Queen’s Counsel Nominations Now Open
Annual nominations for the honorary designation of Queen’s counsel (QC) have opened and will be accepted until July 16, 2021.
Indian Summer Festival: 11th Edition Lineup and Dates Announced
Festival to feature five weeks of online and hybrid events from June 17 to July 17, 2021
Temerty Foundation Donates $10 Million to Continue Life-Changing Programs for Vulnerable Children and Veterans in Ukraine
The Canadian charity Help Us Help (HUH) is excited to announce that the Temerty Foundation, established by James and Louise Temerty, has donated $10 million to establish the Temerty Endowment Fund, a leadership gift of the Silver Lining Campaign.
Richmond Hospital Foundation Celebrates Donor Leadership As ACT NOW Fundraising Campaign Achieves Historic $50 Million Goal For New Acute Care Tower For Richmond
From left to right: Natalie Meixner, President and CEO, Richmond Hospital Foundation, Dr. Tony and Mrs. Nancy Yurkovich, lead donor family for the ACT NOW Campaign (the new tower will be named Yurkovich Family Pavilion), and Chad Pederson, Board Chair, Richmond Hospital Foundation.
Vancouver Art Gallery Presents Art Connects | Commit Us to Memory: Black Women Curators Interrupting the Canon.
The Vancouver Art Gallery, in collaboration with The State of Blackness, presents Commit us to memory: Black Women curators interrupting the canon, a public program organized within the framework of the exhibition Where do we go from here?.
Delta Police taking Actions Re gang Conflict
New team began May 15, targeting gang related activity. Enforcement includes checks of curfews and conditions.
Domestic Abuse Head Injuries Prevalent Among Women in Prison, Study Finds
An international study has found that four out of five women in prison in Scotland have a history of head injury, mostly sustained through domestic violence.
Property Crime Below Average in Early 2021, But Collisions Trending Up
Residential break and enters in Delta were substantially lower in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same time frame last year, with 26 recorded this year compared to 44 the previous year.
Online Learning Doesn’t Improve Student Sleep Habits, Research from SFU Suggests
New research from Simon Fraser University suggests that students learning remotely become night owls but do not sleep more despite the time saved commuting, working or attending social events.
Reel Asian to Host Free Screening of The Seminal Oscar-Nominated Documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin? For Asian Heritage Month
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival invites Canadians to commemorate Asian Heritage Month this May by joining a free virtual screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin?.
Vancouver Art Gallery’s Art Auction 2021 Goes Virtual from June 1 to June 15
Featuring artworks by Vikky Alexander, Dana Claxton, Landon Mackenzie, Cindy Sherman, Michael Lin, Howie Tsui, Jan Wade, and more
Paid Sick Leave Will Support Workers, Reimburse Businesses in BC
Workers will soon have access to a made-in-B.C. paid sick leave program that will support workers to stay home when they are sick during the pandemic and afterward, including permanent paid sick leave, as a result of legislation tabled Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
Richmond Hospital Foundation Raising Funds to Transform In-Patient Mental Health Care
Rendering of the new In-Patient Acute Mental Health Unit, Richmond Hospital.
Original 24 CanCon visionaries to be Honoured at 2021 SOCAN Awards
Advocates to be recognized as Guardians of Canadian Culture for helping to raise the stature of music made in Canada
State of emergency extended in BC through May 25, 2021
The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the Province’s COVID-19 pandemic response.