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Event: Heritage Vancouver – Shaping Vancouver 2018 Conversation #1, May 10
Shaping Vancouver 2018 Conversation 1: The Complexity of Places – The Heather Street Lands May 10th, 2018 7-9pm...
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Book Review: The Urban Revolution
Author: Henri Lefebvre, foreword by Neil Smith, Translated by Robert Bononno (University of Minnesota Press, 2003) The concept of the utopian city is...
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Writing Vancouver – Smashed Egg Syndrome
SMASHED EGG SYNDROME or How to Make an Omelette If you want to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs. — City of Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan...
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Release: VAHA and CoV announce Community Land Trust to build 1,000 affordable rental housing
Mayor Gregor Robertson, and the CEO of the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA), Luke Harrison, announced Community Land Trust (CLT) will develop...
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EVENT: 2018 East Vancouver Garden Tour, June 17th
This year’s East Vancouver Garden Tour will be on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17th. Like other years, this year’s tour will be...
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Writing Vancouver – A Long Story this …
A Long Story this … It was at Quebec and Terminal in 1973, as a young immigrant hitch-hiker, I arrived at the Pacific...
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“Check This Out” – Fostering Community Through Co-ownership
It’s no secret that Vancouver’s hostile housing market has shut out many potential buyers. Young professionals and families looking for secure long-term...
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Event: Britannia Renewal Master Plan Presentation, April 14
Join members of the Britannia Renewal Team as they share the draft Master Plan for renewing the community centre. Mark your calendar and plan to attend on...
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Lore Krill – A Tale of Two Co-operative Housing Projects
Housing co-ops can encompass the closest form to a successful and authentic mixed-income concept. Co-ops allow the creation of high quality affordable...
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Event: City Debate #11: Build Missing Middle Housing Without Lot Assembly, Mar. 28
City Debate #11: Build Missing Middle Housing Without Lot Assembly DATE and TIME: March 28, 6:30pm LOCATION: UBC Robson Square ADMISSION: By Donation...
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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: Pauline Johnson’s ‘Legends of Vancouver’ – online map and guide
The website ‘Legends of Vancouver’, is an online map and virtual self-guided walking tour of First Nation legends in downtown Vancouver. Available on...
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