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  • Release: Ecce Homo by Vancouver artist Althea Thauberger launches September 12

    Ecce Homo by Vancouver artist Althea Thauberger will be installed on the west wall of the Canada Line at Vancouver City Centre Station on September 12...

  • September 11, 2011 Headlines

    CANADA • Light Shower Towers: Toronto’s new park attempts to bring water back into the public realm [Water Canada] INTERNATIONAL • Vycon Plans to...

  • September 10, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver Gets Parklets [THE DIRT] • Appliance ‘art’ irks Vancouver resident [Vancouver Courier] • Metro Vancouver board appears poised to ban...

  • September 9, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • New ways to find your way: An interview about TransLink’s new transportation wayfinding strategy [The Buzzer Blog] • Home, Home on the Lane...

  • RELEASE: New Urban Food Scraps Collection Project Gets Off to a Soaring Start

    In just four weeks, the Food Scraps Drop Spot has diverted almost 3,000 pounds of food scraps from the landfill. Since August 13th, residents of...

  • September 8, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Residents rally against Greenway project [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver would be wise to emulate Portland [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver the...

  • September 7, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Mission closure draws fire in Downtown Eastside [Vancouver Courier] • Mayor proposes renaming street or bike lane after Jack Layton [Vancouver...

  • September 6, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver’s second-oldest house to be demolished [Vancouver Sun] CANADA • Stay the course on the waterfront [The Toronto Star] INTERNATIONAL...

  • September 5, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Whistler embracing cultural tourism in bid to widen its appeal [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • The Inside Track On New York City’s High...

  • September 4, 2011 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • Greening the concrete jungle [The Economist] • Hot Dogs Foster Cultural Acceptance in Minneapolis [GOOD Magazine] • Urbanism needs to move...

  • September 3, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • The bottom line for decent public toilets [Globe and Mail] • New West’s vacant, junky house problem [OpenFile] • Cheap gas in north Surrey...

  • Incubating Talent – City to Award Four Artist Live/Work Studios

    Initiated in 1996, the City of Vancouver Artist Live/Work Studio Program now numbers four purpose built artist live/work studios awarded to local artists...