Political observers have noted an ongoing global decline in democracy over the past two decades. And now, the world’s most powerful nation is led by a president who is openly challenging the democratic ideals on which it was built. What are the roots of this backsliding, and how can democracy be strengthened for the 21st century?
With overwhelming sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Roy Henry Nosella from complications related to recently diagnosed cancer.
He was born in Vancouver to Rita and Costante Nosella and...
On May 14, 2022, Edwin Conde Landale, aged 73, passed away from cancer. He is survived by his daughter, Audrey Landale.
Edwin, also known as Conde or Ed, was born in Vancouver in 1948 to Phyllis and...
Dr. Ping Wah Chan passed peacefully in August 2021 at the age of 84. He graduated from UBC with an MSc, and PhD in plasma physics in 1966. The first in his family to pursue tertiary education, he...
Roderick Wallace Loveless of Seal Cove passed peacefully away at the Connaigre Peninsula Health Care Centre in Harbour Breton on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, aged 66 years.
Iola passed away after a lengthy illness on November 2, 2021. A UBC science student during World War II, Iola was brought into teaching anatomy in the fall of 1945 while she pursued her master's...
April 6, 1923 — December 28, 2022
Our dad, Dr. Alexander Boggie, passed away peacefully at Vancouver General Hospital on December 28. He lived his 99+ years to the fullest and only slowed down...
July 13, 1927 - November 21, 2022
Stewart was born at home in Ladner, BC. He and his older sister, Betty, were the children of William and Nellie Martin from Newtownards, Northern...
November 9, 1945, to October 30, 2022
Mike was born in Vancouver to parents Dr. Frank Porter Patterson and Dora Hush Patterson. With his sister Pam, he grew up in Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale,...
November 30, 1967 – July 10, 2021
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Greg. He died after a lengthy battle with Crohn's disease and acute myeloid leukemia; he fought so hard...
Paul Gregory Wallace died on March 23, 2021, in Vancouver, B.C., at the age of 65.
Paul was a valued part of the Gladstone Secondary School community for over 20 years and recently a cherished...