A violent group of Canuck fans left a black mark on Vancouver’s world-class cityscape last night after the Vancouver Canucks lost the final run for the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins. Devastated fans poured out in thousands from the downtown core to go soothe their shattered dreams while the rest, broke out into an […]
Making a home in Canada’s poorest neighbourhood
In this season of Christ’s incarnation, CC.com profiles individuals who have become neighbours of people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Trista Parry, the pastor of The River — a church in the heart of Vancouver’s poverty-ridden Downtown Eastside — laughs when asked to describe her congregation. “We’re the most dysfunctional family in the whole entire world,” […]
Secular Folk Fest had its sacred moments
At the gates of the 32nd annual Vancouver Folks Music Festival at Jericho Beach Park, my husband Lance and I stood equipped with several necessities — our weekend passes, a pair of ear-mufflers and a backpack full of diapers. In previous years, we had only experienced the event from outside the fence, straining for a glimpse […]