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Deep within the campus of UBC, TRIUMF's world-beating particle accelerators have become both a major draw for scientists from around the world and a help for critical medical treatment photo-Dan Toulgoet
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A TRIUMF of science
Walter Loveland has a cautiously pleased look on his face. A big man with grey hair, wearing a colourful shirt and glasses, he could be a retiree on vacation. In fact, he is a visiting scientist at the world's biggest cyclotron at TRIUMF, hidden away at UBC.
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Funding cut hits home for mentally ill
A few blocks east of Granville on West 16th Avenue, the residents of a facility for people with mental illness were having a tea party in their cheery dining room. What should have been a pleasant occasion was blackened by the knowledge that their days at the home are numbered.
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Flugtag not just a flight of fancy for local trailer park boys
A week tomorrow, BMW technician Jason "Bubbles" Lange plans to climb into a homemade flying machine made of little more than thin strips of metal and pieces of Styrofoam and launch himself over False Creek.
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Fallen commanders of Vancouver's oldest military unit honoured
One was killed in the bloodbath of the First World War trenches. The other died in the fierce fighting in Normandy in the Second World War.
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Noise crackdown unfair, says easy rider
The executive director of a motorcycling advocacy group fears crackdowns on noisy motorcyclists unfairly target all riders.
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Valet service a big hit with city cyclists
While there are many valet parking services in the city, not many offer helmet checks.
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Green Club not
just a walk in the park
Many Chinese immigrants understand the importance of the environment, says
nature enthusiast Joseph Lin. But because most, especially those from Taiwan,
come from urban areas, they're lost in the woods when faced with B.C.'s greatest
treasure.
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Rejected big
boxes try their luck again
Wal-Mart is expected to resubmit its application for a store on Marine Drive
next week, less than a month after the NPA-dominated council agreed to allow big
box retailers along a portion of the road.
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Mayor says he regrets 'media spectacle'
Days after the Police Complaint Commissioner decided not to order an investigation of an incident involving the police chief, the city manager and a shooting target, Mayor Sam Sullivan said he wished the issue had been handled differently.
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Kitsilano craft shop provides peace of mind
While Kitsilano celebrates Hippie Daze Aug. 19, a shop that's been on Fourth Avenue since 1969 will celebrate a milestone of its own. 3H Craftworks will mark 40 years of helping people with mental and physical disabilities make and sell crafts.
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