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A gallery room with white walls, lots of empty space, and fluorescent lights. There are multiple large canvases of photographs featuring silhouettes of curly hair.
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Where the Light Meets My Shoulder centres Black curls in sunlight

Sofia Chassomeris February 6, 2024

This week, I had the pleasure of viewing and experiencing the exhibit Where the Light Meets My Shoulder by local artist Rebecca Bair. The exhibit is available until February 11 at Evergreen Cultural Centre located next to Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain station, and admission is free! Bair is an accomplished interdisciplinary artist currently based in Vancouver, where she teaches at Emily Carr University. Making use of several different mediums, including “ephemeral materials like shea butter and sunlight,” the lens-based exhibit features symbolism of the sun, circles, shadows, and her hair. I have a profound appreciation for Bair’s ability to captivate her…

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This is a photo of the Port Coquitlam city hall. The building is made of bricks, and the entrance has large windows. There are flowers outside the building in large flowerbeds.
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“Whites-only moms and tots” ad causes outrage across Metro Vancouver

Saije Rusimovici October 12, 2023

Content warning: mentions of racism and white supremacy. On September 23,  partially removed signs advertising a “whites-only” playgroup for “proud parents of European children” looking to “escape forced ‘diversity’” were found at Coquitlam Centre mall and in Port Coquitlam. The…

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A bridge in Coquitlam
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Bright-er Side: City of Coquitlam

Alex Ileto September 12, 2023

Being from Coquitlam, I’ve endured my fair share of suburban-related slander. In first-year, talking about where we grew up was common small talk. Depending on what city you came from, you usually received a standard set of responses. You’re from…

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A sign of Waterfront Station
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Commuting outside of Metro Vancouver sucks

Kelly Chia June 5, 2023

Having lived in Maple Ridge for three years, I know firsthand how inconsistent buses outside the Metro Vancouver area are. To this day, transiting to where I lived is still an awful affair of waiting for only one out of…

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