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Book cover of East Side Story featuring a black and white photo of a roller coaster and a colourful font for the title.
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East Side Story sheds a new light on the PNE

Peak Web November 7, 2023

By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate Content warning: mention of Japanese internment camps. Founded in 1910, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) nestled in Hastings Park in East Vancouver is considered a hallmark of Vancouver by many. For over 113 years (and counting), the PNE has managed to maintain its status as an entertainment hub for Vancouverites. The 600,000 attendees at this summer’s fair goes to show how much people love the PNE.  Every summer, my friends and I visit the PNE to feast on food doused in grease, scream on the wooden roller coaster, and vibe to the summer night concerts…

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An illustration of two comic blocks featuring two characters in Roaming in a purple and peach color scheme. A character with a buzz cut is wearing a backpack and touching their head, and a character with long hair is smiling while taking a photo with a camera.
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Roaming accurately portrays the messy and exciting navigation of young adulthood

Peak Web October 24, 2023

By: Alex Ileto, Peak Associate As a fourth-year university student, I still hesitate when referring to myself as an adult. All my peers and I appear to be at drastically different phases of lives, even though we’re the same age.…

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Book cover featuring an illustration of a person with brown skin and long brown hair showing from the neck-down wearing a white T-shirt with feathers printed on it.
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Must-read books by Indigenous authors

Peak Web June 13, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer [caption id="attachment_125483" align="alignnone" width="198"] PHOTO: Courtesy of One World[/caption] Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine This contemporary collection of stories is rated just over four stars on Goodreads, though in my opinion, it deserves…

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