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Pay parking along Fraser Street can be a benefit
By Kristen Holliday
There are valid reasons for pay parking to be implemented along Fraser Street, but concerns raised by small business owners about impacts on their sales should not be ignored.
In 2019, the City of Vancouver, with…
Sustainability studies not sustaining enrolment
Langara’s environmental studies program has seen a decline in first-year course enrollment. This is not consistent with student reports of increasing concern for the environment.
Langara Creates Scholarship Honouring Delaram Dadashnejad
By Kristen Holliday
A new scholarship fund has been opened in memory of Delaram Dadashnejad, the Langara food and nutrition student who died when UIA Flight 752 was shot down over Tehran.
The disaster occurred on Jan. 8,…
Pollinator pathways could save the planet and help build community
With a decrease in pollinators around the world, the Sunset community wants to create a greener, bee-friendly neighbourhood by implementing the Sunset Pollinator Pathway Project.
Gaming distractions can get out of control
Daljit Singh, a first-year Langara business management student, failed a test three times when he was in school in India because he spent so much time playing a video game.
Video: Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre plans for the future
By Mandy Moon
As neighbourhoods expand, so too does the necessity for accommodating facilities.
A Needs Assessment was presented to the Parks Board Commissioner on March 12, 2018. Although talk of development and community centre…
Video: How the ongoing transit strike is affecting Langara
Produced by Maxim Fossey
Contract negotiations broke down the week of Oct. 10, between TransLink and the union that represents transit operators and maintenance staff.
There have been continuing talks, but no agreement has been…
Video: Punjabi Market hopes sparked by revitalization efforts
Reported by Agazy Mengesha
The Punjabi Market area, located on Main Street between 48th and 51st Avenue, has experienced a decline as families and businesses have moved away from the community to areas like Surrey.
Revitalization…
Automated defibrillator access limited in South Vancouver
By Mandy Moon
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the survival rate of a cardiac arrest victim can decrease by seven per cent for every one minute of delay in defibrillation. That means in 14 and a half minutes, their survival…
South Vancouver businesses affected by lack of bicycle lanes
Businesses in South Vancouver are not receiving the full benefit of increased traffic from cyclists due to South Vancouver's scattered bike lanes that are often unprotected from traffic.