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Creative industry brainstorms strategies at conference

'Long-term' thinking is the key to growth and investment in the sector, provincial NDP arts critic says

Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2012

Representatives from government, business, the creative sector and the research community came together Friday to discuss the future of B.C.'s creative industries at a conference hosted by SFU Vancouver's Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing.

Stephen Thomson, The Georgia Straight, May 11, 2012

The sounds of native drumming and honking horns filled the air at a site in South Vancouver today (May 11) where the Musqueam First Nation is protesting a development project.

For more than a week, demonstrators have been staking out the privately owned property in the 1300 block of Southwest Marine Drive. The Musqueam First Nation is seeking to prevent construction of the project which is seen as a threat to an ancient village and burial site.

Ian Austin And Frank Luba, The Province, May 8, 2012

B.C. Place officials are busy trying to fix the stadium's giant TV screen with a Whitecaps soccer game set for Wednesday.

One of the four panels in the highly touted overhead screen was malfunctioning during the Whitecaps game Saturday, leaving fans disappointed and the NDP calling for a refund.

Gerry Bellett, Vancouver Sun, May 3, 2012

A Metro Vancouver housing study is warning that thousands of older, affordable, much-needed rental housing units in the area are in danger of being removed from the market due to redevelopment pressures.