like Jake and Logan Paul gained wealth and notoriety in the YouTube world of “pranktainment”, they spawned an army of minions trying to replicate their style. But instead of amassing fame and…

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Whistler’s popular Japanese student exchange set for return after COVID hiatus

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Nicholas Naylor Four years ago this month, families in Whistler were hosting 10 students from the resort municipality’s Japanese sister city, Karuizawa. But then the pandemic that shut down international travel also put the…

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Big property tax hike worries Langley business owners

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Joyce Liew Business owners in the City of Langley are bracing for an unusually big property tax increase this year. Earlier this month, Langley City council approved a general property tax increase of 11.56 per cent to cover its…

Community

Could vacancy control keep rents down for tenants?

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Virender Singh This story is about vacancy control — which would limit landlords' ability to raise rents between tenants — and the role it could play in the Vancouver rental market. Landlords are concerned that it could disincentivize…

Campus

Petition resumes in foyer unfettered after being shut down

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Roy Fang A Langara College instructor continues to petition in the A Building foyer as he has done for the past 20 years despite an incident two weeks ago when he and a student were told by security to pack up and leave. After…

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Indigenous weaving and art are a way of life, says Sparrow

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Marco Shum Indigenous weaving is not just about art, but it is an opportunity to show the Indigenous way to balance your life in the modern world. Debra Sparrow, an Indigenous weaver, and Jasper Berehulke, the coordinator of…

Arts & Life

Abandoned boat on Kitsilano beach

admin Mar 29, 2023

The Mikkelene is a 27' Catalina sailboat that washed up on Kitsilano beach during a storm in February. The boat was abandoned, vandalized and looted but how did this boat end up there in such disrepair? With help from Jon Strom, a former…

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