UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
Residents of the Musqueam urban first nation have confronted dispossession and discrimination from the government over the last 130 years. These restrictions have shaped the current situation at the nation, where many face poverty and prejudice. Nonetheless, a number of Musqueam members have enhanced their employment opportunities at the Native Education College- a cultural sensitive […]
Golfers quietly retracted balls from dispensing machines at the Musqueam Golf and Learning Academy. Minimum interaction among visitors was visible, and only a few women chatted in the cafeteria area. A lack of community foundation was blatant in this club. However, one charismatic foreign-born player assistant at the club challenged my perception on a Thursday […]
Painter. Writer. Thinker. Gabryel Harrison is an artist in the truest sense of the word. After spending nearly 18 years seeking solitude and quiet alongside the banks of the Fraser River in Southlands, she is ready to share that silence with those that wish to listen. The old wharf had been home to a Japanese […]
It’s not every day that you come across a 22-year-old young man with a pet duck named Charlie stuffed tenderly under his sweatshirt. Then again, it’s not every day that you come across a young man like Jordan Maynard and a local farm like Southlands Heritage Farm. General Manager and co-founder of the “magical oasis” […]
A steep road introduced a landscape of lavish cars around the bright green grass of the Marine Drive Golf Club. An air of power and wealth surrounded this plot. While people around the world still face a strong recession, this club contrasted the reality of many. Nevertheless, all the luxury at display could not disguise […]
Though physically located in the upscale neighbourhood of Kerrisdale, Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre greets a much wider audience than might be seen strolling past the fine art stores, exclusive boutiques and five dollar lattes just two blocks away on West 41st Avenue. “It’s not uncommon for us to see a homeless patient and a […]
In spite of the fact that Canada narrowly escaped the effects of the global recession, many in Vancouver still cannot afford current housing prices. However, an elite group of citizens in the South West Marine Drive have enjoyed mansions with imposing front yards and doorways. As attractive as these houses were, a lasting impression of […]
Vivian Campbell, a local Musqueam Weaver, has had a long standing relationship with the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, beginning when she was a teenager participating in the Native Youth Program and most recently as one of the featured artists at the museum’s first annual World Art Market. WAM!, as the […]
The imagery observed during a stroll to the South West Marine Drive locality can tentatively counter any previous impression of Vancouver as a prosperous city, where the wealthiest share streets with the underprivileged. The sight of beautiful houses with high-clipped hedges and expensive cars parked in garages dominated the scene around Dunbar’s narrow and noiseless […]
