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My wheelchair is more agile than most. In motion, it’s designed to respond to shifts of my weight—a little like the shifts someone might make to...
B eing free means being happy. My 21-year-old son Aaron took the SkyTrain after work last night. A young adult taking the SkyTrain might not sound...
Thirty-five years ago, AIDS dominated headlines amidst a climate of fear and uncertainty, with very few proposed solutions. People living with AIDS...
Despite the mounting evidence that supports the therapeutic use of psychedelics, not everyone is eager to adopt these medicines. On April 10,...
The Vancouverite in me was already turned off by the massive line that formed on Granville Street over the weekend (my credentials include living...
The City of Vancouver and its Park Board have once again mobilized against the houseless residents of this city. Anyone living in Vancouver has felt...
Strathcona Park is one of the few off-leash dog parks on the Downtown Eastside, and one of the friendliest and most relaxed ones. Or, it was until...
I fiddled with my watch nervously. “You’re sure our spots are in the back?” “It’s fine. It’s a small yoga class. You’re going to be...
The realization hit me like a Hayley Wickenheiser slap shot. I was at Seattle’s Rough & Tumble women’s sports bar, devouring their Gold Mamba...
The best career advice I’ve ever been given was doled out by a writer I barely knew and have never seen since. “If you can imagine yourself doing...
BC farmers’ markets are places of connection. These community spaces allow producers and consumers to interact directly for fresh, local, in-season...
Lately it’s been hard to keep up with the cost-cutting and revenue-generating ideas of Vancouver’s Mayor and City Council. Despite 10.7 per cent...
Public policy nerds often say, “If you want to know what a society values, look at its budget.” For transit riders, the 2024 budget was a chance...
There are more than 250 parks in Vancouver, but only 39 off-leash dog areas—approximately 16 per cent of all parks. Yet between 36 per cent and 39...
Co-operative housing is often touted as a unique solution to our housing affordability challenges. So why aren’t they more common? I’ll begin by...
Most North American cities today are struggling to meet the demand for housing as the realities of demographics, economics, and global population...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Chinatown’s annual Spring Festival Parade. It’s an event that holds a lot of meaning for me and my family;...
February is Black History Month in Canada—a time to remember the difficult history of the Black community, as well as shine a spotlight on the...
In the ever-evolving fitness landscape, a new trend is here to stay—one that goes beyond the conventional concept of gyms as simply a space for...
When I arrived at the house to look after Jasmine, a seven-year-old, she was bawling her eyes out. I asked this usually-bubbly kid what was wrong and...
Back in 1921, Edward Sapir suggested that the relationship between language and thought was more complex than we imagined. Indeed, we now know that...
In response to my recent opinion piece about the lack of dog parks in East Vancouver, the Vancouver Park Board responded to me in an email, saying...
In Canada, our tax-funded healthcare system—a cornerstone of our national identity—guarantees equal access to a wide range of treatments, from...
As an Autistic person, finding my own career path has been a challenge. Openly identifying as someone who has a disability can potentially be a...
If I told you that the City of North Vancouver—population 58,000—has no off-leash dog parks, you would probably be surprised. And you would be...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As soon as you hit conversational age, parents, teachers, and any other adult in your life will expect...
There’s an easy way for us to take part in solving housing unaffordability: voting. And I don’t mean for our prime minister. The elections that...
Reader, it happened to me: I tipped at a brick-and-mortar retail store. I was picking up the cheapest bottle of red plonk I could find to turn into...
Incredibly destructive freshwater invasive species are pounding on BC’s door, but the federal government and energy utilities with everything to...
A City of Vancouver pilot project for 10 tiny homes opened in late December 2023—after nearly three years. Speaking to the press about it last...
Remember when City Hall lit up with the Rolling Stones logo to promote the band’s upcoming Vancouver concert? An anonymous member of the public...
My parents left all of their family behind in Hong Kong and immigrated to Delta in the ’90s. The house we lived in was modest, and they were proud...
If you were near City Hall on the evening of November 21, you might have noticed something unusual: a huge pair of lips and scarlet tongue emblazoned...
The BC Provincial Government recently announced plans to increase housing density near rapid transit in a variety of locations across the province...
On November 15, Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle brought forward a motion for more density in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood. With its big...
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recently released a new Surgeon General Advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of...