The Business of Babies
Alicia Priest casts a critical eye on the trade in human ova, where women past fertility can ‘buy’ their pregnancy through in-vitro fertilization.

Ask Olga

Sidestepping the dance of dysfunction.
by Olga Sheean

Vancouver Cuisine?
Don Genova searches for our food identity and comes up hungry.

In The Soup
Will we live in the time of the great turning or the great unravelling? David Korten’s powerful call to action. by Ron Williams

Got Giggle?
With a groundbreaking new program, The Goldie Hawn Institute brings mindfulness education to the schoolroom. by Michael Gordon

ENVision
Billy Bragg, Raintree Day Spa, Jet Grrl Bikes, Highly Sensitive People, Bronsino Designs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Incan Spiritual Journey.

August Visionaries
Featured this issue: Janet Austin, Mickey McLeod and Robbyn Scott, Michael Geller, Julie Ann Lee, Don Wong and Luc Balson, and the formidable Betty Krawczyk.

Dialogue for Change: Backward or Forward?
In our new section, Minister of Transportation Kevin Falcon and Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan square off over the controversial Gateway Program.

Q&A: An Enchanting Life
Deva Premal reflects on her spiritualized musical life in advance of her local concert.