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  • October 5, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Gregor Robertson hosts Twitter townhall on Vancouver housing [Vancouver Sun] • Notes from the SFU City Conversation about TransLink funding [The...

  • That Door in Your Forehead

    That Door in Your Forehead by Daggar Earnshaw Here are your eyes poured into sockets beaten eggs milk and pus Slide your wet hands into our 2-slice...

  • October 4, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Council approves Vancouver’s affordable housing plan [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver social housing sites welcome more homeless [Vancouver...

  • Release: Kirk & Co. President Judy Kirk joins PlaceSpeak’s Board of Directors

    This week, PlaceSpeak—a Vancouver based community online consultation platform—announced that Judy Kirk,, President of Kirk & Co., and one of British...

  • Release: Critter Capers at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, October 20th.

    Critter Capers is back with another fun, free Halloween-themed mystery. Case of the Mysterious Bones will take place at Burnaby Lake Regional Park on...

  • October 3, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Province pulls permits on disputed Vancouver site [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver plans to plant more food-bearing trees [Vancouver Sun] • Bikes...

  • October 2, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • City failing to adapt to declining car use [Civic Surrey] • Century-old Shaughnessy home to get heritage designation [Vancouver Sun] • Q & A...

  • October 1, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • City motions to protect old trees and increase food-bearing trees [Vancouver Observer] • Climate change will lead to smaller fish, UBC study says...

  • September 30, 2012 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • America’s 50 Best Cities [Bloomberg BusinessWeek] • A Battle Brews Over Coastal Infrastructure [The Wall St. Journal] • Why Is...

  • September 29, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Mayor’s Task Force avoids widely accepted definition of ‘affordability’ [The Mainlander] • Public to get first glimpse of downtown Vancouver...

  • Urban Planet: Street Ghosts – Google Street View Art

    Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

  • September 29, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Q & A with Sarah Ross, Senior Manager, TransLink Strategy and Plan Development [The Buzzer Blog] • Vancouver named world’s most reputable city...