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Kasondra Cohen Faces of Today

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Kasondra Cohen

The Face of Today president discusses her latest project—a mental health resource centre located in the historic Dominion Building.

Maiden Tracy Edwards documentary

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The Maiden Factor

Girl Power.

The boat that was helmed by the first all-women Whitbread Round the World Race crew visits Vancouver.

vancouver dentist

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Dr. Wilson J. Kwong

Smile.

As the son of bakers who immigrated to Canada in the early 1970s, Dr. Wilson J. Kwong had always thought he would follow in the family bakery business. But when a persistent pain in his mouth drove him to seek help, he discovered a new calling.

Fresh Roots' Schoolyard Harvest Longtable Dinner. Photography by Andrea Fernandez.

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Fresh Roots

Schoolyard Harvest Dinner.

The third annual fundraising dinner will support the charity’s work in educating and exciting children about growing their own food.

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Math Catcher: Mathematics Through Aboriginal Storytelling

Count on it.

Jungic is visiting these students as part of the Math Catcher outreach program, which he founded in 2011 to instil a love of math in young kids—especially those in Indigenous communities. Math Catcher brings school pop-ins, workshops, and camps to underserved parts of British Columbia, helping demystify a subject that many children find intimidating.

Pulse Cardiac Centre Vancouver

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Pulse Cardiac Centre Vancouver

Beating.

A dedicated fitness and consultation centre for fighting heart disease.

Brave Coop

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Brave Cooperative: Social Enterprise Meets Technology

Real time.

The organization creates apps and other tools to help save the lives of drug users in the here and now.

Music Heals

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Music Heals

With a song.

The Vancouver-based foundation brings the message of music therapy’s power into the mainstream.

B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association president Gord Ditchburn

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B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association President Gord Ditchburn

Bravery.

“As a captain, I won’t send a firefighter into a burning building if I know there’s no one inside. We all need to go home at the end of the day.”