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Invitation to Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Gibby’s Field!

Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s

Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century.  He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...

Women Transforming Cities Best Practice Awards 2013: Cities that Work for Women and Girls

The Women Transforming Cities Best Practice Awards recognize outstanding achievement in designing cities for the advancement of women and girls. The 2013...

CITY BUILDER: Vancouver urbanist Janet Moore

It doesn’t take long to realize that Janet Moore isn’t the type to accept the status quo. On the contrary, the assistant professor at Simon Fraser...

Wood Windows – Making the Case for Sustainability

It is a frequent occurrence in Vancouver. A van pulls up to an old house and within a few hours the house has new windows. It is as easy now to replace...

NFB’s Hyperlocal takes a personal look at Canada’s shifting communities

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is producing six interactive stories for Hyperlocal (nfb.ca/hyperlocal), an online collection of personal...

Release: Modo launches Sharing Station at the Vancouver Winter Farmers Market with local community partners, April 6

Modo The Car Co-op, Vancouver’s only locally operated, member-owned carshare, is big on sharing. And not just cars. As continuing sponsor of the Vancouver...

Facadism as a Heritage Strategy

Vancouver Heritage Foundation would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article, Marta Farevaag, urban planner and Principal of PFS Studio...

Invitation to Places That Matter at the Russian Community Centre

The WALL – A Public Art Initiative

In 2010 CBC Radio-Canada, JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, and Vancouver Heritage Foundation entered into a partnership to bring public art to the CBC Plaza...

Jane’s Walk 2013: Call for Walk Leaders

Jane’s Walk 2013 takes place on May 3, 4 & 5 in cities all around the world. What is Jane’s Walk? Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood...

Granville Island: 40 Years Later – Authenticity that Ages Gracefully

VHF would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article Paul Nursey, Vice-President, Strategy and Corporate Communications at the Canadian...