Memories of Marpole  
About 140 years ago, according to one Vancouver pioneer, a thirsty ex-soldier walked into a saloon and laid some "land scrip" (a government-issued credit note) down on the bar. If he'd used it to purchase land in the wilderness that would one day be Vancouver, his descendants would be wealthy today.
 

Big-box critic takes campaign door-to-door in South Vancouver
A part-time elementary school teacher and mother of three takes on the fight against big-box retail on Marine Drive next week.
 

'Coco' views Canada through Liberal lens
Letlotlo "Coco" Lefoka, 23, is the B.C. president of the Young Liberals of Canada. Here from Africa on a student visa, Lefoka lives in Point Grey and recently graduated with a political science degree from the University of B.C.
 

Sprinkling rules in effect
Wetter summers over the past two years led to a drop in complaints against residents sprinkling lawns at prohibited times.
 

Judge settles Peace Forum severance fight
There is no peace, it seems, at the World Peace Forum Society. 
 

Neighbours say church programs attracting drug activity
Some residents living along 10th Avenue between Ontario and Manitoba streets say that a church's weekly meal services for poor people are attracting drug addicts and dealers to their streets.
 

Nationwide Code Green
While the federal government has turned off funding to energy saving programs, a locally created TV show about energy consumption is running full tilt. 
 

Chinatown rolls out streets after 6 p.m.
The sound of haggling shoppers on Keefer Street revved up last weekend when the Chinatown Night Market opened for its 10th year of business.
 

New technology a lifesaver
With boating related deaths often easily preventable, safety experts hope their advice will save lives.