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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Erick Villagomez

  • Neighbourhood Watch

    A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. In the Comox Valley, a local conservation group thinks developments are being approved...

  • March 15, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Monitoring and tracking Vancouver’s bald eagle population [OpenFile] • “I’m inspired by cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam,” says Mayor of...

  • weRecycle – New app helps you recycle in Metro Vancouver

    Ever wonder where to find the best places to donate or recycle materials you no longer need? Metro Vancouver has launched a free iPhone app called...

  • Mountain View Cemetery Walking Tours

    First tours on March 25 at 10 am: Lorraine Irving (BC Genealogical Society):  This tour will look at the still unsolved murder of Janet Smith and the...

  • March 14, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver city hall ‘definitions’ impossible to define [Vancouver Courier] • Keep the “laughing statues”, urges petition...

  • Book Review – From The Stacks: The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators

    Author: Charles Landry (Earthscan, 2008) Creativity, as a subject, has been of growing interest over the past few decade. What is it? What factors...

  • March 13, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Indian band thwarts Vancouver ground-breaking [Vancouver Courier] • Ridge Theatre faces final curtain [Globe and Mail] • All options being...

  • March 12, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Affordable-housing task force proposes ‘quick start’ solutions [Globe and Mail] • 130 years after John Muir’s visit, author seeks to save B.C.’s...

  • March 11, 2012 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL Explaining Transit’s Secret Language [The Atlantic Cities] ***

  • March 10, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL Vancouver concrete plant home to bald eagle platform [Vancouver Courier] Plans underway for Surrey Public Market property [Vancouver Sun] Monster...

  • SFU Free Public Lecture – Shaping Communities as if Sustainability Mattered

    Join us for a discussion with two of Vancouver’s most influential planning academics, Dr. Mark Roseland and Dr. Ron Kellett. Learn more from Mark...

  • March 9, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Campaign seeks to keep A-Amaze-ing Laughter in Vancouver [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver council candidates reveal eclectic list of campaign donors...