Community
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Vancouver’s Built Legacy: Transitioning a DTES Jail to Affordable Living
Steps from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside police headquarters, stands a former jail that once haunted the community even beyond its days. But 250 Powell...
By Curranne Labercane -
Maintaining History: Preserving Special Sites through Good Maintenance
Vancouver’s historic buildings and streetscapes offer diverse residential and commercial spaces and contribute numerous benefits for a sustainable and...
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Third Wave Coffee—How Vancouver is celebrating its Coffee Culture at the Beanstock Festival
Since the emergence of coffee chains starting with Starbucks, coffee has become more than a consumer product; it has developed into a lifestyle brand...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Release: CoV Housing Strategy to Transform Low-Density Neighbourhoods
In response to Vancouver’s changing population, rising housing costs, and the increased need for diverse types of housing, the City of Vancouver will...
By Spacing -
Event: Cambie Street Bridge Warming, Nov. 24th
Cambie Street Bridge Warming Date & Time: Friday, November 24th, 3pm-8pm Location: Underneath the south side of the Cambie Bridge, between 1st and 2nd...
By Spacing -
Building Resilience, One Block at a Time
For several years, I lived on a residential street near Danforth Avenue (Greek Town) in Toronto. It was a welcoming street of older single-family homes...
By adeletherias -
Vancouver 2.0
Tucked into the north-east corner of Vancouver lies the unassuming neighbourhood of Hastings-Sunrise. Bound by the waters of the Burrard Inlet to the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Release: DVBIA’s Perch Program fetches positive feedback
How do you feel when you are in this space? That’s one of the questions that the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) asked...
By Spacing -
Copenhagen: Textbook Urbanism
Jan Gehl is probably the best tour guide you could ever hope for in Copenhagen. And so it was, after luxuriating over a couple of long lunches together...
By grahammcgarva -
Book Review – Big City Bees
How do city kids relate to the seasons and to where their food comes from? Their connection to nature can be just as rich and deep as any suburban...
By Vanessa Kay -
Can We Raise Children in Vancouver? – UBC Dialogues Recap
Local leaders in social policy and population health tackled the question “Can we raise children in Vancouver” in the Creekside Community Centre gym...
By Vanessa Kay -
Release: Bike to Work Week, Oct 23-29
Bike to Work Week DATE: Oct. 23 – 29 TIME: 6:30-9:00am, 7:00-9:30am or 4:00-6:00pm LOCATION: Across Metro Vancouver. Complete list here. WHAT...
By Spacing