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Five Minutes With: Psych-Pop Band Groove Saloon

Groove Saloon is a pop-psych band from Vancouver, BC, born of the aberrant but cunning minds of Daniel McBurnie and Graham Gomez. Described as a marriage between Tame Impala and the Backstreet Boys that no [...]
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Lai Lai Liu

Lai Lai Liu is a Vancouver-based comedian whose comedy she describes as silly, awkward, and self-deprecating — or, in her own words, “complaining with pizzazz.” Though she didn’t grow up watching stand-up, she found her [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Maddy Phillips

Maddy Phillips is a graphic designer, mural artist and communications professional. She co-founded Phil Phil Studio alongside our sister Erica Phillips. Phil Phil Studio specializes in mural-based artwork and public art, in addition to graphic [...]
Charity

Charitable Choices: Tanya Rankin of Elder Dog

ElderDog Canada is a national charity dedicated to helping older adults keep the companionship of their beloved dogs through volunteer services like dog walking, transportation to veterinary appointments, pet food delivery, and rehoming support when [...]
Lifestyle

Albert the dog is looking for a new home in the Vancouver area

Albert is a gentle giant in the making who is expected to grow into a very big boy, likely over 100 pounds. He is a quiet and easygoing pup who is usually only heard when [...]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Maddy Phillips

April 22, 2026

Maddy Phillips is a graphic designer, mural artist and communications professional. She co-founded Phil Phil Studio alongside our sister Erica Phillips. Phil Phil Studio specializes in mural-based artwork and public art, in addition to graphic [...]
“A Day in the Life” with: Performing Artist Madison Simms

April 15, 2026
“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Karen Bagayawa

April 8, 2026

Charitable Choices: Tanya Rankin of Elder Dog

April 21, 2026

ElderDog Canada is a national charity dedicated to helping older adults keep the companionship of their beloved dogs through volunteer services like dog walking, transportation to veterinary appointments, pet food delivery, and rehoming support when [...]
Homegrown Business: Julia Reder of The Dance Shop

April 20, 2026
Homegrown Business: Keiya Morikawa of Mori Matcha

April 13, 2026

Old Photographs from the Capilano Area (1898-1944)

Old Photographs of the Capilano Area (1898-1944)

by Tyler Dixon in History

From modest beginnings to first rate attraction, the Capilano Suspension Bridge and surrounding park is a BC success story. The name ‘Capilano’ originated from the Squamish Nation’s “Kia’palano”, which translates to “beautiful river.” George Grant [...]