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B.C. residents endure another storm
Successive rounds of storms continue to hit B.C. with continuous rain leaving landslides, floods and damaged infrastructure in their wake.
Vancouver dresses for dreary weather
By Hollie McGowan
Vancouver has always been known as a rainy city. In recent weeks, the city has been experiencing an especially increased amount of rain. With weeks of perennial downfall, Vancouverites have had no choice but to sport…
Vancouver businesses expect to be short on Christmas trees this year
After a nearly two-year pandemic and a series of climate catastrophes in B.C. this year, people are looking forward to the cheeriness of the Christmas season.
Specialty video stores are surviving the rise of online streaming
DVD stores and online streamers sidestep each other in their content gathering. The big online streamers collect commercial hits and dismiss the smaller independent films and classics curated by these specialty DVD stores.
Mixed feelings over food franchises in South Van
South Vancouver businesses have been making way for international food chains and franchises for decades now. But as new franchises continue to appear over the years, some residents still prefer to eat local.
Video: A new bicycle pathway in Kelowna protects riders from danger of Highway 97
By Henri Benjamin Ngimbis
Kelowna is a city built on a valley (the Okanagan valley to be exact) and is enclosed by rocky hills. The shape of the city is limited by the hills in such a way that some neighbourhoods are narrow around busy…
Video: Artist builds a relationship with mushrooms in South Vancouver parks
Reported by Veronika Khvoro
“Mushrooms — who are they?”
That’s the question Willoughby Arevalo, Vancouver mycologist and artist, wants us to ask.
Together with his partner and artistic collaborator Isabelle Kirouac, Arevalo…
Video: Bike boom rides second wave as supply chain remains tangled up
By Norman Galimski
The second wave of the pandemic bike boom is well underway and the domino effects from last year are stressing the supply chain for bike shops. The changes in who is cycling in Vancouver are becoming visible.
In…
Video: Upcoming return to campus looms – students anxious about the unknown
As B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that universities and colleges will be returning to in-person learning in the fall, students are anxiously wondering what that will look like.
With questions around…
Video: Online activity linked to an increase in eating disorders
By Meg McLachlan
According to the National Initiatives for Eating Disorders in Canada (NIEDC), one in 10 Canadians with an eating disorder, will die from their illness.
Langara Voice reporter Meg McLachlan speaks to Gaya Murthy, a…