Koralee Nickarz

By KORALEE NICKARZ Sharing a photo of the Mission Japanese Farmer's Association taken on Sept. 28, 1940, Vivien Nishi immediately identifies her ancestral connections to the community. “My grandfather is in there. My great uncle is in…

This 6-part series explores Canada's shadow markets – from cash-only home repairs and community "gift exchanges" to ticket reselling and underground entertainment. Through diverse perspectives, our journalists examine why Canadians…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN Students in Langara’s geography and geology department want the college to be more transparent about layoffs and course cuts that could potentially disrupt their education. Geography student Joaquin Mercado said the…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN As B.C. scraps its carbon tax and Langara College cuts environmental courses, educators worry climate action is losing priority, in policy and in the classroom. The provincial carbon tax, introduced in 2008, was…

By KORALEE NICKARZ Imagine you’ve lived in a basement suite for almost four decades, paying your monthly rent to the homeowner who lives upstairs. And then one day, you’re evicted.   You look and look for a new place nearby but you…

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 KORALEE NICKARZ As a founding member of SisterWatch, Carol Martin had every expectation that she would discuss changes impacting the safety of Indigenous women in the Downtown Eastside with the chief of police. But according to…

By SAGE SMITH and KORALEE NICKARZ Seven years after the Smoke Free Campus policy was implemented at Langara College, students are criticizing it as ineffective and poorly applied. Josh Frohberg, a Langara sociology student, said he…

By KORALEE NICKARZ and BOB HOMER TransLink recently made the announcement to decommission 150 of its Mark I cars and replace them with newer Mark V models by 2027. Instead of sending them to the scrapyard, the original Mark I trains that…

By KORALEE NICKARZ The Greater Vancouver Food Bank will uphold their guideline limiting international students from accessing aid during their first year of study despite harsh responses from critics. According to CEO David Long, the…