City of Vancouver

By EHXEA ANTOINE The construction of the new condos and the upgrading of the sewer systems on 49th Avenue is reaching the end of its phase 1 construction, but the lengthy construction projects have made it difficult for some South…

By AMBER MONIZ An increase in the number of post-secondary students casting a ballot could impact the outcome of a byelection in which housing is a major issue, says a Langara instructor. According to Terri Evans, Langara College’s…

By HAZEL LOVE As I was wheeled into the operating room at Vancouver General Hospital to have my ruptured appendix removed, I agonized over why it had taken doctors 48 hours to act. Last May, I  arrived at the VGH emergency room in…

By  HILARY ANGUS The East Vancouver park, built in 1979, is Vancouver’s oldest skate park and one of the oldest skateparks in North America. Located near East Broadway and Clark Drive, the park reopened to the public on Oct. 11 after a…

By Cala Ali, Andrea Dante, and Hannah Mondiwa Seagulls have been one of the main nuisances at popular tourist spots like Granville Island for a long time. Now, a new pest has entered the scene: the Canada goose. The Vancouver Park Board…

By Michael Su As the City of Vancouver prepares an initiative to reduce food waste, a professor in UBC’s faculty of land and food systems says the city’s goal does not go far enough. The city is introducing a new system to help the…

By Lauren Accili  This story has been updated to include comments from Christine Boyle and Nicholas Blomley  Urban studies is a burgeoning field of studies, and Langara College along with other schools are developing courses to deal…

Sales tax issues fermenting ahead of July 1, 2020 decision on sweetened carbonated beverages