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Vancouver School Board's loss could be parents' gain
These school board trustees were not fired, but simply had their future freed up, writes Trish Kelly
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An open letter to Trump supporters: Keep all of your beliefs, except one
If the rest of the world is asking 'America WTF?' it's time to reconsider, writes Petti Fong.
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Guest Shot: Vancouver viaducts removal clears way to honour Hogan's Alley
Removal of the 1960s downtown infrastructure a chance to create a gathering space, an archive, for future black communities, argues Wayde Compton
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Get ready for Trump refugees, Vancouver
We all need to embrace the idea of making Vancouver a real sanctuary for the marginalized people Trump is aiming to rob of their human rights.
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Developers, planners need to make women's nighttime safety a priority
Is there are right for women to move without fears in the public at night, writes Petti Fong. And should it be on the agenda of local planners?
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Make sure Chinatown revitalization doesn’t displace seniors who fought to...
The neighbourhood is still called Chinatown, but new retail is moving in and staples like green grocers and tea shops are shuttered
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Knowledge workers without a country
High-tech workers caught between chasing the American dream and the call of the old country
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Vancouver should make culture a pillar of sustainability
The idea of culture as a fundamental principle of sustainable development is the kind of big, audacious goal a mayor could campaign on, writes Trish Kelly.
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Become more engaged with the city in the New Year
Resolve to become more engaged in your city in 2017 -- in a political sense, and in other ways too, writes Trish Kelly.
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Vancouver, let’s learn to share nicely in 2017
If we're serious about embracing the sharing economy, we need to try to share well with others, writes Trish Kelly.
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Vancouver Fire Department suffer the worst of salt crisis
The salt fiasco is an issue of belonging; the people jostling to get to the salt do not see themselves as neighbours, writes Trish Kelly.
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The struggle to keep Vancouver's creative class in the city
For creative types who didn’t go into the commercially friendly side of the arts, the struggle to stay here is real, writes Trish Kelly.
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Resisting Trump in Vancouver
There has already been enough harm done by Trump to stand against, writes Trish Kelly.
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Community policing centre in Strathcona a wrongheaded approach to fentanyl...
City's decision to fund community policing centre in Strathcona will further stigmatize addicts and could lead to more overdose deaths, argues Trish Kelly.
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Metro Vancouver's guide to fighting Islamophobia and anti-refugee sentiment
Feeling helpless? Don't stand by, step up. Here are some pointers.
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Vancouver community centre operating agreement won’t help hungry kids
If we ran our libraries the way we run our community centres, your local branch would have to say 'I’m sorry we don’t have it,' or set up a fundraiser to get the money together to buy a copy.
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Reasons why Vancouver still deserves to be your Valentine
It’s also fine to fan the flames of your crush on the dizzying array of microbrews, bicycles, and the lushness of our urban forest canopy, writes Trish Kelly.
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Make Uber an election issue in B.C.
If you want Uber, tell every party that asks it’s an election issue for you, writes Trish Kelly.
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Retail 'zones of exclusion' in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside hurting our...
Carnegie Community Action Project mapped 450+ businesses in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside to show spread of gentrification.
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A tale of two school boards
While New West school board passes sanctuary city policy, a parent group in Richmond is worried about creating safe spaces for transgendered youth.
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