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35 years ago, Ellen Leslie and Mary Lynne Burke founded West Side Family Place as a refuge for beleaguered mothers. Little did they know they'd created a model that would be copied across Canada.
Photo by Dan Toulgoet
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Family time
On a clear, cold recent morning, a modest blue and white trimmed stucco house at 2819 West 11th Ave hummed with activity. In a room on the main floor, a group of mothers, nannies and children gathered around a low table for snacks, while new arrivals were guided through the house by Diane Ash.
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West End tries its hand hosting elite triathalon
This June, more than 600 athletes will be swimming, cycling and running all over the West End during the 2007 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Cup.
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On the Record: Allergy doc answers sniffly, snuffly questions
Do seasonal allergies have you itchy, sniffly and puffy? If you can stop sneezing long enough to focus your bleary eyes, you might want to read what one local allergist has to say.
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Little Mountain kids could be riding bus to General Brock
The mother of three students who attend General Brock elementary school said her children are worried they'll have to change schools once they're forced to move for the redevelopment of the social housing complex they call home.
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Graffiti buster urges prosecutors to get tough
The city's anti-graffiti coordinator wants business and home owners to let provincial prosecutors know how badly graffiti hurts them.
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Sex worker history
In the lobby of Gastown's Dominion Hotel on Wednesday, Susan Davis pointed to a photo of a pioneer prostitute, who was arrested near Abbott and Water in 1907.
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Sex workers organizing
If you're an escort working for an agency, and you fail to wear a matching bra and G-string, you could be fined by your boss.
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Enviro types plan to talk green streak Saturday at VAG
Environmentalists from around the province are gathering Saturday at the Vancouver Art Gallery to call for a reduction of greenhouse gases.
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Running hotels 'not for faint of heart'
It's one thing to buy a building for social housing. It's another to run it.
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Rusting Second Narrows safe
If you haven't taken a good look at the Second Narrows Bridge lately you may be shocked at what you see.
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Cambie Warriors winning battle
For the past two years, Jilbert Sokasians has watched one neighbouring business after another close for good or relocate due to disruptions caused by the construction of the city's new rapid transit system.
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Supported housing 'unstable' says women's centre
Harsha Walia is pleased the provincial government bought decaying Downtown Eastside hotels and promised to build social housing in the area.
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Windermere grads glad to have documented high school years
A graduation program scrapped by the Ministry of Education was resurrected by a handful of students at Windermere secondary who wanted to document their high school years.
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