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?
Ben was born December 10, 1923, in Vancouver at St. Paul's Hospital. He passed away January 3, 2016, in Surrey at Elim Village. Ben was predeceased by his wife Glenna in 2003. He is survived by three...
Robert Frazee Main, Jr., 69, of Bend, Oregon, passed away at home on June 6, 2013, with his family at his side. Bob lived the six months following his cancer diagnosis with the same spirit he showed...
Wanda is a UBC Arts alumna and a member of the University Hill Congregation.
It was Dec. 24, several years back, at the Chapel of the Epiphany on the University of British Columbia campus.
It is with deep sadness, but also a sense of relief, that we announce the passing of Floyd Bigsby on October 20, 2015, at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon at the age of 91. Floyd is survived by his...
Roderic Frame Sexsmith, scion of the Richmond, BC, founding family, died on October 7, 2015, at the residence of his son in Courtenay. Rod was born in Vancouver on March 15, 1921. He spent his early...
Dr. Holger Nygard, professor emeritus of English at Duke University, died at the age of 94 on May 20, 2015, at his home by the Eno River in Durham, North Carolina. Born in Ostrobothnia of Finnish...