AUSU Tutor of the Year AUSU has launched the first annual Tutor of the Year Award. AUSU members may select up to three of their favourite tutors and we’ll tally the votes and honour the top tutor with a certificate, gift, and recognition on this website over the coming year. Now is your chance to… Read more »
I live just a few miles away from the intersection of Secondary Highways 855 and 637. The intersection is a four-way stop marked by oversized stop signs, flashing red lights and rumble strips. From two directions, if you’re a gambling person you could probably blow the stop sign and live to talk about it. For… Read more »
“This city is just so unfriendly.” “It’s so difficult to meet anyone here.” “The people are such snobs.” As a Vancouverite of about fifteen years standing, these are phrases that I’ve heard many times coming from the mouths of people who have recently moved here from other parts of Canada. In fact, they are words… Read more »
My wife and I were listening to the radio through snowstorm static. Record snowfalls in England, icebergs floating like ghost ships down the Thames. Whole villages disappear beneath the waves. Wheelbarrows and Pontiacs, patio furniture and factories — going, going, gone. Neighbours lean over their garden fences, clutching their thick wool coats tight against their… Read more »
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Dear Barb: My wife and I have been married for two years. We do not share the same religion, which has not been a problem for us. We are thinking about starting a family and I can see where our religious differences may become an issue. I want our children to be baptized in my… Read more »
The rosters are filled, and the contracts are signed. All that we’re waiting for is the first puck to drop. On the off chance you don’t know what I’m talking about, the name of the game is hockey. That heart pounding, gut clenching, finger twisting, truly Canadian game. A new season is about to start,… Read more »
Libra September 23 to October 23 Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac. It is the sign of the scales and is a positive, cardinal, air sign. Cardinal signs are the leaders of the zodiac and include Aries, Cancer and Capricorn. Libra’s ruling plant is Venus, the Goddess of beauty and love. Libras have… Read more »
Label: Fat Wreck Chords/G7 Welcoming Committee Tracks: 12 Rating: 7 This isn’t a new album, but there were vicious rumours surrounding its release. Since I had not looked into the matter previously, I felt that it was about time I did. What rumours are these, you ask? When released in late 2005, Potemkin City Limits… Read more »
Silencing our inner critic. It is one of the biggest challenges most of us face as we go through life. We all know the harsh, abrasive voice of this critic. The critic is the one who tells us that this latest obstacle is insurmountable, that we are not good enough to overcome this latest challenge,… Read more »