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Opinion: Will the bicycle help us address pressing social issues?

Opinion: Will the bicycle help us address pressing social issues?

The bicycle’s capacity to respond to pressing social issues has inspired both intrigue and optimism, especially in the context of COVID-19.
Ask Ellie: Keep an eye on neighbour's kids, but don't intrude

Ask Ellie: Keep an eye on neighbour's kids, but don't intrude

If another incident occurs, you will have to speak up, for the children’s sake. For now, just keep a watchful eye.
Ask Ellie: Parents have duty to tell kids uncomfortable truths

Ask Ellie: Parents have duty to tell kids uncomfortable truths

It's a parent's job to help kids face some grim realities with strength and understanding
Ask Ellie: Apology, sobriety, therapy first steps after inappropriate text

Ask Ellie: Apology, sobriety, therapy first steps after inappropriate text

When a partnership involves each other’s children, respecting/protecting/treating them as your own, is essential.
Hey, Colleague: Can you leave your burnout behind?

Hey, Colleague: Can you leave your burnout behind?

We are on a constant quest to optimize life. A higher salary. A bigger house. A faster car. More things. More, more, more.
Ask Ellie: Dating apps not the only way to find love

Ask Ellie: Dating apps not the only way to find love

Don’t give up on finding love. Dating apps can help, but for shy people it’s sometimes better to just bump into the person who takes your breath away.
Everything you need to make a garden with your child this weekend

Everything you need to make a garden with your child this weekend

Squamish CAN offers step-by-step tips for planting a container garden with your kids or grandkids.
Here's how to make Aki's Tea, the award-winning cocktail inspired by a Vancouver restaurant

Here's how to make Aki's Tea, the award-winning cocktail inspired by a Vancouver restaurant

When Takeuchi opened Aki Restaurant he was the first to bring authentic Japanese food to Vancouver.
Ask Ellie: Supporting heartbroken pal part of being true friend

Ask Ellie: Supporting heartbroken pal part of being true friend

True friendship is a two-way gift, not a one-way route to only satisfying your own self-interest.
Racism in yoga: how a Vancouver yoga instructor is healing racial traumas in Vancouver's Asian community

Racism in yoga: how a Vancouver yoga instructor is healing racial traumas in Vancouver's Asian community

Irene Lo shares how BIPOC communities can heal from racial traumas despite the white supremacy, colonialism and racism present in Vancouver's yoga world.