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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Erick Villagomez

  • Institute for Environmental Learning to Undertake Urban Design Charrette In Vancouver’s Historic Area

    The BC/North Cascades Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (BC UN-RCE) is pleased to announce that the Real Estate...

  • March 19, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL Has Vancouver lost its cultural mojo? [Globe and Mail] Potential bike commuters still concerned about safety [Vancouver Sun] Keeping Up with Demand...

  • March 17, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Upwardly mobile’s answer to affordable housing comes with a view [Globe and Mail] • David Suzuki: The benefits of cycling go beyond reducing...

  • March 16, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Push and pull in Vancouver City’s planning game [Price Tags] • Comparing Portland’s food cart program to Vancouver’s [OpenFile] CANADA...

  • 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...