Civic Engagement
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Mechanisms of connection
A city in change can be fascinating and inspiring, as much as it can be sad and depressing. This is true, I suspect, for its residents and its governors...
By YarOn Stern -
Keeping Connected – Passing on What We’ve Learned to the Next Generation
Each year, the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) of the Laura Secord Elementary School – located at East Broadway and Lakewood Dr. – come together...
By Melissa Bruntlett -
Jane’s Walk 2015
On May 4th of this year, Jane Jacobs would have been 99 years old, a fact that STDAware – Symptoms will most certainly feature on several of the...
By Spacing -
City of Vancouver Homeless Count 2015
It is once again that time of year when the City of Vancouver conducts their Annual Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver. As an ongoing initiative since...
By Isabelle Kim -
Reflections on Planning Grandview-Woodland
Although I live near Norquay Park, I have a strong connection to Grandview-Woodland. Ever since I moved to the east side in 2004, both Commercial Drive...
By YarOn Stern -
RELEASE: Moving Forward Transit Referendum Campaign
Christine McLaren and Erin Millar of Discourse Media just launched an exciting and important journalism project leading up to this spring’s transportation...
By Spacing -
Release: Deep Cove Parking and Traffic— February 21, 2015
Do you hike, bike, or paddle on the North Shore? Help us improve parking and trail access around Deep Cove! Join us on Saturday, February 21 to explore...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: New CCPA Initiative – A Conversation on Climate Justice Call for Participation
Are you concerned about climate change, but unsure how it may impact you, your community, our province? Do you wonder how to make a difference? This is...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: Bye Bye Chinatown: A Call to Action (Dec 12th deadline)
“Approving 105 Keefer would be like selling a little piece of Chinatown” – member of HREN If Chinatown means something to you, please take a moment...
By Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon -
EVENT: Financing future communities event, Nov. 21
Financing future communities event Date: Friday, November 21, 2014Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm PSTLocation: Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W. Hastings St....
By Spacing -
EVENT: Leg-in-Boot Square Co-Design Process—Nov 16
CityStudio is hosting a public event on Sunday November 16, 2014, in collaboration with Re*Plan and Co-Design, where False Creek South residents, business...
By Yuri Artibise -
The False Creek Pump Station
On Saturday October 4th, the City of Vancouver hosted Doors Open Vancouver, a unique event which provided a rare opportunity for behind the scenes access...
By George Poulos