UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
Wood shavings lightly gathered on the concrete floor around Luke Parnell’s feet on Tuesday as he carved a small wood figure with its hands wrapped around its knees. A cool breeze entered the room through a partially opened bay door. Outside three words illuminated in red: Aboriginal Gathering Place. The gathering place recently opened and […]
Vancouver Police Department’s marine unit recovered a body from False Creek on Tuesday afternoon around 2 p.m. The body is of an adult male, according to a police media release. The body was found in the water behind Emily Carr University of Art and Design on Granville Island. The university’s new Aboriginal Gathering Place directly faces the area […]
A group of single mothers shared their struggles with poverty and housing as new immigrants to Canada Friday at Rhizome, a local café at the intersection of Kingsway and Broadway that serves pay-what-you-can lentil soup. The event was part of a project called Breakthrough, led by the Vancouver Status of Women, an organization that seeks […]
Four old men of East Indian origin sat leisurely on a bench Wednesday evening outside a two simple structures surrounded by a large patch of green that make up the oldest school in Vancouver, which is facing potential closure in 2011. Behind them is a large signpost detailing the history of the school and how […]
A man with a cell phone taped to his face. Booooooom’s 10th project begins: Small Victories. The guidelines are simple: 1. Take a million photos. 2. Select your best work (3 photos max, only one will be shown) 3. Get 4” x 6” prints made (full bleed, no borders) 4. Clearly write your name and […]
The traffic signals cycle through the usual colours as some shuffle about on the sidewalks and others wander the street. As the sun makes its nightly exit, the dynamic of the streets drastically changes. The world shifts from a placid gloom to a frightening, raucous nightlife. Two police officers exchange disconcerting looks with passersby who […]
The heels of Lucia Misch’s brown cowboy boots clicked against the concrete floor as she walked across the Bike Kitchen Tuesday evening. “It’s been a busy day today,” said Misch. Several customers inspected bikes hanging from metal piping attached to the ceiling. Two workers circled a bicycle held by a silver stand and debated their […]
There’s no signpost stating “Welcome to UTown@UBC,” but the growing community is easy to recognize. Wander far enough southeast at UBC, past the music blaring frat houses and student buzzing residences, past the cold, sterile-looking Health Sciences buildings, and there are post-card worthy neighourhoods made up of elegant condos, tree-lined bike paths, immaculately trimmed hedges […]
Beneath a leafy canopy, a single table, draped in a red plastic tablecloth, plays host to stacks of ripe produce in vibrant splashes of orange, red, purple and yellow.
Mismatched baskets holding farm-fresh fruits and veggies jostle for space, as residents stroll to and from the Kitsilano Pocket Market, filling up bags with potatoes, peppers and plums.
Rising high above the Kitsilano Pocket Market at 2325 West Seventh Ave is the Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. Twin windows, featuring panels of coloured glass in earthy shades of blue, green and yellow, peer out of the building’s stately brown brick facade. Wood-paneled doors framed by a carved, dark-wood arch invite community members up the stairs and inside.
Today, however, the focus was outside, on the Kitsilano Pocket Market’s last day operating at Kits House, one of its two homes.
A young girl in yellow rain boots was dragging a dead fish by its tail. She seemed peculiarly out of place until a toddler caught up to her, carrying the same load. The children’s parents were close behind, energetically swinging their own bags with fish. Their family venture had either an educational – a sign […]
