The Creativity Chronicles

Light Bulbs, Dan Hubig

An occasional series on how to make B.C. a place where creative people thrive, benefitting all.

In This Series

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Event at The Waldorf

Vancouver's Creative Space Crunch

It's a hot issue in a city with lots of red tape but few old, affordable places to gather.

By Grace Scott, 18 Nov 2011

news

MichaelTippett

Why Can't Vancouver Keep Its Start-ups Here?

Local talent churns out hot new enterprise! If that's such a good story here, why does it keep ending someplace else?

By Colleen Kimmett, 13 Feb 2012

news

Chris Clark, FX technician

So You Want to Break into Hollywood North

Capilano U. is the latest school to promise to help. But self-starters like Chris Clark plunge in without the '$40K handshake.'

By Sarah Berman, 20 Feb 2012

news

Vancouver Film School, Makeup, Special Effects, Snout

How to Plug BC's Creative Brain Drain

Business sectors unite to find ways to keep our brightest talents in the province.

By Sarah Berman, 26 Apr 2012

artsculture

Vancouver band Aquanaut

Vancouver's Underground Music Lab

Inside Nite Prison studio, where cross-genre bands breed the city's newest sounds.

By Sarah Berman, 12 May 2012

The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk