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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.

Impact

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.

Impact

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.

Impact

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.

Impact

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

Rising from the ashes.

Serafim Fortes in front of his tent

Essay

Grappling With the Legacy of a Black Icon in Vancouver

While celebrated and canonized, Serafim “Joe” Fortes exposes the thorny process of mythmaking in Canada.

Impact

Accessibility Will Be Key to the 2025 Invictus Games—Whistler Adaptive Is More Than Equipped to Handle It

A farmer tends to crops at Sole Food in Vancouver.

Impact

A Vancouver Nonprofit Strengthens Communities Through Urban Farming

For 15 years, Sole Food Street Farms has provided good food and good jobs in the Downtown Eastside.