My Time with Sam on City Council
Having lived, worked, played and grown up in Macau, Taiwan, New York and Vancouver, I have come to love this city so much that Yaletown is now the community that…
A Short History of False Creek
False Creek plays a central role in the lives of many who live in or visit Vancouver. Walking, running or riding around the Seawall, taking in an event at BC…
British Columbia’s Health Care Challenges
British Columbians enjoy a good health care system. It is admired the world over. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its challenges nor that it isn’t tremendously expensive.…
George Lounge Mixer
Downtown residents gathered at George Lounge in Yaletown to mingle and meet Sam. Sam told the crowd how genuinely pleased he was that residents were meeting new people and having…
Education in a Changing World
Over the past couple months I’ve been listening to residents of Vancouver-False Creek about what they consider important for the Provincial Government to focus on. Two themes continue to emerge…
Parlour Restaurant and Lounge Event
Sam welcomed a large gathering of Vancouver-False Creek residents to the newly opened Parlour Restaurant and Lounge on Hamilton Street. Sam told the crowd how pleased he was that so…
Streetcars Help us Reach our Sustainability Goals
In my twenty years teaching at UBC I have come to love this region and this city. My own investigations have made me deeply interested in how our city and…
The Beauty of Urban Farming
Food is universally engaging – everyone eats. Growing food together, preparing food together, and eating food together – these are timeless universal acts of community. However, community doesn’t necessarily occur…
Visit to see Future Olympians
Sam visits the Canadian Dolphin Invitational Swim Meet organized by volunteers of the Canadian Dolphin Swim Club where almost 500 participants from Canada and the US competed. The CDSC was…
International Village Reception
Sam spoke to a large group of supporters at the Kentizen Fusion Restaurant in the International Village and shared his thoughts on the Street Car demonstration project which he spearheaded and was so…