Memorial for Residential School Children
A memorial was set up at the Vancouver Art Gallery in honour of the 215 children found at the Kamploops Residential School in May 2021. Co-organizer and residential school survivor Cheryl is pictured below along with members of the public who came to pay their respects.
Vancouver Mural Festival hosts Winter Arts Festival
Vancouver Mural Festival hosted a Winter Arts Festival at Jim Deva Plaza, Lot 19, Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza and several other locations around Vancouver. It showcased outdoor art installations with AR features. The festival ran from February 12-28, 2021.
Park Rangers in Stanley Park
Park rangers in educating the public after several incidents of coyotes biting joggers and cyclists Stanley Park.
Happy New Year!
Artist @moonray_designs paints an outdoor mural on Granville St. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Fresh start for 2021! Let's goooo! Wishing you good health, wild success, adventure, inner peace, prosperity and strength and courage to pursue your dreams. Happy New Year everyone!
Vancouver Mural Art by Moonray Designs
Second Vancouver Rally for Black Lives Matter
Second rally for Black Lives Matter in Vancouver. June 5, 2020.
A second rally was held in Vancouver to support the Black Lives Matter movement and protest George Floyd's death. On Friday June 5, 2020 a crowd estimated at 8000 to 10000 people came to Jack Poole Plaza to hear speeches by the black community. There was no violence.
Vancouver Shows Solidarity With Black Community
Vancouverites gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver on Sunday May 31, 2020 at 5pm to show solidarity with the black community and to protest George Floyd's death. The gathering was peaceful with no violence or arrests. There were even times of silence when people were waiting for the next speaker.
Multi-disciplinary Group Building Low Cost Ventilators
Multi-disciplinary group building low cost ventilators
I had the opportunity to work with a non-profit group designing and building low cost ventilators. The multi-disciplinary group including scientists, engineers, students and doctors has built medical devices including gVent and refined designs of open source designs including a bubble helmet and snorkel mask.
Vancouver Stores Begin to Re-Open
Vancouver stores begin to re-open after being closed due to the pandemic.
Vancouver stores are preparing to open again after the BC Government announced it plans on May 6, 2020 to restart the economy after the pandemic shutdown many businesses. Stores that were boarded up and painted by artists had removed the plywood. You can see some of the boarded up photos and photos taken on May 13th, 2020 below.
Japanese Cafe in Vancouver - Yama Cafe
Japanese Cafe in Vancouver Yama Cafe
Yama Cafe in the Grandview-Woodland neighborhood is open with a takeout menu of their amazing Japanese food. They also have Japanese baked goods, other products including delicious sesame butter and cloth face masks (pre-order). The cloth face masks are made by Japanese Fabric Creations Shino. If you are in a position to, please support our local businesses. Yama Cafe is located at 2007 E. Hastings St. Please check their Facebook page below for hours as they are currently changing.Yama Cafe: https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseStyleCafe/Japanese Fabric Creations Shino: https://www.instagram.com/japanesefabriccreationshino
Vancouver Artists Transforming Granville Street
Here is a look at how Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver is looking these days. But like the transformation happening on Robson Street, artists are painting on boarded up storefronts on Granville Street with the support of Downtown Vancouver BIA and Vancouver Mural Festival.
Vancouver Fabric Stores in Gastown
Dressew (337 W. Hastings St.) in Gastown is closed because of the pandemic, but today they've launched their online store, www.dressew.com with in-store pick up between 12pm-3pm. Atex Fabrics (330 W. Hastings St.) is right across the street from Dressew is OPEN from Monday to Saturday from 12:00pm-5:30pm. They have fabrics and notions such as elastics if you are looking to make some cloth face masks. Visit their website for more information. https://www.atexfabrics.com/
WW2 Air Force Officer Veteran Celebrates 102nd Birthday With Fanfare
This WW2 Air Force Officer veteran celebrated her 102nd birthday with great fanfare on Tuesday April 28, 2020. The Vancouver Mounted Unit, Vancouver Police and Vancouver firefighters came by to wish her well and sing happy birthday to her.
WW2 Air Force Officer Veteran and her daughter with VPD. Vancouver, BC, Canada.