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Vancouver Queer Skate offers community during COVID-19

admin Mar 10, 2021

By Alaina Saint Amour One of the few inclusive groups prioritizing queer people during the pandemic, Vancouver Queer Skate is bringing LGBTQ+ folks together. The club has been key in providing a sense of community and belonging to…

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Video: Aunt Leah’s helps at risk youth through Christmas tree sales

admin Dec 2, 2020

By Norman Galimski and Veronika Khvorostukhina Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lots takes a different approach to holiday tree sales. Every year, they open tree lots across the Lower Mainland to raise money for their charity. Aunt Leah’s is a…

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New West students want more COVID-19 mental health support

admin Oct 7, 2020

By Joe Ayres Students are raising concerns over what they say is a lack of mental health support from the New Westminster School District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four out of the district’s 12 schools have had COVID-19 exposures…

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WeChat volunteer group provides assistance to self-isolating neighbours

admin Mar 26, 2020

By Kristen Holliday Metro Vancouverites — showing foresight and pluck — organized volunteer groups through WeChat to help their neighbours through a time of widespread self-isolation and anxiety, according to group members. …

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Video: Punjabi Market hopes sparked by revitalization efforts

admin Nov 6, 2019

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…

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A social group for men

admin Oct 24, 2019

Reported by Henri Ngimbis Support programs focused on helping men are particularly important in the era of modern technology when families don’t interact with real conversations, according to the coordinator of a South Vancouver group.…

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Change the voting age to engage youth

admin Oct 18, 2019

Lowering the required minimum age to vote to 16 from 18 would increase the involvement of young people in politics, according to Green Party members. The Green Party’s platform claims that a lower voting age would give “young…

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NDP candidate says young people needed in politics

admin Oct 17, 2019

An increase in young voices in parliament would create a more effective democracy, particularly when it comes to issues that fundamentally affect youth, such as climate change, according to 24-year-old Yvonne Hanson, the NDP candidate for…

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Vancouver community celebrates famed Chinese calligrapher one year after death

admin Mar 22, 2019

A year after the death of Yim Tse, the Vancouver calligraphy community celebrates the lasting contribution the famed Chinese calligrapher made to the art form.

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Health report says that Vancouverites don’t feel connected to their communities

admin Mar 13, 2019

Almost half of Vancouver’s residents don’t feel very connected to their city, don’t have a strong group of friends they can rely on, and report more mood and anxiety disorders than Metro Vancouver on average.

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