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Book Review – Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food
Editor: Rachel Rose (Anvil Press, 2017) Sustenance, edited by Poet Laureate of Vancouver Rachel Rose is a compilation of 231 short stories, poems...
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A Deeper Dive into Family Friendly Affordable Housing at the Museum of Vancouver
On February 1st the RAIC Metro Vancouver Chapter hosted the second installment of this year’s MOV Built City Speaker Series, titled ‘A Deeper Dive into...
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RELEASE: Vancouver Design Week announces dates and theme for 2018
Vancouver Design Week announces the dates for its 2018 edition – a return to a full festival program, and the first with a declared theme. The...
By Spacing -
Release: CoV Council Approves Historic Plan for Northeast False Creek
On February 13, Vancouver City Council voted to move forward with a bold plan for Northeast False Creek that will revitalize the waterfront neighbourhood...
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Vancouver’s Chinatown: The Dichotomy of Past and Present – Part 2
This is the second part of Spacing Vancouver’s Ulduz Maschaykh interview with prominent Real Estate Marketer and Art Collector Bob Rennie, Vancouver...
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Event: Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness, Feb 6th
Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness When: Tuesday February 6th, 5:45-7:30 pm Where: Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (3981 Main St.) Why: Build...
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Vancouver’s Chinatown: The Dichotomy of Past and Present – Part 1
Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods. Initially it developed as a segregated enclave along Carrall and Pender Street...
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RELEASE: COV Northeast False Creek final plan will be going to Council, Jan. 31
The City of Vancouver has released the final plan for Northeast False Creek, which will guide the creation of a vibrant new waterfront destination. The...
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Vancouver’s urban agriculture movement
SETTING THE STAGE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE IN VANCOUVER: GLOBALIZATION & NEOLIBERALISM While globalization has come to be a highly-circulated term...
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Cartographically Speaking – CoV Elementary School Capacity vs Child Population by Neighbourhood
Click here to see an enlarged version. In September 2016, I unexpectedly received an email from a concerned Vancouverite. She had read some of the pieces...
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Video Vancouver: How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)
Via TED Loneliness doesn’t always stem from being alone. For architect Grace Kim, loneliness is a function of how socially connected we feel to the...
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Release: CoV appoints new General Manager of Arts, Culture and Community Services
The City of Vancouver is happy to announce that Sandra Singh, current Chief Librarian at Vancouver Public Library, will take on the role of General...
By Spacing