Seniors creative despite dementia

By Jessica Smith Before she developed dementia, Sylvia Sinclair was a high school art teacher and a painter. “She was a maiden aunt, never married, no kids, loved cats,” says Sinclair’s niece, Charlotte McLaughlin. “Owned her own home, was very independent, loved to travel. Travelled the world, spent a lot of summers in Hawaii, painted [...]

Foreign aid? Forget it

By Shira Bick It’s not easy helping young women in Africa get an education these days. Just a few months ago Oprah’s good intentions fell flat after an employee at a school she started for girls in South Africa was arrested on charges of physical and sexual abuse. A more recent example is the growing [...]

Vancouver's toxic sewage dumped in ocean

By Leslie Young Three Lower Mainland sewage treatment plants have dumped billions of litres of toxic waste into the Fraser River, Burrard Inlet and the Strait of Georgia, breaking federal environmental law for years without penalty. The three wastewater plants are Iona Island in Richmond, Lions Gate in North Vancouver and Annacis Island in Delta. [...]

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