Neighbourhoods

Heritage House Tour Feature: Grandview Woodland

Bordered by Clark Dr, Broadway, Nanaimo St and the Burrard Inlet, this historic neighbourhood tells one of the common stories of Vancouver’s early...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Vancouver’s Reliance Properties is buying the historic Board of Trade Building in...

Bodies out of Place: Representations of Gentrification—May 7, 2013

Come hear SFU visiting scholar Leslie Kern discuss how gentrification is represented in popular media, and what these representations mean in the context...

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

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. IN an effort to breathe life back into the District of West Vancouver‘s community...

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin wants to establish a cycling task force to update the...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Exactly 20 years after becoming the first B.C. municipality to allow secondary suites in...

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts delivered her eighth State of the City Address at the Sheraton...

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...