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Riding the Amtrak Cascades to Portland for Railvolution
My October 16th trip to Portland for the Railvolution conference was going to be my last chance to ride the Amtrak Cascades train direct from Vancouver to...
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Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around
With the recent panel discussion at the Vancouver Playhouse of Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around, re:place was there as both panelist and...
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Metro Vancouver Incoming Immigrant Population from 1981 to 2006
Our country prides itself on its ethnic diversity. This goes hand-in-hand with a general openness to immigrants who bring the many wonders that their...
By Erick Villagomez -
Metro Vancouver incoming immigration population – ANIMATED
As mentioned in the last piece on the distribution of immigrant populations throughout Metro Vancouver, analysing the Census 2006 information statically...
By Erick Villagomez -
Architecture Canada in Metro Vancouver
With the recent Second Annual Advocacy Awards of Excellence presented by the Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC/Architecture Canada, keynote speaker Bing...
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Trolley buses return to Granville Street
After years of construction, hordes of Olympic visitors, and a number of chainsawed trees, Vancouver’s beloved trolley buses returned to Granville...
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Trolley buses return to Granville Street
After years of construction, hordes of Olympic visitors, and a number of chainsawed trees, Vancouver’s beloved trolley buses returned to Granville...
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A Call for Help from Chuck Davis
Chuck Davis recently spoke at a forum Sam Sullivan had launched on civic betterment at The Playhouse. Davis was the last of eight speakers to present and...
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High time Canada reviewed oil transport laws
As dirty crude from the Alberta oilsands is pipelined to Vancouver’s shores and oil tanker traffic is on the rise in the Burrard Inlet, what’s...
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Does Vancouver still need one way streets?
Like many cities in North America in the latter half of the 20th century, Vancouver converted a number of its streets to one way streets to allow...
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Pakistan Floods in British Columbia
We are constantly bombarded by all forms of media and information. Within this cacophonous blitz, we are – somewhat unfairly – asked to...
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Mountain and Ocean Tax: The Vancouver Standard from a Winnipeg Perspective
A look at Vancouver through the eyes of a fellow Winnipeg resident. By Lisa Ewasko, re:place Magazine
By Spacing