By Erick Villagomez
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Release: Future of St. Paul’s Hospital – December 1st, 2011
Heritage Vancouver and St. Paul’s Hospital invite you to an evening of conversation about the “Future of St Paul’s Hospital”. Bonnie Maples, architect...
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Paula Scher MAPS
Author: Paula Scher (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) Mapping has played an essential role in shaping human history. From military use to the division...
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Release: City of Richmond Call to Artists – Request for Proposals Interurban Tram Building
The City of Richmond Public Art Program seeks an artist or artist team to create a public artwork to accompany the construction of the new Steveston...
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November 29, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • For healthy people, build a healthy city [Globe and Mail] • The greenest voters you’ve ever seen are in … Vancouver [Crosscut] • A...
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November 28, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Plans envision transformation of viaduct lands [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • Key step for BART to San Jose [San Jose Mercury News] • How should...
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November 27, 2011 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Are made-from-scratch metropolises the answer to Asia’s urban overpopulation? [Slate] • Train Recycles Braking Energy to Power other...
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November 26, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Bridges, swimming pools, unicorns – just think what the viaducts could be [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver mayor tweets support of legalizing...
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Cartography: Gregor Robertson voting percentage and dis
There were many great election-related maps being released this past week, and on the strength of many that I have created in the past, I decided to...
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Release: Tropic of Chaos: An Evening with Christian Parenti Dec 2
Please join the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives for an upcoming event featuring Christian Parenti, who will be in town to talk about his new book...
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November 25, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • The next Yaletown? [Vancouver Courier] • Coleman rejects Vancouver mayor’s demand for more cold-weather shelter funding [Globe and Mail] • City...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Courtenay councillors are hoping a development proposing to build small, affordable...
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November 24, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Former Vancouver mayors call for softening of marijuana laws [Globe and Mail] • Election Post-Mortem: What we can expect over the next three years...