The Four Pillars Revisited
In 2001, after much campaigning by activists, academics and public health officials, Vancouver’s municipal council approved the boldest, most progressive drug policy in North America:…
Read articleThe Business of Methadone
“And I guess what really happened was I was just exhausted. Heroin lasts you what, six hours? I mean every six hours you’ve gotta go make…
Read articleINFOGRAPHIC: Is Food a Right?
On October 7, 2013, Gordon Neighbourhood House hosted the West End Food Festival. One of the numerous events part of this festival included a panel discussion…
Read articleKatic: DTES Neighbourhood Council Doesn’t Support PiDGiN Picket
Here’s a bit of breaking news on the PiDGiN controversy: The DNC shares many of the goals of the anti-gentrification protesters, but feels that the specific…
Read articleFenn: Different Kinds of Ghosts
This morning I found this strange video about Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam. Riverview, which opened in 1913, was originally called “The Hospital of the Mind,” and…
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Hope in Shadows: Bryce Doersam talks to Peter Thompson
By marion benkaiouche,
Have you ever wondered about the men and women who sell calendars around Vancouver as winter rolls around? Hope in Shadows is a photography competition for…
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