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Vancouver Winter Olympics

Cheeky Umbrella founder Jen Zurowski loves rainy days

Rain always brings a smile to Cheeky Umbrella founder Jen Zurowski's face, because unlike so many Vancouverites, she sees something else pouring down all around her: opportunity.

Musqueam Indian Band to host historic citizenship awards

On Saturday, June 25, the Musqueam Indian Band, with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, will be holding a historic citizenship awards ceremony at the Musqueam Cultural Pavilion, located in the...

Downtown South community captures 2010 Winter Games images

  Many of the images we have of the 2010 Winter Games were captured by professional photographers. People living in Vancouver’s lower income inner city communities, however, recorded a very...

Arrest Outside North Van Chlorine Facility Highlights Concerns About Dangerous Transports Through Greater Vancouver

Kent Lins took his camera and got into into his car.   Lins's goal was to find out if Canexus Chemical Plant had halted the transport of chlorine, a deadly chemical, during the Vancouver...