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A glimpse of Hope in the Downtown Eastside...
I ve been following the Hope in Shadows Project for more than a month now, and I ve been truly touched by the stories that have been shared ...
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dan-froidevaux | active:18 min 50 sec ago

Edna Brown
When Ms. Brown encourages her student Jenny to be a better writer, she crosses the fine line of student teacher relationship and finds herself in the ...
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katrin-bowen | active:5 hours 4 min ago

A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessness in Vancouver. A Piece of Glass is a...
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Kristin | active:1 day 1 hour ago

The Vancouver Dreamcatchers: Our Very Own Homeless Soccer Champs
Although not very well known, the Vancouver Dreamcatchers are actually the national champions after defeating Toronto at the Street Soccer Nationals i...
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BangBang | active:1 day 10 hours ago

Taking Cinema from the Streets to the Park
Louvens Remy, local filmmaker and Co-director/producer of a new homeless documentary The Ride Home , talks with Matt Reed from VancouverIAM...
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biggiesmallz | active:2 days 11 hours ago

Five Vancouver Mayoral Candidates: Their Views on The Homeless Crisis
It s clear by now that Vancouver has a world-class problem on its hands. The result of last month s official homeless count has proved what ...
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Xander | active:3 days 13 hours ago

If We're Protesting China, Our Torch Relay Should Be Protested Too
Protests about China's treatment of the Tibetan people is getting to be old news. It's not that China has stopped its abuses, it's that they called ou...
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Canadian_Revolution | active:5 days 1 hour ago

With a municipal vote coming up in the Capital Reg
With a municipal vote coming up in the Capital Region in November, here's a few questions that might help you quiz your municipal candidates as to wha...
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A Closer Look | active:4 weeks 2 days ago

Real Warriors and Soccer Ghosts (in Life)
As homeless Dreamcatchers played Whitecaps oldtimers, the sidelines were full of memories and chatter. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:19 weeks 6 days ago

The problem is doing nothing about the problemMay
The problem is doing nothing about the problemMay 31, 2008I have no particular stake in what Richard LeBlanc is trying to accomplish on Woodwynn Farm,...
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A Closer Look | active:24 weeks 1 day ago

Swinging at Mayor Sam (in News)
At debate, Vision candidates play to rowdy crowd. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:26 weeks 7 hours ago

Home Cost Crunch: UBC's Role? (in Views)
As real estate inflation tears Vancouver's social fabric, what's a university to do? ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:30 weeks 2 days ago

BC's Homeless Death Toll: 56 or More in Two Years (in News)
Tally of homeless deaths released to Tyee by chief coroner. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:31 weeks 7 hours ago

VANOC Antes up for Shelter (in News)
Street youth grant is 'chump change': critic. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:31 weeks 2 days ago

Banging my head on the homeless wallMarch 28, 2008
Banging my head on the homeless wallMarch 28, 2008For the 12 years I've been a columnist, I've worked at trying to keep my topics diverse. I put a lot...
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A Closer Look | active:33 weeks 2 days ago

Protester Lies to Media About Being "Homeless"
Downtown Eastsiders rallied on February 29th outside the office of developer Robert Wilson who owns Archer Realty and Georgia Laine Developments. They...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer | active:37 weeks 5 days ago

Wrong thinking on addiction stops us from solving
Wrong thinking on addiction stops us from solving street problemsFeb. 8, 2008If you read my column with any regularity, you might be starting to see a...
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A Closer Look | active:40 weeks 4 days ago

Jan. 25, 2008Now's time to push door wide open on
Jan. 25, 2008Now's time to push door wide open on homelessnessThey say that the darkest hours are just before the dawn. Boy, I hope so. I'm essentiall...
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A Closer Look | active:42 weeks 3 days ago

Jan. 27, 2008 - Contact information for government
Jan. 27, 2008 - Contact information for government officials Want to get something happening around homelessness? Here's a whole lot of contact info...
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A Closer Look | active:42 weeks 3 days ago

Homeless, Housing Stats Disputed (in News)
Minister Coleman's figures are 'bogus' says NDP critic. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:43 weeks 6 hours ago

