No youth left behind
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Tag: LOCAL
Vancouver Park Board votes to end cetacean captivity
“It is just time for us not to have cetaceans in captivity.” – Commissioner John Coupar
Vancouverites celebrate return of rain
“Lo, the snow has passed, and we are forever grateful to the skies.”
Vancouver unveils new city logo proposals
“They don’t listen when I say a design is ugly, or offensive, or derivative. Or all three.”
City approach does not take aquarium into account
The park already had a plan to phase out cetaceans by 2029, formulated without city involvement.
Appreciating nature for its beauty
Environmentalism has become such a political issue that we often lose sight of how personal it is.
Anti-Semitism is an alarming problem
It is not enough to simply condemn the threats of violence. Stamping out hatred involves honest discussion on prejudice that forms within the community.
Fifteen months of home-free living in Canada’s most expensive city
“It’s absolutely mind-boggling how much time I was able to give myself when I didn’t have to work a job to pay Vancouver rents.”
Daylight Savings Time
I personally think staying in DST through the winter would help revitalize our city.
Housing: What have we done, and what will we do
“In a region as wealthy as our region, I think it is an absolute disgrace that we have the challenges of homelessness that we currently have.”