Stories written by bdennison

Protected: Creating space for cultural understanding at UBC

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Mar 28 2013 | Posted in UBC | Read More »

Vancouver students embrace cash for school incentive

Kim Leary glances over at one of her students. He is slowly and methodically passing a soccer ball from one foot to the other. He is a gifted soccer player, so his uncharacteristically sloppy movements reveal something more to the teacher observing him carefully. “You look less energetic than usual,” Leary says. She asks him [...]

Mar 25 2013 | Posted in Education,Feature story | Read More »

Commercial Drive businesses to city on bike lane: No, no and no

Commercial Drive businesses are not budging from their opposition to what they fear is a city fixation on a concrete-barrier bike lane, wielding polls and phone calls and meetings to try to stop the city’s plans. Although city engineers and councillors say the lane plans aren’t decided yet and there are lots of options, the [...]

Nov 21 2012 | Posted in City | Read More »

Vancouver’s first aboriginal public school triples enrolment

Vancouver’s first aboriginal school program has almost tripled its enrolment since August. The program, located at Sir William MacDonald Elementary School in northeast Vancouver, has increased enrolment to 16 students from six in the first four grades now being accepted. Continued growth could result in expanding the program into the secondary-school system, said Vancouver school [...]

Oct 17 2012 | Posted in City,Education,Feature story | Read More »
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