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It would be unfair to say that the municipal election race in Vancouver has been heating up lately. It’s more like things have officially moved out of the frying pan and into a commercial grade wood-fired oven. But in the midst...
On June 16, White Spot turns 90 years old. The City of Vancouver has proclaimed the date White Spot 90th Anniversary Day, and visitors to any White Spot location on June 16 will receive one of 50,000 limited edition commemorative coins (while...
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“Love conquers all; let us too surrender to love.” The Roman poet Virgil wrote that line more than 2,000 years ago, but it helps explain why we switched back to love from influence for our fifth annual ranking of the...
She thought I was joking. “No, seriously, I’m not joking.” "Yes, you are—you’re pulling my leg." “No, I’m not. That’s really what I hear.” My wife and I had been watching the national news. A story came on about the latest Internet sensation to...
While much of the Vancouver mayoral race is still up in the air, one of the city’s main parties has decided on a leader for the October 20 election. On June 3, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) chose local entrepreneur (and 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year winner) Ken Sim as its candidate for mayor, giving him 977 out...
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art celebrates its 10th anniversary on Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17, with free admission, performances, inaugural artist residencies, tea and bannock. Its recently completed $1.8-million renovation exhibition space features a new mezzanine...
We’d gone to the main plaza in Siracusa for our usual evening walk and so that I could apply my investigative skills to what is said to be this Sicilian town’s best ice cream, at Gelateria Fiordilatte. Settled in at...
Each week, BCBusiness gives you an update on some of the stories turning heads across the province (and, in today’s edition, the country). Coming at you with the faux bluster of United States tariffs, here’s what had us occupied this week. The...
SMALL IS BIG: Making the Next Great Small to Mid-Size DowntownsContrary to popular belief, Canada is mostly a suburban nation, says Michael von Hausen, president of MVH Urban Planning & Design Inc. in South Surrey. Of the country’s estimated 8,500...