Neighbourhoods

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. The provincial government was right to choose SkyTrain technology to build the Evergreen...

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts is hoping some of the billions of federal dollars earmarked in...

Video Vancouver: Captive City

Shot over the course of a year from an apartment on the 24th floor in downtown Vancouver, BC. Music by Olenka and the Autumn Lovers.

Invitation to Places That Matter at the Russian Community Centre