University Canada West- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - vancouversun.com November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - biv.com November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - thetyee.ca November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - vancouversun.com August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - ladailypost.com August 7, 2025
- The Best 8 Reasons to Study at University Canada West - vocal.media April 28, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Macron says France to fast-track social media ban for kids under 15 - Euractiv January 24, 2026
- Lane Kiffin takes to social media after Jordan Seaton's LSU commitment - College Sports Wire January 24, 2026
- Pakistani human rights lawyers jailed for 17 years over social media posts - The Washington Post January 24, 2026
- Winter storm snowfall videos: Social media reveals how hard the storm is hitting - Mashable January 24, 2026
- 4 Ways Social Media Is Ruining DIY - Yahoo January 24, 2026
- Social Media Cards in Multiple Languages for World Cancer Day – UICC - Oncodaily January 24, 2026
- Trump tariffs live updates: Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada over China deal; Trump calls off tariffs on Europe over Greenland - Yahoo Finance January 24, 2026
- Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with Carney - wtop.com January 24, 2026
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Vantransient
Tweets from folks using the Lower Mainland’s mass transit system, retweeted for *you* by the creators of No Contest.
Simplicity is Beautiful
I take the train from Vancouver to Olympia, and then back again, all the time. (The love of my life lives south of the border.) Olympia’s Centennial Station is staffed by (usually) elderly volunteers who love trains and who love helping … Continue reading
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Popular bar in Olympia, Washington:
Bringing Children in
From an excellent article in Mediate.com called “Best Interests and Little Voices: Child Participation in the Family Mediation Dialogue” by Jennifer Winestone: Children were historically excluded from post-separation decision-making, because of the assumption that children lacked the “legal and psychological … Continue reading
Audience Analysis
This mash-up of recent country music hits demonstrates aesthetic ossification. Via Language Log.
Communicate for Free
I had always found eHarmony Inc.‘s advertisements vaguely disconcerting: too optimistic about romance, and too confident about its vaunted heuristic (the “Relationship Questionnaire”!). An advertisement currently in frequent rotation on television promises viewers that “You can start communicating for free today” – … Continue reading
Ginormous
Bryan Garner, lawyer and English language usage scholar, on one of my favourite words: A portmanteau is a type of luggage with two separate sections. A portmanteau word is formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words. Linguists … Continue reading