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By Danauca Dory One year after it was chopped down, a beloved century-old Kerrisdale sequoia tree now sits in storage at Magee Secondary School to be transformed into community benches by shop students. The tree, which was…

By Jessica A. Froud Piles of concrete and soil are the newest addition to Langara’s staff parking lot. A notice sent to staff by the college’s facilities department said that contractors have been hired to remove an old oil tank from…

By Max Leckie For Joi Mozuna, removing Himalayan blackberries from Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park reduces the stress from his day-to-day job as a sales rep.  Helping preserve nature is an added bonus, said Mozuna, who volunteers for the…

By Danauca Dory Residents living around Cambie Street and 39th Avenue say their complaints about a dangerous intersection have not been properly addressed by the city. Barry Jung, a resident in the area, said there have been several…

Reported by Jessica A. Froud Julia and Janna Jamorabon faced gender stereotypes, culture shock, financial hardship and unstable living situations. They were even separated from each other for a full year. Still, on or off the court,…

By Ryan Ng Longtime Richmond resident Brian McHugh walks around the Richmond Oval with his grandchildren, but rarely uses the facility because of the costs. A monthly adult membership at the Richmond Oval is $65 and provides access to…

By Anita Zhu Buying golden sparkles at a dollar store, Langara student Seraphine Louis created a unique, ephemeral figure drawing for a one-of-a-kind fine arts project. Her project for Introduction to Drawing II — which teaches…

By Safoura Rigi-Ladiz and Lucas Jornitz For some, learning to write memoirs by interviewing Indigenous elders was in the hope of gaining a greater understanding of the darker parts of Canadian history. For some of the…

By Rui Yang Xu Wyn Daquigan is usually great at defending others from bullying but when a classmate made comments regarding her ethnicity in university, she didn’t know how to respond. A fourth-year criminology student at SFU,…