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Installation begins on modular housing complex

Naoibh O’Connor / Vancouver Courier

December 21, 2016

One of the biggest challenges in addressing homelessness is finding a quality place for people to live, according to Coun. Kerry Jang.

2016: The year in Vancouver theatre

December 22, 2016

The year kicked off with the effervescent Blackbird Theatre production of The Rivals. Everyone’s favourite character in this 18th century comedy is Mrs. Malaprop and, almost ...

• Theatre •

2016: Bauhaus, Nightingale, Savio Volpe, Cabrito tops this year’s best eats

December 22, 2016

Checking my stained notebook, there was plenty to celebrate this past year: myriad good tastes that underscore Vancouver’s wealth of formidable dining in every style and ...

• Dining •

Civic beat 2016: Of points of order, press releases and presents

December 20, 2016

Sadly, another year of hunting, gathering and typing has come to a close. That means it’s time to roll out my annual list of questionable observations of what went down ...

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Premier Christy Clark. Photo Dan Toulgoet

Homebuyers loan encourages more debt

December 20, 2016

I assume everyone knows and accepts that the “free money” Christy Clark is offering first-time homebuyers is a callous and transparent attempt to buy votes in the upcoming ...

• Opinion •

Dynamo Art Association artist Sarah Davidson, left, hosted Saturday’s Print Fair/Market along with J

Print’s charming for reinvigorated zine scene

December 20, 2016

Zine culture is alive and swell. This news may come as a surprise to some as it was assumed by many that the Internet would kill any need for paper publishing of all ...

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November has been the deadliest month for overdose deaths in recent memory, with 128 people dying in

Overdose drug deaths in Vancouver reach 164 in 11 months

December 19, 2016

Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe announced Monday that 755 people have died in B.C. of an illicit drug overdose between January and November, a 70 per cent increase over the ...

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Margaret Linley, a professor of English at Simon Fraser University, says folk traditions frequently

Christmas a perfect time for intermingling ideas of Jesus, the holy ghost and ...

December 20, 2016

One of the more familiar Christmas songs, “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year,” has a line that to me always seemed out of place. Popularized by Andy Williams in ...

• Community •

Slip sliding away: Buses no match for slushy streets (PHOTOS)

December 19, 2016

Buses along 41st Avenue had a tough go of it this morning thanks to the slushy conditions in Vancouver. . . .

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Campus’ Wesbrook Village planned community adding up to 800 residents per year

UBC becoming a new frontier for family housing

December 19, 2016

Like many parents with children, Eric Jan and his partner have given up the idea of owning a house in the increasingly expensive Vancouver. “I’ve always known Vancouver ...

• News •

Police chief leads unified plea for drug treatment in Vancouver

December 16, 2016

Police Chief Adam Palmer led a unified plea Friday from doctors, politicians and his counterpart at the fire department to pressure the provincial government to provide ...

• News •

More Skytrain cars coming to Metro Vancouver…in 2019

December 16, 2016

Transit riders got some good news Friday – 28 new Skytrain cars will be added to the rapid transit line that runs across Metro Vancouver. But the bad news is the train ...

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Outdoor ice skating in Vancouver? It happened here

December 15, 2016

Generations ago, skating was a more frequent winter pastime in Vancouver --- a fresh-air, outdoor pastime. Skaters flocked to Trout Lake in John Hendry Park and Lost ...

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Shylo Nursing: A World of Difference

April 14, 2016

There are significant differences between home health care and residential care facilities, the most important of which is that the ...

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Memorial Society of British Columbia: Help with end of life planning

December 5, 2016

For more than 60 years, the Memorial Society of British Columbia has been helping members and their loved ones plan for the end of life....

• Standout •

Theatre

2016: The year in Vancouver theatre

Jo Ledingham / Vancouver Courier

December 22, 2016

The year kicked off with the effervescent Blackbird Theatre production of The Rivals. Everyone’s favourite character in this 18th century comedy is Mrs. Malaprop and, almost ...

Dining

2016: Bauhaus, Nightingale, Savio Volpe, Cabrito tops this year’s best eats

Tim Pawsey / Vancouver Courier

December 22, 2016

Checking my stained notebook, there was plenty to celebrate this past year: myriad good tastes that underscore Vancouver’s wealth of formidable dining in every style and ...

Movies

Lion roams jungle of this year’s cinematic tearjerkers

Julie Crawford / Vancouver Courier

December 21, 2016

If there’s a theme running through the winter season’s awards contenders, it’s the primal fear all parents have about losing a child.

Theatre

Mary Poppins sings and soars across Stanley stage

Jo Ledingham / Vancouver Courier

December 19, 2016

If your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews have all grown up, take the child-you-used-to-be to Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical directed by the Arts Club’s ...

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The best of our Vancouver Special series

March 28, 2014

It began as a question: What if we dedicated one print issue every two weeks to a different neighbourhood and wrote about it in detail. Find the stories that make that ...

Photo gallery: Best of Vancouver Special neighbourhood series

March 28, 2014

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For the athlete in your life, give the gift of fit this season

December 20, 2016

I used to despise unwrapping socks on Christmas morning. Why was Santa so bland? Now I put socks at the top of my wish list. Ankle-high, merino wool in black, please and ...

Sportsbar opens to bring Canucks fans closer to the action

December 16, 2016

Hockey fans no longer need a ticket to Rogers Arena to watch a live Canucks game at the rink. Instead, in a North American first, spectators can walk in from Georgia Street...

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Print’s charming for reinvigorated zine scene

December 20, 2016

Zine culture is alive and swell. This news may come as a surprise to some as it was assumed by many that the Internet would kill any need for paper publishing of all ...

Fred UnLEEshed: Dec. 20, 2016

Seven year old Annie — a Children’s Wish recipient — got ready to board Air Transat’s North Pole fl

December 20, 2016

CHRISTMAS BELLS: The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle is one of the city’s most recognizable holiday symbols. The Hope in the City Breakfast launched the social service ...

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2016: Bauhaus, Nightingale, Savio Volpe, Cabrito tops this year’s best eats

December 22, 2016

Checking my stained notebook, there was plenty to celebrate this past year: myriad good tastes that underscore Vancouver’s wealth of formidable dining in every style and ...

2016: The year in Vancouver theatre

December 22, 2016

The year kicked off with the effervescent Blackbird Theatre production of The Rivals. Everyone’s favourite character in this 18th century comedy is Mrs. Malaprop and, almost ...

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Last minute toy ideas

December 21, 2016

While it’s almost the night before Christmas, there are two independent toy stores in town that still not only have a wide variety of selection left, but are also running ...

• Living •

A flight to remember

December 21, 2016

A blue scooter, a pumpkin-shaped marshmallow and some oranges. It’s a pretty simple Christmas list, especially when you consider the little boy it belongs to has been ...

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2016: Bauhaus, Nightingale, Savio Volpe, Cabrito tops this year’s best eats

December 22, 2016

Checking my stained notebook, there was plenty to celebrate this past year: myriad good tastes that underscore Vancouver’s wealth of formidable dining in every style and ...

• Dining •

Longstanding Terra Breads has a mother like no other

December 16, 2016

I’ve been to Terra Breads’ café on West Fifth Avenue many times, but I’d never noticed the glass window on the back wall, which offers a peek into Terra’s production space.

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