October 28, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits 139 km south of Masset, Prince Rupert deemed safe [The Northern View] • Tsunami warning downgraded for Hawaii after...

October 27, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Tradition of civic engagement continues with PlaceSpeak start-up [Vancouver Sun] • More trips in Metro Vancouver, and more bike and take transit...

VHF Places That Matter plaque presentation: Trout Lake – Saturday, October 27, 12pm

Join the Vancouver Heritage Foundation this Saturday October 27th, 2012 at 12pm for a short plaque presentation recognizing Trout Lake as a very historic...

Call for Expressions of Interest and Artist Qualifications – The Heights Gateway Project, Burnaby

Call for Expressions of Interest and Artist Qualifications – The Heights Gateway Project The Heights Merchants Association (HMA), Burnaby, British...

Urban Planet: Thin Streets

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Reason to celebrate in Nelson’s with its housing co-operative marking its 20th...

October 26, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver filmmaker focuses lens on Little Mountain [Vancouver Courier] • Tenants win fight against BC Housing: Government cancels eviction...

Visual Thoughts #13

Last VT image: Roof of Landscape Architecture studio annex at the University of British Columbia. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at...

Rethinking the Region Forum @ SFU Surrey, November 3, 2012

The SFU Urban Studies program is presenting a public forum on November 3 that will explore how regionalism is being practiced in the lower mainland and...

Video Vancouver: Oppa Gangnam “West Coast” Style

Spacing Express: Duelling Commerce

A lot of media attention has been given recently to the B.C. government’s new $15 millon “HIPSTER is not A REAL JOB” ad campaign. But...

October 25, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Bike to Work Week starts next week, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2012 [The Buzzer Blog] • Burrard Hotel – Cordova and Homer [Changing Vancouver] INTERNATIONAL â€...