Countenay’s newest eatery is also its newest religious establishment. Across the street from the Anglican church, the Common Ground Café is the communal effort of five families whose members all belong to a sect called the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The group is a controversial outgrowth of the 1970s ‘Jesus movement’; it was formerly known […]
Preparing for Olympic fever
The official 2010 Olympic countdown clock, located at the corner of Georgia and Hornby Streets in Vancouver, marks just over a month until that city and Whistler will host the XXI Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. World-class venues stand ready for competitions, and the Athletes Village is nearing completion. The battle lines drawn either for […]
Gay book debate before courts
Religious values do have a place in the public school system, a lawyer for the embattled Surrey school board argued last month before the B.C. Court of Appeal. John Dives presented his arguments at a three-day hearing June 21 – 23. The school board is appealing a 1998 decision by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mary […]