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Classic role-playing game brings relief to stressed out students

admin Mar 30, 2022

By Hannah Snider, Laisa Conde and Michael Su Dungeons and Dragons has developed a multitude of devotees and participants within the last forty years. Despite nerd stereotypes, the game has recently been used as a therapeutic method to…

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Finding kindness in Hope chaos

admin Nov 29, 2021

On Nov. 17, residents in the District of Hope came together to help just over a thousand strangers who were stranded by highway closures due to extreme flooding and mudslides.

Business

Young entrepreneurs find success through food trucks

admin Oct 20, 2021

Some young entrepreneurs are turning to food trucks as a viable business — capitalizing on the voids and opportunities created by the pandemic.

Community

Vancouver can expect a vertical lift out of traffic congestion

admin Oct 20, 2021

Chris Howe wants everyone in Vancouver to have access to an automated aerial vehicle that has similar function to helicopters — by 2035.

Sports

Vancouver Queer Skate offers community during COVID-19

admin Mar 10, 2021

By Alaina Saint Amour One of the few inclusive groups prioritizing queer people during the pandemic, Vancouver Queer Skate is bringing LGBTQ+ folks together. The club has been key in providing a sense of community and belonging to…

Community

Video: Aunt Leah’s helps at risk youth through Christmas tree sales

admin Dec 2, 2020

By Norman Galimski and Veronika Khvorostukhina Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lots takes a different approach to holiday tree sales. Every year, they open tree lots across the Lower Mainland to raise money for their charity. Aunt Leah’s is a…

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New West students want more COVID-19 mental health support

admin Oct 7, 2020

By Joe Ayres Students are raising concerns over what they say is a lack of mental health support from the New Westminster School District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four out of the district’s 12 schools have had COVID-19 exposures…

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WeChat volunteer group provides assistance to self-isolating neighbours

admin Mar 26, 2020

By Kristen Holliday Metro Vancouverites — showing foresight and pluck — organized volunteer groups through WeChat to help their neighbours through a time of widespread self-isolation and anxiety, according to group members. …

Community

Video: Punjabi Market hopes sparked by revitalization efforts

admin Nov 6, 2019

Reported by Agazy Mengesha The Punjabi Market area, located on Main Street between 48th and 51st Avenue, has experienced a decline as families and businesses have moved away from the community to areas like Surrey. Revitalization…

Arts & Life

A social group for men

admin Oct 24, 2019

Reported by Henri Ngimbis Support programs focused on helping men are particularly important in the era of modern technology when families don’t interact with real conversations, according to the coordinator of a South Vancouver group.…

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