Too often we, the media, lower our journalistic standards when we present Africa as a singular entity –- that is, as a country and not a continent. In the fast-paced world of news reporting, we need to stop and think about how we can best represent the more than one billion people who live on [...]
Vancouver politicians are sparring over the terms of upcoming community plans for Grandview-Woodland, the West End and Marpole. City planners said the new plans, now under consultation, replace existing ones, some as old as 20 years, which are out of tune with neighbourhood needs for amenities and housing. The status quo has left gaps in [...]
Richmond is going ahead with a bylaw that the local clergy call a human rights violation. Under the proposed measure, religious institutions in West Richmond that want to sell or rezone their land for residential use would have to hand over a large portion of their revenues for affordable housing. “This is a human rights [...]
The Beth Tikvah Congregation sold half of its property to Richmond about 10 years ago. The city spent close to $1 million to build affordable housing on the property, with the B.C. government reimbursing three-quarters of the cost. The city can’t afford to invest in affordable housing anymore because the federal and provincial governments reduced [...]
An interesting debate is swirling around the future of the – one in which everyone, it seems, has something something to say, including The discussion is broadly centered around whether to move the VAG to a new site or refurbish – where only three per cent of its permanent collection can be exhibited at any [...]
Plans to develop a historic parcel of Tsawwassen farmland into a mix of high-density housing, agriculture and recreational space are being met with resistance from local residents. More than 400 people packed a public forum Oct 24 at the South Delta Recreation Centre to hear about a proposal from locally owned Century Group. It wants [...]
Residents in the Dunbar area of Vancouver are raising questions about how a scheme to provide homes for people with mental illness could affect their community. Coast Mental Health Foundation wants to build an apartment building at 16th and Dunbar to house some 50 individuals with various mental illnesses. The foundation is aware that the [...]
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