In the wake of a recent shooting rampage at a Connecticut school, Trustees in Vancouver have voted to review local security measures. Board Chair Patti Bacchus says safety is paramount, but they still want to ensure schools are a welcoming place. She says a review now underway should be completed within a couple months. Says Bacchus, … [Read more...]
Book Warehouse locations closing their doors
March 17, 2012 by
Vancouver’s arts community is grieving the loss of another beloved institution, this time in the form of independent retailer Book Warehouse. The local chain of bookstores announced Thursday all its locations will be closing in the next few months. But unlike the untimely demise of the Playhouse Theatre last week, Book Warehouse founder Sharman … [Read more...]
Trout Lake Community Centre opens its doors
February 19, 2012 by
Members of the East Vancouver community have been lobbying the local government for nine years for a new community centre, and now that day has come with the opening of the Trout Lake Community Centre.Kate Perkins, the president of the Grandview Community Centre Association, says they have been lobbying since 2003 when Vancouver was awarded the … [Read more...]
Doors open at extreme weather shelters
December 5, 2011 by
The B.C. government has agreed to fund another 80 winter-shelter spaces after Mayor Gregor Robertson called the situation “deplorable” last week. Housing advocate Judy Graves said shelter spaces are coming at a critical time after extreme-weather-response shelters were activated on the weekend. “We’ve come a long way since last week, and I’m … [Read more...]
Doors unlocked before Kienan Hebert returned home
September 13, 2011 by
SPARWOOD, B.C. - Just how three-year-old Kienan Hebert was brought back to his British Columbia home undetected in the dark of night may have a deceptively simple answer: the doors were unlocked. Kienan was returned to his family home in Sparwood, B.C., early Sunday morning nearly a week after he disappeared from the very same two-storey … [Read more...]
