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Photo of the exterior of Vancouver Public Library on Homer street on a sunny day with many pedestrians outside. The building’s architecture is a brown “rectangular box surrounded by a free-standing, elliptical, colonnaded wall.”
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Little-known library resources at your fingertips

Peak Web May 31, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Books, articles, and study spaces are the things that come to mind when saying the word “library.” However, the libraries around us have many more resources that often get buried beneath the piles of books. From board games to courses on Adobe programs, our local libraries have a wide plethora of resources ready for anyone to use, both online and in-person. Vancouver Public Library  Signing up for a Vancouver Public Library (VPL) card is as simple as can be: either register online for a temporary card, or go in-person to sign up for a full…

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illustration of a high school with a French flag standing in front
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French immersion perpetuates inequality

Peak Web October 26, 2022

By: C Icart, Staff Writer I am one of over a million Francophones in Canada who live outside Québec. A common response I get when Anglophones hear this is to tell me they did French immersion as a kid. I’m…

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The best ways to relieve stress the semester

EIC February 2, 2015

It’s that time of year again. The spring semester is in full swing, and the warm fuzzy feelings left over from the holidays have fizzled out to make room for the dread that has begun to settle in the pits…

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SFU Continuing Studies adds new program

EIC September 3, 2012

By Graham Cook SFU continuing studies, which provides courses at night and on the weekend to people who are older than the typical university student, has added a new program.  The Certificate in Professional Coaching is the only program of…

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