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A firefighter surveys a landscape outdoors during B.C. wildfires.

Arts

A Vancouver Filmmaker Takes Viewers to the Front Lines of B.C. Wildfires

Kevin Eastwood’s docuseries highlights front-line workers and provides education on wildfire-fighting and the climate crisis.

A titled black and white image of a water tower, from the cover of the Godspeed You! Black Emperor album F♯ A♯ ∞.

Arts

How Godspeed You! Black Emperor Came to Feature a Vancouver Street Preacher on Its Debut Album

Imogen was well known on East Hastings before the Montreal band happened upon her in the ’90s.

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How a Vancouver Charity Brings Back Hope for Spinal Surgeries in Ethiopia

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A Deep-Sea Research Scientist Studies B.C.’s Ocean Floor to Protect Vital Marine Ecosystems

A volunteer, shot below the knees, removing blackberry roots in Stanley Park as part of an effort to remove invasive plants.

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Volunteers in Vancouver Are Protecting Stanley Park From an Unlikely Threat

Birders, Blackberries, and the Battle for Biodiversity.

A young woman, Ranah Chavoshi, stands on the beach surrounded by seaweed used for compostable plastic.

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Meet the Young B.C. Biologist Creating a Plastic Alternative From Seaweed

Algae could be the future of plastic.

Tadpoles swimming through green water, shot from below - Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Arts

How a Photo of Vancouver Island Tadpoles Made Shane Gross the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Patience, planning, and a good eye won the day.

A cell phone on a car console, the screen displaying the Vancouver Food Runners app.

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Reducing Waste and Want With Vancouver Food Runners

An easy-to-use app helps connect food businesses with nonprofits across the city.

Whale skeleton exhibited at the Whale Interpretive Centre.

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Following a Tragic Fire, Telegraph Cove’s Whale Interpretive Centre Looks Ahead

Rising from the ashes.