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  • Dawson City — big city problems in a small northern town

    Tim Falconer is the author of three books, including Drive: A Road Trip through Our Complicated Affair with the Automobile. He recently spent three...

  • August 15, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL Vancouver neighbourhood group celebrates 100-year-old homes [Vancouver Courier] Infographic: TransLink explains it’s fare gate project...

  • August 14, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • TransLink unveils first of many faregates at Marine Dr Station [Globe & Mail] [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver’s rental housing plan not...

  • August 13, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Debate over Vancouver fee system pits developers vs public [Globe and Mail] • Public land incentives are concerning to others [Mainlander] • Calls...

  • August 12, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Volunteers turn Strathcona parking lot into micro-farm; build city’s first small-scale compost hub [Vancouver Sun] • Thousands join Lululemon’s...

  • August 11, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Life thrives after the Games in Vancouver’s Olympic Village [Globe and Mail] • City of Vancouver launches $3 million website [Courier] • Rising...

  • August 10, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Musqueam block traffic at Marpole Midden redevelopment protest [CBC] • City of Vancouver to offer six City-owned sites for affordable rental...

  • Writing Vancouver – The Eight-Year-Olds

    Writing Vancouver is a bi-weekly section that highlights local talent in the literary arts. Over the coming weeks, Spacing Vancouver readers will be...

  • August 9, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Musqueam plan protest near disputed Vancouver site [Vancouver Courier] • New City of Vancouver Website Criticized  [CKNW] • The case for building...

  • August 8, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Heritage homes hover over Strathcona [Vancouver Sun] • Public pressure builds for change to Sears building [OpenFile] CANADA • Montréal: Lessons...

  • August 7, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Port Coquitlam — working the plan [Fraseropolis] • SkyTrain connection key to downtown plaza success [Civic Surrey] INTERNATIONAL • Land Writes...

  • Vancouver Heritage Foundation Warehouse Closing – Friday, August 17th

    The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s warehouse space is under redevelopment and will soon no longer be available, so we’re throwing open the...