Feature: Vancouver Island outdoor enthusiasts want authorities to ‘open the gates’ to the backcountry. Here’s why it’s complicated. (The Discourse)

Hundreds of thousands of hectares of unceded land privatized decades ago are blocked off — causing confusion and frustration for many outdoor lovers. But accessing land with complex ownership is far from simple.

Feature: ‘The biggest keyword is hope’: The expanding futures of Syrian students (The Eyeopener)

Syrian students are envisioning lives with new possibilities and feeling relief now that a repressive regime has ended

“They love you so much, but they will never understand how important it is for you.”: A conversation with Daria Maiornykova

Daria Maiornykova has made friends, built a business, and spent years in Canada but she still fears being forced to leave

Finding warmth in the street

A photo essay of the various ways those experiencing homelessness are trying to stay warm

Feature: Why are we still talking about HIV? (The Eyeopener)

The conversation around HIV needs to continue and grow

Feature: The Women Colouring Toronto with a Purpose (CanCulture Magazine)

Women across Toronto make murals and street art to connect with and change the city.

Feature: Substance use happens and TMU is part of the story (The Eyeopener)

The realities of substance use within a university

Feature: The world of taxicabs and the drivers who love it

Uber has changed the industry and drivers lives forever

Feature: From Gears to Gallery: A visit into Gallery Hardware Contemporary (CanCulture Magazine)

What was once a hardware store, is now a space for art

Feature: The language of food: softly spoken, deeply-demonstrated (CanCulture Magazine)

Feature: ‘We became a family’: Finding home in Nanaimo from Syria (The Discourse)

The experience of three Syrian-Canadians who moved to Vancouver Island