It’s nearly show time at the Cobalt and Valynne Vile is “bloody nervous.” This will be her first time performing in drag, ever. Performing is a scary thought. There’s a saying in Vancouver that when a drag queen screws up, you don’t hear an awkward silence – you hear gunshots being fired. Not only is [...]
In her basement studio in east Vancouver, Morgan Green pulls out a few pieces of handcrafted jewelry she’s been keeping under wraps. An intricate gold and silver butterfly pendant and Raven ring emerge from a drawer beneath her desk. The curving artwork is instantly recognizable as classic Northwest Coast formline – Tsimshian to be precise. [...]
A Vancouver company is pioneering a new technology for raising money through social media. As hundreds of charities compete for donation dollars, ConnectionPoint Systems Inc. is using a Facebook app called FundRazr to show people how to effectively leverage their online social networks to raise money for everything from lacrosse teams to international social-justice campaigns [...]
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