Inside Vancouver

Vancouver’s Kickstand and Our Community Bikes Make Cycling Accessible to All

by Tara Lee in Family Friendly, Green City, Sports on August 10, 2022

Kickstand; Photo: Caleighkats

Vancouver is an incredibly bike-friendly city, with a comprehensive network of bike lanes, a bike sharing system, and a supportive community committed to cycling. Nonetheless, even though cycling is a more affordable mode of transportation compared to driving, there are still many barriers. Fortunately, Vancouver organizations are making biking even more inclusive and accessible to everyone in the city.

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Vancouver’s Kickstand and Our Community Bikes Make Cycling Accessible to All

Vancouver TUTS’ We Will Rock You and Something Rotten! Champion Diversity

by Tara Lee in Entertainment, Family Friendly on June 22, 2022

TUTS’ We Will Rock You; Photo: Emily Cooper

When Saccha Dennis, director of Theatre Under the Stars’ upcoming production of We Will Rock You, played Alice in an elementary school production of Alice in Wonderland, an audience member in the front row looking at her curiously. As a Black actor, director, and educator, she’s spent her whole life negotiating and defying expectations of what theatre should look like.

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Vancouver TUTS’ We Will Rock You and Something Rotten! Champion Diversity

Tacofino’s ‘Shift Change’ Hosts a Series of Online Discussions on Diversity and Inclusion within Hospitality

by Inside Vancouver in Events on December 4, 2020

The ‘Speakers for Change’ series, launched by Tacofino in November, aims to inspire positive, lasting change by tackling relevant issues faced by the hospitality and food-service industry, while also raising much-needed funds for local causes. Continue reading:
Tacofino’s ‘Shift Change’ Hosts a Series of Online Discussions on Diversity and Inclusion within Hospitality