The Source finds its raison d’etre in Vancouver's vibrant and rapidly growing cosmopolitan culture.  With its primary focus on the artistic and cultural events taking place within various communities, no publication informs and celebrates the city's unique cultural mosaic better than The Source. The Source is a locally published bi-weekly free newspaper with offices in the heart of Vancouver’s entertainment district.  It is the only local bilingual paper in the lower mainland.  It is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and a few regular staff employees, all of whom come from the various communities throughout the city. The idea of the paper originated in 1999 when the founding publisher, Mamadou Gangué, decided to create a paper that would discuss and promote Vancouver’s diverse and unique cultural make-up. As a forum for diversity – the very foundation of the paper – it encourages the development of new ideas and ways of thinking.