V-Ride-Cabs-Inc near Elgin BC (1405 Result(s))

Ken Smith and Rob Hughes set up the partnership of Smith & Hughes together in Vancouver in January, 1984 with the goal of serving the gay and lesbian communities. We were committed to using the law as a force for change. We observed the needs of many gays and lesbians were not being met through conventional law firms that were ignorant of, or insensitive to, our particular issues. In over 20 years in practice we have responded to the challenges of a growing AIDS crisis and been involved in advancing our communities' human rights and equality.

In 1968, a bold young woman named Rose left her home in Europe to start a new life in Canada. After arriving in Vancouver, she quickly realized the growing young town was desperately in need of couture. So, she set out to bring the fashion she worshiped in Europe to the unseasoned streets of Vancity. Rose traveled to Paris, Rome, New York and Los Angeles on the regular. Her vision was to import the breaking trends overseas for her new Canadian friends. Soon, her friends became customers and her customers became friends. One by one, she showered the women of Vancouver with glam – from glistening gowns to fabulous handbags. As her boutiques grew, so did her influence. After Five quickly became leading source of fashion and flare in the Western marketplace. Finally, after twenty years as the fearless leader, it was time for her son Boris to take on the business.

Music Director, Checo Tohomaso, brings a wealth of musical experience to the Vancouver Outreach Community Sweet Soul Gospel Choir (VOC). Born in Florida, and raised in Hawaii as well as Okinawa Japan, he has entertained with many notable performers throughout his career. Checo was honoured to play keyboards, percussion and sing background vocals for the last European tour of Motown legend, Marvin Gaye. As a keyboard player and background vocalist for the Green Machine, the band providing the sound for The Commodores and Lionel Ritchie, he continued to tour the world extensively until Expo '86 brought Checo to Vancouver. Checo's musical journey began in early childhood where his first performances were as a member of a church choir. The son of an African-American Christian mother and Peruvian/African-American Jewish father, Checo grew up surrounded by different styles of ethnic music. When asked how his passion for Gospel music began, Checo points out 'ninety per cent of American Soul, R&B, and Jazz singers have their musical foundation singing Gospel music in the church and I was heavily influenced by those artists at a very early age'