Cosplay, celebrities, commerce at Vancouver Fan Expo
Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver Fan Expo celebrated nerdy media with over 20,000 attendees at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 3â5.
Animesque: Tainted bloodline
Before Akira, there was Vampire Hunter D (VHD), an anime based on a long-running series of light novels penned by Hideyuki Kikuchi, an author best-recognized as the Japanese equivalent of H. P. Lovecraft.
Iconic animals in Amelia Douglas Galleryâs latest exhibit
Icons: Sacred and Profane is the latest collection of mixed media artwork to fill the Amelia Douglas Gallery, arriving April 16. Mixing animals with cultural, religious, and biological imagery, artists Elizabeth Carefoot and Deborah Putman explore the connection that people have with animals in their works for the exhibit.
Run or walk in BCâs first Daffodil Dash
The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) will be holding its first Daffodil Dash on April 26.
Vancouverâs 2015 homeless count begins
The city of Vancouver began its homelessness count for 2015 on March 26.
Safe injection siteâs operational future in jeopardy
On March 25, Parliament passed the âRespect For Communities Act,â or Bill C-2. This amendment creates further regulations in allowing supervised drug consumption sites across the country.
UNIBUG returns with âBugs with Benefitsâ
Douglasâ User Network for Inset Biology in the Urban Garden (UNIBUG) will be hosting their fourth forum on April 11.
No place for young wolves
On March 31, aboriginal womenâs shelter Young Wolves Lodge closed its doors after 12 years due to lack of funding.
Quadcopters of the Amazon
Last July, Amazon vice president of global public policy Paul Misener petitioned the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of the US for an âexperimental airworthiness certificateâ for the purposes of testing Amazon Prime Air’s new automated delivery drones.
Privilege and prejudice
Itâs a tragic reality that discrimination still exists in our society. I donât think I really need evidence that people are treated differentlyâlooking around at the world would indicate thatâbut letâs make a short list anyways.