by Kurt Heinrich | May 17, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Yes, that’s right, today is international anti-homophobia day. Lots of things happening around the world to mark this day. I’m going to focus one one small event that happened locally. In Gladstone Secondary on the eastside of Vancouver, a pride/Canadiana...
by Kurt Heinrich | Apr 13, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A couple years ago I was down in Longview, Washington visiting some friends of the family. The town had long been in decline since the collapse of the local lumber industry, but the local movie theatre was still doing decent business, despite the recent competition...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 30, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Last night the Vancouver School Board released a massive report titled Vancouver School Board Sectoral Review: Our Schools, Our Programs, Our Future. The report presented dozens of important recommendations that if eventually adopted by the VSB, could have a profound...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 26, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Nothing like a hard fought soccer game under the open Vancouver sky. This weekend, I got to experience it first hand as the Vancouver Whitecaps took on DC United in their third game of the season. Coming off a two game winning streak, first at home against the...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 22, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Sitting 20 meters above a steep black diamond run on the back side of Silverstar, I watched in wonder as a tiny soul slowly but surely trooped up the hill (not down it as per usual) with skis slung on her shoulder. She was accompanied by a ski-patrol guy clad brightly...
