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Comment on Frustrated citizens aim to put council candidates on the spot by Keith Rozendal

Keith Rozendal — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:56:25 +0000

The city of Vancouver has set the date for a public hearing on the rezoning application for the property at Kingsway and Broadway. It will be held Monday 27 February at 7:30 pm. For more information on the hearing see http://vancouver.ca/publichearings . For more information on the newly revised proposal, see http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/228-246ebway

Comment on Rising licence fees threaten TransLink buskers by cathy davis

cathy davis — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:13:53 +0000

Many street musicians,including myself play our own original music, or material that is in the public domain. This Socan initiative is draconian! I would like to see their books so that we can find out just how much of the take goes to songwriters, and how much goes to administration and salaries. I am proud to be a Translink Busker. I love the program enough to travel from Nanaimo on a regular basis to perform. We are all auditioned, have criminal record checks and participate in a yearly workshop. The next thing you know Socan will be making the City of Nanaimo and others pay for the busking spots on the street. busking is a hard enough job to make a living at without Socan taxing poor atreet musicians!

Comment on Candidates overlook housing for aging homeless by Last sleep before home « SUZANNE AHEARNE

Last sleep before home « SUZANNE AHEARNE — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:54:53 +0000

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Comment on Candidates overlook housing for aging homeless by Brotherlove « SUZANNE AHEARNE

Brotherlove « SUZANNE AHEARNE — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:02:13 +0000

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Comment on Vancouver school board wrestles with applying anti-homophobia policy by Alberto Mendoza Galina

Alberto Mendoza Galina — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:51:56 +0000

Glen, thank you for your time in reading the article and leaving your comment. It raises a good point providing further context to a complex issue.

Comment on Vancouver school board wrestles with applying anti-homophobia policy by Glen Hansman

Glen Hansman — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:04:45 +0000

The underfunding of school districts by the province is a huge factor here. Teachers, principals, vice principals, superintendents, and all others involved with working with students in K-12 schools need comprehensive in-service and resources to address homophobia and transphobia in schools. But the past 10 years in BC has been a story of rising costs without the matching funding being there from the province — or the leadership direction needed at the provincial level to make queer-friendly schools a reality across the province.

Comment on Shadow of mistrust haunts Iranian-Canadian voters by Golnaz Fakhari

Golnaz Fakhari — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:37:11 +0000

Thank you Sara for reading my article and leaving a comment. I agree on the continuous effort Iranian organizations are making to build a new civic culture for our community. And I believe the fact that they are really trying to aware us on our rights, and also our civic responsibilities is very noble. Thank you Sara.

Comment on Shadow of mistrust haunts Iranian-Canadian voters by Sara

Sara — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:20:51 +0000

Thank you Golnaz for the great article. As Ms. Jenab mentioned, organizations such as Iranian Women’s Cultural Society, Civic Association of Iranian Canadians, and Canadian Iranian Foundation are doing an amazing job in increasing the awareness of Iranian-Canadian community to be more involved in their own civic life and to have a voice in their community. I am proud to be witnessing this movement in building a culture and sense of involvement in the community by these organizations. This article brilliantly presents means to further identify the issue of deficient support of the community (though in the recent election the improvement was evident, thanks to the active presence of the above organizations and the Iranian-Canadian candidates). Now it’s a good time to recognize what has been done so far and also compliment this article with a list of future action items to further increase awareness of the impact that the community’s involvement has by contributing in the civil election.

Comment on Candidates overlook housing for aging homeless by tracey

tracey — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:11:10 +0000

The statistics tell a cruel story and the recorded words tell a story of tenacity and dignity. Way to be Suzanne.

Comment on Shadow of mistrust haunts Iranian-Canadian voters by Golnaz Fakhari

Golnaz Fakhari — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:41:57 +0000

Dear Zahra: Thank you for reading my article. You might not remember me, but I actually attended the seminar. I can assure you that this would not be the last article I write on Iranian-Canadian community. This was just a little hint on what the community is missing out on. I do agree with you on the positive steps that are being taken towards this matter. Thank you again for your comment.