Hard fall to streets after lifetime of workingJan.
Hard fall to streets after lifetime of workingJan. 18, 2008Not even 18 months ago, all of this would have been unimaginable. He'd been 10 years at the...
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A Closer Look | active:43 weeks 4 days ago

Idea #12: Zone for Affordable Housing (in News)
BC has far too few affordable homes. Whistler has none. Councillor Tim Wake warns: Plan early, or react later. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:46 weeks 2 days ago

Wishing for a better life for ChantalDec. 28, 2007
Wishing for a better life for ChantalDec. 28, 2007She used to make me cry when she'd go missing for days at a time, back when I was new at this whole ...
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A Closer Look | active:46 weeks 2 days ago

Gorge boatman looks to small houses to solve homel
Gorge boatman looks to small houses to solve homelessnessDec. 21, 2007The turnout isn't as good as he'd hoped - four people. He'd been counting on 15....
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A Closer Look | active:47 weeks 2 days ago

Enough talk on homelessness - time to actDec. 7, 2
Enough talk on homelessness - time to actDec. 7, 2007Let me tell you, there's nothing like five weeks of hanging around on the front lines of street i...
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A Closer Look | active:49 weeks 2 days ago

10,000 Homeless in BC (in News)
Abbotsford tops list of boomtowns plagued by poverty. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:50 weeks 5 days ago

Coleman 'Committed' to 12 Towers (in News)
Housing minister pledges that if Vancouver fast tracks permits, province will provide money to build more than 1,100 new homes. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:1 year 1 week ago

Homeless solution rests with all of usOct. 19, 200
Homeless solution rests with all of usOct. 19, 2007Up until I read that damn Frances Piven and her research into social change, I was certain that a b...
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A Closer Look | active:1 year 4 weeks ago

Vancouver Olympics Protesters say: “Free the Fish, Homes for People”
There were five or six large, brightly colored cardboard fish held by people standing on the steps on the Vancouver Art Gallery today. The weather was...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer | active:1 year 9 weeks ago

Victoria street issues are everybody's problem to ...
Victoria street issues are everybody's problem to deal withJuly 13, 2007Being part of the mayor's task force that's trying to figure out the street pr...
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A Closer Look | active:1 year 18 weeks ago

Victoria street issues are everybody's problem to
Victoria street issues are everybody's problem to deal withJuly 13, 2007Being part of the mayor's task force that's trying to figure out the street pr...
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A Closer Look | active:1 year 18 weeks ago

Vancouver Drops Olympics Housing Pledge (in Today's Big Story)
Promise was 'non-binding' NPA votes. ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:1 year 20 weeks ago

Olympic Partners Said to 'Fudge' Housing Claims (in News)
Critics, and a Tyee review, cast doubt on figure of 1,109 'new units.' ...
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TheTyee.ca | active:1 year 20 weeks ago

B.C.'s homeless strategy is all talk and little ac...
B.C.'s homeless strategy is all talk and little actionMarch 23, 2007We'll leave it to Arn Van Iersel to weigh in with the lowdown on how things are go...
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A Closer Look | active:1 year 34 weeks ago

B.C.'s homeless strategy is all talk and little ac
B.C.'s homeless strategy is all talk and little actionMarch 23, 2007We'll leave it to Arn Van Iersel to weigh in with the lowdown on how things are go...
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A Closer Look | active:1 year 34 weeks ago

 
SHOWS
Sviszgaar Trailer

Two missionaries move into the city and rent out a room to an Eastern European assassin. No matter ...
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Sviszgaar - EP1 - "Pilot"

Kevin and Mary have been selected for Prayer Network Film\'s new reality series. This week, the...
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FILM
Gassy Jack

"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born

Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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active: 21 hours 38 min ago
 
VIDEO JOURNALISM
A Piece of Glass

With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
Kristin
active: 1 day 1 hour ago
COMMON Raps On Spirituality And Supporting Barack Obama

An in-depth interview with hip hop artist COMMON just before his Vancouver performance. We discuss ...
Kristin
active: 14 hours 37 min ago