UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
The Vancouver School Board will close schools for 10 additional days next year in order to partially offset a $17M budget deficit. Longer holidays will hurt vulnerable families and further stretch community resources. Around 50 community members met Thursday to discuss education cuts at a town hall meeting hosted by Jenny Kwan, MLA Vancouver Mt. […]
A camper van with barber shop candy stripes was parked Saturday outside the Temple of the Modern Girl Boutique on Main Street. In front of the van, a sign read, “Trim ya locks fo whatever ya gots.” The Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association was hosting a street party on Main Street between Broadway and 12th […]
Michael Bowring wore a plain shirt, slacks and a straw hat as he sat on a bench in front of Britannia Community Centre. His hat shaded his eyes from the bright Saturday afternoon sun as he rolled a cigarette and put it between his lips for a puff. “We don’t live in a democracy,” the […]
Temporary No Stopping September 25th Traffic lights flashing green. East Broadway meets Prince Albert Street. Rain, rain, rain. A banner hangs from the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. Harvest Festival Saturday, September 25th It is the eve of the festival and the house is buzzing with activity. The front entrance is plastered with community bulletins: Job […]
Budget cuts, language differences, and poverty are at the heart of why children from Vancouver’s oldest residential neighbourhood have been found to face the most challenges to receiving a successful education. According to a report published in the Sept. 22 edition of The Vancouver Sun, children of the Strathcona neighbourhood have the highest percentage of […]
The smiles of the children who gathered in the playground in front of the non-profit Strathcona Community Dental Clinic reveal the state of the province’s deteriorating dental coverage for low-income families and families on welfare: there are often gaps where teeth should be or shaved-away pointed spikes where you would expect a rectangular toothy grin. […]
When Pastor Joe Russell from the New Beginnings Baptist Church found out that Woodland Park was already booked for Saturday Sept. 19, he saw an opportunity. The park had been booked by the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre for their annual event, Cops, Kids and Commercial Drive. By hosting the church’s community day in the same […]
“If you want hear the cutting-edge of electronica music, you have to be here tonight,” said John Harris, a 36 year-old resident of Whistler, pointing to a ticket in his hand. Harris waited in line at Highlife Records and Music, a music store on Commercial Drive, one of the hippest districts of Vancouver. By “here,” […]
An afternoon in Queen Elizabeth Park accompanied by the leftovers of summer. Atop this particular hill: a stunning view of downtown Vancouver, Seasons in the Park and the Bloedel Conservatory. The conservatory is a curious building. Think Bio-Dome, circa 1995. Whatever happened to Pauly Shore? A West Coast Sightseeing bus unloads a bus full of […]
Local band Legally Blind played Friday at a fundraiser for the legal defense of Vancouver activists arrested at this summer’s protests of the G-20 Summit in Toronto. The lead singer resembled a young Johnny Rotten as he dedicated Pink Floyd’s We Don’t Need No Education to Premier Gordon Campbell. Next the band played original tune […]
