UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
The community’s entire arsenal of megaphones could not get the boys off the basketball courts. They jumped, dribbled, ducked and swivelled to get to the hoops. The girls stood on the bleachers, watched the players and chewed pink cotton candy. In the background, adults huddled together to revise their event strategy. Whenever they managed to […]
The 900-block of Nelson Street was shut down again Saturday as a chemical leak in an adult learning centre continued to pose a potential health risk to anyone in the area. The block was first closed off Friday around 6 p.m., when police became concerned about the fumes from a urethane foam product used in […]
Installing a solar powered sign emblazoned with the words “Welcome to Collingwood” was one of the new ventures proposed at the annual Collingwood Business Improvement Association (CBIA) this past Thursday. Also discussed in the back room of the Samosa Garden on Kingsway were three main goals of the non-profit CBIA. The association allocated 61% of […]
Dozens of elderly women and men funneled out of a lone stairwell and onto the sidewalk on an overcast and otherwise quiet Saturday afternoon in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Nearly all in the group held tissues or handkerchiefs to their noses, their words muffled as they spoke to one another. “It seems the pepper spray got into […]
By 5 p.m. on Monday, the UBC Student Union Building’s constant stream of students started dwindling to a trickle. A quieter tone began enveloping the building in contrast to when back pack laden students filled every corner, live music blared outside, and conversations inflamed over book prices. It’s ninety eight dollars! Ninety eight dollars! A […]
Preparing a dinner party for 150 might seem daunting, but volunteers at the First Baptist Church’s shelter service have pulled off the feat every Tuesday for over a decade. The weekly event provides some of the city’s most vulnerable men and women with a hot dinner and the option of spending the night. On the […]
Tensions regarding the level of care and resources at the West End’s St. Paul’s Hospital have continued to thrive despite the coalition’s success at impeding the relocation of the downtown health institution and historical monument. Amongst the aged corridors of the building are crowded bulletin boards overflowing with pamphlets requesting donations. Further surrounding the building […]
Members of the public voiced both praise and condemnation for the proposed Marine Gateway development at an open house and information session, held Wednesday. It was jointly hosted by City of Vancouver planning staff and the rezoning applicant and proposed developer of the area, PCI Development Corp. The intermittent whirring of the Canada Line SkyTrain […]
We all need a little food comfort in our lives, especially if you’re unsure of where you’re next meal is going to come from, and that’s where the Renfrew/Collingwood Food Security Institute comes in. Through their Community Kitchen located in the Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH), the Institute provides a place to learn about cooking healthy […]
Patrick Yacyshen stood alone in front of London Drugs in Kerrisdale on a weekday afternoon, selling copies of Megaphone, a magazine sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors. Men in suits and ties chatted on a bench nearby while well-dressed elderly women walked in and out of the drug store. The […]
