Court defends Boissoin’s free speech
An anti-gay letter to the editor published in the Red Deer Advocate in 2002 is “coarse, crude and insensitive” but still a legitimate expression of opinion, Alberta’s highest court has ruled, dismissi...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
Leo Mantha’s grave
This Tuesday I visited the grave site of Leo Anthony Mantha, the last person ever executed in British Columbia. He was born in Montreal on Dec. 22, 1926, executed in Burnaby on Apr. 28, 1959, and buri...
North Vancouver school board agrees to apologize
A BC man will receive an in-person apology from the North Vancouver School District on Mon Oct 22 at 9:30am — more than 42 years after his yearbook write-up was replaced with the word “Fag.” On Oct 4,...
Burnaby
A brief history of North Burnaby
I’ve lived on Capitol Hill in North Burnaby for over seven years now and have always been curious about the history of this neighbourhood. So, last night I attended a wonderful presentation abou...
People
Housemate leaves me a note in WordPad!
Housemate has creative ways of getting my attention. The other night he went onto my computer, composed a note in WordPad, and left the window open so that I’d read it when I came home. He’s done this...
UPDATE: Protecting your privacy around HIV
Sept 28, 1pm Dr Réka Gustafson, Vancouver Coastal Health’s medical health officer, maintains that medical records are secure and is concerned about statements she considers “inaccurate” made at ...
City moves forward with Pride civic status
Vancouver City Council passed a motion Sept 19 asking staff to examine the possibility of granting civic event status to the Pride parade, as well the Vaisakhi and Lunar New Year celebrations. “I hope...
Stevenson moves to grant Pride civic status
Vision Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson brought a motion to city council Sept 18 calling for Pride to be designated a civic event. “Over the years that I’ve been on council it’s been a desire of min...
I asked the environment minister about his cat!
British Columbia Environment Minister Terry Lake stopped by Brentwood Town Centre this morning to announce the government’s decision to partially fund electrical vehicle charging stations across the p...
Mobile HIV testing for men who have sex with men
YouthCO and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) want to increase access to HIV and STI testing through their new mobile sexual health clinic, Know on the Go. The pilot project launched at Pride with testin...