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City Announces Paralympic Torchbearers and Schedule of March 10-12 Relay

City Hall

Press Release

Eight individuals representing the City of Vancouver will take part in the Paralympic Torch Relay which began in Ottawa last week and will culminate in the lighting of the Paralympic Cauldron at BC...

Welcome

All Are Friends and Welcome Here

Brad Henderson

As is the customs of all First Nations people, “I bid you all welcome” to the first posting of the First Nations blog entitled Welcome. Firstly, I wish to thank founding editor-in-chief Linda...

Shooting Stars Foundation's Jazzilla as Prelude to the Oscars

John Tanner

What does this man's work have to do with the Oscars?

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

Cultural Olympiad

Cultural Olympiad continues during the Paralympic Games with daring dance, thoughtful theatre and awesome art.

Parks

Vancouver Park Board Celebrates the Coming of the Paralympic Games

Sarah Blyth

I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 community happenings event yesterday at Kitsilano Community Centre. It was a fun, free, family event held to celebrate the recent Winter Olympics and the...

A Recipe for the Big Boys of the Four-Man Bobsled

Charles Macurdy

These baked potato chips are a great alternative to the bagged variety.

Clean Up of LiveCity Site at David Lam Park Underway

City

Cathi Atmadjaja

The City will sod and restore hills in an effort to bring David Lam Park back to its pre-Olympic state.

Jasper Sloan Yip Unveils a New Album Entitled "Every Day and All At Once"

Music

Lauren Keogh

Jasper Sloan Yip's album launch party launch was held at a packed Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive last Saturday night. Cafe Deux Soleils offered the perfect venue for Jasper and his...

Canada's Reaction to Sarah Palin's Childhood Health Care Anecdote

News

Vanessa Yee

Palin's under scrutiny yet again after sharing what she thought to be an enamouring childhood anecdote

All That Glitters is Not Gold at the Academy Awards

Television

Robyn Ludwig

Ben Stiller, presenting the Best Costume award at the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday.

In All This Son's Command

The Gender Files

Ben Milne

I’ve been away the past two weeks, working in China, so I only got to hear about the Conservatives’ decision to review the Canadian national anthem after they changed their minds. To think that I was...