FEATURE

“It seems as though we’ve hit that sweet spot that we were hoping for. People who really enjoyed the original show are liking the new version, and people who are coming to Corner Gas for the first time are enjoying this version.” – Brent Butt, creator and star of Corner Gas Animated

It’s telling that the first options to come up when searching the phrase “nonbinary people are” are “nonbinary people are stupid” and “nonbinary people aren’t real.”

“I wanted to get involved, curate these bands, take over all the shows.” Mati Cormier, founder, promotor, manager, and sole proprietor behind the now-deceased Trash City Productions.

“There are many performers who simply wouldn’t be able to get a foot on the stage again without the Rio.” – Tyler James Nicol

These skills will last them for the rest of their lives.

There’s nothing quite like getting together with three of your friends and sitting down with four controllers and a split screen, or diving into an RPG with all the content already on the disc.

“People have this sense—it’s either bad karma or ‘I’m going to be judged for my bad deeds’—that there are consequences,” Linda Christensen, Humanities professor at Douglas College

“The history taught in schools is very white-centric, so it’s up to us to tell our stories.” – Silvia Mangue Alene, President of the BC Black History Society

“When we try to do any renovations, we try to stick to what we have and just make it newer, but not replace the history behind it.” Rachel Chen, co-owner of the Ovaltine Café.

It’s time to talk, but most importantly, it’s also time to listen.