City Hall
Aug 17th, 2010
Mairi Welman, formerly of the Recycling Council of BC, has been appointed communications director for the City of Vancouver.
The Gender Files
Jun 25th, 2010
When the federal government appointed 19 men and zero women as Canada Excellence Research Chairs last month, it sparked a debate over gender equality in the sciences, and now the more...
The Gender Files
May 17th, 2010
25-year-old Annalea Krebs has created a social media platform where British Columbians can connect with socially and environmentally responsible businesses and organizations.
The Gender Files
Apr 3rd, 2010
I was 13 years old when I first went to Lilith Fair at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. I was a huge fan of its founder, Vancouverite Sarah McLachlan, and I remember feeling so cool to be coming...
The Ethical Hustle
Mar 19th, 2010
After launching more than 30 online communities through the Social Signal Company with her partner, stand-up comic and cartoonist Rob Cottingham, Alexandra Samuel recently became the director of...
News
Feb 12th, 2010
Resistance training in senior women may improve their higher brain functions. A 12-month, Vancouver-based experiment on women ages 65 to 75 shows that resistance training, or anaerobic exercise,...
The Rub
Feb 4th, 2010
With the first article of many, here’s my promise: I’ll tell you some tales from the crypt, and I’ll leave the dated sex tips to Cosmo.
Fashionably Forward
Jan 27th, 2010
One of my all time favourite tales is that of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. Built on dreams and fantasy, Alice finds herself dealing with obscure and sometimes delirious protagonists in a...
The Gender Files
Jan 11th, 2010
Does Canada have a problem with chemicals in our sex toys? According to Toronto Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, the answer is yes. In December, Bennett wrote an open letter to Federal Health Minister...
Fashionably Forward
Jan 4th, 2010
From this to that... what happens when I finally get thrown in front of the camera and spend 3 hours as a promotional model, gulp!