UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
A wall was covered with grass, fish and waves at the end of a literacy gathering Friday and Saturday at the Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House. Over 200 people crowded into a 400-square-feet room to discuss the community’s new literacy plan. The literacy gathering, “Sea of Change,” was organized by Joanna Lemay, facilitator for the Kensington-Cedar […]
Condos are springing up all along Kingsway, introducing not only a new landscape to the nearby neighbourhoods but also new dynamics. Kingsway is a high-traffic road. The road is like an urban desert between 10th avenue and the northern tip of Collingwood. Despite the wealth of stores and services along the road, cars dominate the […]
Dramatic rent increases for social housing across Vancouver have left many low-income individuals and families in constant fear of eviction. Brant Villa is one of many social housing complexes owned by BC Housing. There are 48 units in total – some are apartments intended for single adults and others are townhomes designated for families. The […]
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 […]
Looking for something interesting to do on the corner of Fraser and Kingsway, it is easy to gravitate towards the dainty French bistro, Les Faux Bourgeois. But the sound of boisterous laughter and beer bottles chiming across the street was more intriguing, even though it appeared as just another thank-goodness-it’s-Friday student party. Having asked a […]
