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visual storyteller / photographer / sumo sundays / etc. ✸ catch the suitcase project at the museum of vancouver until nov. 8, 2026
Last Sunday, I led my first curatorial tour of The Suitcase Project at @museumofvan.bsky.social! While navigating the exhibit, we kept things fluid by leaving space for conversation and questions throughout.

This Saturday, Jan. 31, we're hosting our second tour: museumofvancouver.ca/suitcase-pro...
The Suitcase Project: Tour with Kayla Isomura — MOV | Museum of Vancouver
Experience The Suitcase Project through the eyes of photographer and curator Kayla Isomura. Kayla will share behind-the-scenes stories about working with participants, shaping the exhibition, and expl...
museumofvancouver.ca
January 28, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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A suburban county in central Virginia is considering its legal options over a plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to purchase a warehouse property owned by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments to use as a holding and processing centre
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Vancouver mogul Jim Pattison’s company under fire for proposed sale of U.S. property to ICE
Canadians are organizing boycotts of businesses tied to the billionaire while Virginia residents are planning demonstrations
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years.

Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The Vancouver man accused of using his SUV to kill 11 people was under supervision by his local health authority and meant to be abiding by certain conditions after being released from a forced stint in hospital.
Adam Lo, 30, was placed in a local psychiatric ward in ‘23 against his will.
Accused in Vancouver festival vehicle attack was under mental-health supervision, source says
Adam Lo had been placed in a psychiatric ward in 2023 against his will, and was detained in hospital in 2024
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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We shouldn’t let this horrific attack at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival perpetuate the myth that all people with mental illness are violent. But it should remind us focusing on treatment is essential, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
We shouldn’t let this horrific attack perpetuate the myth that all people with mental illness are violent
We should endeavour to understand why violent acts like this occur and point the fingers of blame in the right direction
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Just hours after #MarkCarney was sworn in as Canada's prime minister, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, along with a group of neighbourhood house organizations in Vancouver, called on federal parties to address rising anti-immigrant sentiment ahead of an imminent election.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Emilie Adin walks us through her neighbourhood to tell us why the 15-minute city matters, even and especially amongst the discourse against it. Love the photos by @kaylaiso.bsky.social @thetyee.ca .

thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me | The Tyee
See ‘the Drive’ through an urban planner’s eyes. And tell us what you value about your favourite spots near you.
thetyee.ca
February 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM